Inside a Traditional Japanese Home: Kominka House Tour

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

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[@warpendragn8824]

I knew about techniques from Japan such as dovetails, but I'm amazed at the beams

[@skyfireavenue2016]

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[@CA_786]

Finally a longer video!

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

More coming! Thank you

[@lellyt2372]

for people still confused, a tatami is aprox 17 square feet

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

Or around 1.65m2, depending on where in Japan you are though. Thank you Lelly for clarifying 🌟

[@lellyt2372]

@@ANTONINJAPAN I love your videos and I am so ehappy you decided to do them in English. I have been in love with Japan since i was a child (a very long time ago) and seeing real life, real houses, real families etc is fantastic. You also show a fascinating dichotomy between this farm house for example and the video where you showed a day in your life modelling and I love seeing how Japan is split and is like two different societies that people navigate every day

[@Maiju86]

Agree with Lelly, me too having been super interested in Japan ever since I was a small child. I even had few japanese pen friends.

[@Emily-ck9ji]

This home is beautiful. I'm amazed by how much space there was. And all that surrounding land with the bamboo was gorgeous. My thanks to the owner and you for sharing this with us.

[@tinal328]

What a beautiful house this is! I also love how you've immersed in the language and culture of the place you chose to live. That's the way to it. Much admiration

[@tinal328]

Nice family, too

[@mdj2742]

This is amazing. These homes are superior in construction and more climate compatible than newer builds. I’m loving the international feel of the video. There’s none of the usual distractions, just humans enjoying nature, architecture, and sharing ideas and information.

[@CallumMeow]

This is like a full on documentary. Thank you for the incredibly interesting content ❤️❤️💗❤️❤️

[@margretabroad4873]

Thank you for the house tour. This is a huge house. And it is very impressive that it survived many earthquakes, and, as it seems, harsh winters. Very impressive. Also, due to the forest, and vegetable garden, you can live very healthy there. All very nice.

[@warpendragn8824]

Thank your friend for us, this was really interesting to see. And now I'm curious to try bamboo shoots

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

Thanks to you! Deliciousssssss

[@liliaalvarado7040]

Loved the little sliding doors. You can decorate them and actually use them on the walls as art, and then remove them to hide clutter you don't want guest to see. Or if you are working on a project and don't want it disturbed. Also loved the brick 'ovens' in the attached kitchen. Reminds me of clay ovens seen in the Mexican countryside.

[@indigo500robber]

I did some research in college about Japanese art & culture and it’s so interesting that they tend value renewal over antiquity while the tradition remains so strong😍 old ways, new things

[@martinvalencia798]

Just stumbled upon your channel! Thank you for your videos.

[@louiselafond1443]

A big thank you to the Family Niikura for welcoming us into your home. That was very kind and generous! Thanks also Anton for your great narration, viideography (and, BTW, you must be close to 2m in height as you are always so close to the ceiling!), and subtitles. Thank you so much! Arigato! :)

[@FoxyfloofJumps]

This house is beautiful. The open spaces flow well together, the wood beams are heavy and gorgeous and warm. All the wood makes me feel more relaxed and safe All it really needs is to be straightened back up, and then a few diagonal posts put in at corners, and along the inside walls. Maybe a few diagonals inserted corner to corner above the ceiling. It's funny that the previous owners covered the air flows above the doors with plastic.....

[@JesseLewisACTOR]

Great video! I look forward to my first trip to Japan 🎉🎉🎉

[@jdg9999]

Beautiful house, can't believe this is considered "worth-less" than newer houses.

[@colleenrodamer9497]

Absolutely beautiful for lack of a better word. Thanks for sharing that with us.

[@arnabmukherjee5380]

Man the house is looking soo peaceful

[@belladonna131]

That is one GORGEOUS HOME! So spacious too. It has a LOT of BEAUTIFUL DETAILED WOODWORK. I'm sure the family did a lot of restoration to it as well. They have really nice property as well. Cute puppies. IGs? Italian Greyhounds? I wished I'd thought about bamboo shoots when the home I lived in had the pesky neighbor's bamboo taking over my back yard! That thing! There is no way to get rid of it because of the runners underground. My mother said to stand on top of it if you are ever in an earthquake! 🤔 And there are a lot of bamboo and earthquakes in Japan! 😂 Are tatami made of bamboo? I think they are. Termites are a huge problem in Japan? I was not aware of that. In the US we have carpenter ants that chew wood and termites. Very nice video and wonderful home. My second grade teacher was named Ms. Chiba.

