Illuminations at the Reutters ✨ Preparing for Year End in Japan | Life in Japan EP 286

We're getting ready for the end of the year in Japan, which means cold weather and illuminations! It's another heart-warming episode of Life in Japan.
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[@annasawyer9433]

Ruth singing happy birthday to Anna and Becca made me cry! You guys have come so far and are an inspiration to me with your love for God and your family. The decorations look great Ruth!

[@LIJ]

Thank you so much!!

[@Rassyeo]

アナちゃんとベッカちゃん凄く大人っぽくなりましたね😮 イルミネーションとても綺麗です✨🎄

[@johnanderson2182]

My family has been watching you for a few years now, mostly from Canada. But, last year we moved to Japan and I actually work at Rakuten in Futako Tamagawa now. It was so surreal seeing you guys walk around there! Happy birthday to Becca and Anna and, hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! Blessings!

[@LIJ]

Very cool! We love that area - it's not too far from us :)

[@backcherry5212]

家族でこたつを囲む光景は、いつの時代も素敵なものです 日本における一家団欒の象徴だと勝手に思っています

[@shellybananas]

お誕生日おめでとうございます🎊🎈The girls are starting to look like their mom. So beautiful ❤

[@zerosam1943]

双子ちゃんの印象が「可愛い」から「綺麗」になりつつあります。15歳って事はそういう年頃なんですね。親御さんとしては色々難しくなってくるのでしょうが、それもまた楽しみなんですかね。

[@坂本ぽんた]

サラちゃんの冬は蚊がいないから快適の感性がすごく日本的 とても同意できる

[@jeffstumpf9129]

There are no mosquitoes anywhere that’s too cold for them. There are no mosquitoes in the U.S. Midwest in winter either.

[@okesukee]

二人とも誕生日おめでとう！ ママに似てどんどん綺麗に！ クリスマスキルトがかわいいです。

[@nikkibun89]

We are in my favorite time of the year! My daughter and I have a tradition that every year we decorate the tree together while listening to Christmas songs, we have done that since she was tiny :) Happy Birthday Becca and Anna! Time flies so fast!

[@LIJ]

What a fun tradition!

[@triarb5790]

I love Christmas time because it means long hours of daylight, hot days, cicadas on sultry evenings, the beach, the long summer holidays, barbecues, and chilled white wine in the sun. (Australian😎)

[@danhill1186]

It's getting Chrismassy! Your illuminations provide the fitting ambience to that special season of the year.

[@katunn2]

Happy Birthday Becca and Ana！🎉 コタツを愛されるライターさん一家最高です👍😄

[@flow-freaks]

The Christmas lights are so beautiful and heartwarming! 🎄✨ The decorations at the Reutter family’s home really show the joy and spirit of the season. The illuminated scenes at night look like something straight out of a movie! Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas! 🎅🎁

[@LIJ]

Thank you! You too!

[@aso_katano]

アナさん、ベッカさん、お誕生日おめでとうございます！ 車の後部座席に座っている二人を見ると、改めて本当に大きくなったなぁ！とびっくりしました。 それにしても、ライターさんの娘さんたちへの接し方がとても素敵です。 それこそ、しばしばライターさんがおっしゃる家族への想いがあるからなんでしょうね。 素晴らしいクリスマスと新年をお迎え下さい。

[@LIJ]

双子の娘たちが大きくなった今、とても楽しい。

[@林まみ-s4w]

ベッカちゃん、アナちゃんお誕生日おめでとう🎉😉❤️ クリスマスの飾り付けもとってもセンス良くて素敵ですね😊

[@sophieonion1635]

happy birthday anna and becca

[@davesavage-mr2oo]

Wishing the twins a happy birthday I hope they had a good day🎉

[@ilovedollaramapham]

Happy birthday Anna & Becca hope you guys have an awesome year

[@rosecarrier5776]

The twins grown up so fast. I remember when they were little 😂 now I’m like dang time flown.

[@LIJ]

That's the feeling of getting older right there! Ha ha!

[@peko7446]

What a beautiful quilted table runner. It would also look pretty hanging on the wall just above the sofa. Birthday wishes to the twins.

[@LIJ]

Thank you so much!

[@hrkz221]

お誕生日おめでとうございます😊ってことは来年は高校生！早すぎる！そしてママちゃんのインテリアコーディネートの素晴らしいこと✨✨✨

[@michaelleary9233]

Happy Birthday girls! Only three more months till high school!

[@高一-s2j]

ライター家もこたつにはまってしまいましたね😊👋クリスマスの飾り付けも凄く素敵です😊👍🎄🎅🎄

[@けいこ-g1f]

Good morning! Happy birthday to Becca and Anna. They’re both smart.I hope you all have a good year.The Christmas decorations in your house are very nice.It’s amazing! I hope your family is happy.Your conversation helps me learn English.Thank you for the fun time.

[@LIJ]

Thank you for watching!

[@MrJuulia01]

This is such a loving family. Oh and happy birthdayyyyyyyyy🎉

[@98849]

Happy Birthday ,sweet girls. I refused to put up Christmas decorations until after my son's December birthday!