[@cerberus6654]

I think, Anton, that you are drawn to traditional Japanese domestic architecture because 'modern Scandinavian style' was influenced by it. The simple lines, the skilled woodwork, the natural textures and colours and the subdued tones. Though it seems strange to me that a culture that admires wabi sabi can just abandon such beautiful buildings and prefer the cheap pop-up look of modern Japanese construction. My best friend lived in Japan for years and married a Japanese woman. Here in Canada he built a house that feels very zen, yet his wife likes things with bright colours, cartoony dolls and figurines and prefers clutter everywhere.

[@jacqueline7986]

Amazing Entrance also the roof is so large guess it would help with heat as well rainlarge home very lucky, Thank you ANTON for the Lovely Tour Love it

[@DanielandYuka]

Great to see Kominkas compared to other Akiya houses ! They seeem MUCH bigger and larger!!!!

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

Sometimes! There are abandoned Kominkas.. sad but true

[@DanielandYuka]

@@ANTONINJAPAN the leeches were a bit unexpected, and I’m not sure which is worse to deal with Shioari or Leeches!

[@SonyaForest]

Awesome video as usual!

[@FrauWNiemand]

THis whole house reminds me of the houses I've seen in Tokyo Minka En, the open air museum of old japanese houses (if you haven't seen it yet, please visit, high recomendatin, this is my no. 1 spot to visit when in Tokyo). It is amazing to see the old building techniques.

[@avahbrousseau1644]

i need that harikotatsu solely for the purpose of using it as a fort:’) with a heater underneath too?? that would be the best napping spot

[@swade98]

Lovely video! Thanks for showing us around. Ive had japanese sweet potato and they really are quite different.

[@lorisuemontgomery8562]

Absolutely add the sauna!!

[@ampedcrypto808]

Great video!

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

Thank you for watching!

[@javanesemystic]

thank you for this video 🙏🏼🙏🏼🩵 🩵🫶🏼 your fluency & pronunciation are very impressive!! when you talk from behind the camera like that, as a non-Japanese person i just assume you're local. huge fan of traditional Japanese design. i currently live in indonesia, but i live in a neighbourhood built by Japanese property developers in the '90s (so the houses have those clean-cut boxy lines, we even had/have some Japanese neighbours) 🎌

[@ecopolis5563]

wonderful

[@angelicasoup638]

お疲れ様です、ありがとうございます。I’m glad found your channel. From beginning to end of your video very straight forward and honesty. Japan giving away abandoned homes because they’re needs someone come and maintenance their home land in good conditions. Maybe I’m wrong.

[@AndyLifeInVideo]

I really love these kominka! Thank you so much for showing it! One thing I'm worried about is bugs in Japan. I live in the suburbs of Kawasaki so they're not much of an issue here, but if I move closer to or in the inaka, they'll definitely be an issue. How do you and others who own these traditional houses fight off the bugs? I'd love to see a video about it!

[@harsharuban738]

Ohhhh i don't know if i shld comment about the beauty of the house or Beauty of Anton

[@stephaniewilson3955]

Many countries traditionally had wooden construction without nails or screws. The UK half-timbered houses being a case in point. Having wood connecting wood works well.

[@noranalu5669]

In love with high ceiling.

[@terryfang]

Hey Anton 😄

[@ANTONINJAPAN]

こんにちは！ファングさん

[@catherinefromchristchurchn6508]

Thank you this was very interesting. What happens to the bamboo at the end of the growing season?

[@ちゃんぽん-u4e]

宮大工は、三角関数を理解していると聞いた事があります。曲尺を使って計算する様です。

[@Maiju86]

Are the houses cold? How are they build? The doors seem very thin.

[@sanam996]

So how much is the price?

[@Amie_TV]

How can I get abandoned house in japan?

[@Katyn1882]

Clean your camera lens omgg my adhd can't

[@ZakusaUwU]

11:20 i gotta try this in minecraft

[@Dimian7]

Svinballt ❤️

[@somewhere5014]

3:20 "Zigeuner"?

[@samvanroelen]

sugoi ne! = cool

[@BarbaraDr2023]

Sugoi, ne? = Super, oder?

[@cajuncraftysue]

Leeches?! 😖 NO!!!

[@arnabmukherjee5380]

Man the house is looking soo peaceful