[@elteescat]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Becca and Anna! Your decorations are lovely. To answer your question, a holiday tradition I have is to do winter cleaning (same as spring cleaning) before decorating. I always feel like I'm gonna jinx the holidays if I don't do my winter cleaning. I got this habit off my mom. So the day after Thanksgiving, while everyone else is out doing Black Friday shopping, my Christmas music is on and I'm running through the house with a broom and mop like a whirling dervish! 😅 Can't have Christmas without it! 🎄🎄🎄 😊

[@LIJ]

Get it CLEAN! Love it! What a tradition :)

[@elteescat]

@LIJ 🙂🎄💚❤️

[@LetsgowithHyro]

It's always so great to see you all and everything related to your Life in Japan :-) Have a wonderful weekend.

[@LIJ]

Thank you! You too!

[@JericMEHS90]

Happy Birthday Anna & Becca! Kids are growing up so fast. Especially for Joshua. He is growing up in to a young man.

[@LIJ]

They are all growing up so fast!

[@KallieGamerGirl82]

Happy 🎂 birthday to Becca and Anna

[@karmad.twelve6613]

This was wonderful. Thank you!

[@LIJ]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@tantebin4660]

Thank you for your weekly videos. I used to work at Christian Academy in Japan in Northwest Tokyo. I moved to Canada, where I grew up about 17 months ago and really enjoy and can relate to your videos. Thank you!

[@LIJ]

Oh wow! Thanks for sharing!

[@Juliamaurine]

Are the twins driving now that they turned 15? I remember having my dad take me to get my learners permit on my 15 birthday so I could start learning to drive. What an exciting time!! Happy Birthday, girls 🎂

[@LIJ]

Here in Japan, the driving age is older! But I was one who learned when I was 15 too.

[@suzannaplinke7784]

I live in Canada and when it is well below zero outside and I have very effective central heating, a Kotatsu would be wonderful. Have a wonderful holiday season. Blessings to the whole family. 🎅🏼🧑🏼‍🎄🤶🏼🤶🏼🤶🏼🤶🏼🎄

[@LIJ]

Thanks for sharing!

[@jantravis4616]

Nice decorations. I'm done mine over a week ago. Blue and white illuminations outside here in Oklahoma.

[@LIJ]

Fun!

[@amyschneidhorst1384]

Happy Birthday Becca and Anna!

[@karenbrunton6529]

I hope you chose water permeable landscape fabric, otherwise water run-off could be a problem, if the water gathers near your foundation. It will still block the weeds. Better than tarp.

[@マヤ平]

誕生日おめでとう🎉，身長がママさんと同じぐらいになりましたね

[@rebeccachia]

I'm super happy that your tree is up and ready for the Christmas season~! you are getting me exited for Christmas season. Happy birthday to Anna and Becca, can't believe they're 15 ~! been watching your videos since they had graduated from elementary school Would love to hear their story one day ^_^

[@つむつむ-i6y]

One of my favorite shops in the RISE is a fragrance store that sells perfumes and hand creams made with organic ingredients and soft scents. Your daughters might like them too. 😊

[@LIJ]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@user-vu4yq3we5y]

I wish you guys a Merry chrismas🎄

[@LIJ]

Merry Christmas to you too!

[@aisaka19600710]

今日の動画を見て感じたこと、上のお姉ちゃん2人がとっても大人っぽくなったのにびっくりしました。髪型が変わったりもしかしてメイクしてるのかな？😊

[@れのけ]

いつの間にか車がノアからアクアに変わっていた！

[@MarykePieters-yq3ym]

Hi hope you enjoyed yesterday! 🇦🇺

[@christycarrico4343]

Happy 15th birthday Becca and Anna

[@SatoruWata]

😍💕いつ見ても素敵な家族!! 🤣💦みんな大きくなったねぇ💨💨👍

[@wellnessandyogalife2312]

A big happy birthday to the twins ❤❤🎉🎉

[@一輝-k5i]

ホームセンターで売っている、水をかけると固まる土も雑草対策にいいよ😊

[@mamig3216]

Will the twins go to Japanese or American high school? Oh wow the nativity, haven’t seen one in forever in Italy they go all out and my grandpa liked to build a whole village inside the old fireplace, it even had running water with a little water pump and everything. Christmas is the best!

[@TheBlueWind]

I think they’ve said in a previous video that they have a choice of international or local They chose local But they are most likely doing US for college (Of course like most kids they might’ve changed their mind which is totally valid)

[@LIJ]

@mamig3216 That's really cool! And @TheBlueWind gave a great summary!

[@千葉良樹]

誕生日おめでとう🎁🎂 ベッカ🎉アナ🎉

[@めろんちゃん-t9o]

アナちゃんベッカちゃんhappy birthday🎉 クリスマス🎄の飾りすごく素敵です✨こうゆう飾りに憧れます😊 ご家族でクリスマスパーティーをする動画も見てみたいです⭐️

[@SS-zx2]

どこの店舗にも必ず有る訳じゃないですが、ダイソーでもかなり揃えられますよ ホームセンターは少しお高いです

[@kazucake17]

ベッカちゃんのピアスがとても可愛い🩷アナちゃんのネックレスも綺麗ですね。双子の女の子はあんなに小さかったのに大きくなりましたね。誕生日おめでとう🎉

[@izzyxvibes]

I love your channel. my mom had put up christmad decorations on the fence but we hadnt got a tree yet

[@還暦オヤジ-n8l]

後姿が三姉妹かな🤭

[@bjjyokohama]

Hello from Victoria BC Canada!

[@Ralph1039]

Birthday blessings Anna and Becca. Sarah, NZ

[@川野俊和]

正月(冬)の過ごし方 炬燵に入って渋いお茶と煎餅や和菓子 若しくは箱買いしたみかんを食べて過ごす 正月三が日はおせち(お餅も)を食べて 初詣に出掛ける事も 凧上げや羽根つきなんて外遊びは今はあまりやらないだろうね クリスマスは日本では七面鳥がポピュラーではないのでローストチキンからケンタッキーに クリスマスケーキも 子供のいる家庭ではプレゼントもだけど、子供が成長すると家族で過ごす子とは少くなる 日本のクリスマスは家族で祝うモノではないから

[@jackson2009ify]

Happy Birthday 🎁

[@森冴香-d1q]

うちは両親の家でクリスマスディナーを食べます。12/31も年末のディナー、お蕎麦やお節料理を食べます。私の父は仏教の僧侶で、実家はお寺なので、12/31の12時、いわゆる新年になったらみんなでお祈り？をします。 私はアメリカの大学に留学をしていたので、大学の友人やホストファミリーのサンクスギビングのパーティーが懐かしいです。

[@LIJ]

話を聞かせてくれてありがとう！

[@fadijany]

wait beca and ana bday are so close to mine haha ! , im on christmas day ! and am finally about to be 19 . time sure flys cuz i started watching u when i was like 15 i think

[@LIJ]

Time flies for sure! Happy (almost) Birthday!

[@fadijany]

@ thank you

[@SKawa-bo6ng]

お誕生日、おめでとう、高校、どこに、いくのかな、たのしみ、

[@hiraihirai-b2k]

アナとベッカ、お誕生日おめでとうございます❤ 素敵な双子。毎週観ている私と違ってうちの子どもはたまに動画を観るのですが 大きくなっていてビックリしてました。 いつもと違って小さい車だったからでしょうか。 素敵なデコレーションで真似したいです。 窓のライトと飾りはどこで見つけたのですか？ いつも素敵なお家作りは見ていて楽しいです。 今後のイベントのデコレーションも楽しみです。

[@MxPotato84]

Think about it, that car is way better than having a Kei Car. Tho things are really tiny! I normally don’t decorate till after my birthday, which is on December 7th. And take it all down the weekend after new year’s. But things have been extremely stressful and chaotic, that im not sure i want to decorate. The holly jolly just totally vanished from me this November. I just wanna sleep and focus on making sure my life is well secured and save up money for dire emergencies just incase things get bad. I just don’t have the energy for holidays.

[@torspedia]

Happy birthday Becca and Anna. 🙂 I hope your car made it thought its, what we would call in the UK, MoT.

[@しむちょ]

アナちゃん&ベッカちゃん、Happy Birthday🎉 15歳ということは、日本の公立中学校だと受験生だと思いますが、2人とも日本の高校を受験するのかな？ もうすぐChristmas🎄 そして年末年始… あっという間ですね💦 我が家の定番の年末は、というか大晦日は、実家がそば屋なので日本の伝統的行事？年越しそばで大忙しなので、家族みんなでそば屋のお手伝いです！

[@path1400]

I just started watching your KZbin I about a year ago. Are you thinking of buying your own house in the future? Also, does your family from the USA come to viist you in Japan? I know you went to see them.

[@LIJ]

First step is to get permanent residency, and then buying a house becomes a serious option. And yes, family often comes to visit :)

[@motoscimani5572]

アラまー😅 来年はお母さんと同じ背たけになりそー！

[@christycarrico4343]

Tokyo life in Japan family don’t you ever do Thanksgiving day at home too or not?

[@LIJ]

We do! We do it wherever we are :)

[@tpatrickl9539]

Shaken is a headache but necessary! Say goodbye to ¥100,000+! Have you ever driven a yellow plate car? Now that’s a glorified golf cart😮

[@LIJ]

Ha ha! So true!

[@tpatrickl9539]

@@LIJ I had a Daihatsu Mira for a while. I am tall and big, 6’4”. If I was driving that car for any length of time, I needed to throw my left leg over the hump and rest it on the passenger’s seat side. It was a yellow plate car, 660 cc L engine. I bought it because I thought it would be good mileage. I was wrong!

[@りんちゃん-t7v]

Happy birthday twinces cute lady.you became 15th years old. when I had started to watch your video, you were only 9 or 10 years only. now you are getting to be readying to be adult. this time doesn't come back again, enjoy yours special day of today.and soon later, christmas day. your family has been honesty mind to every situation even if the Japan's culture and historical situation was different with yours. through this video, I think that I'm understanding of yours. God is always by your side and me think. in Japan, when we think about god, there are lot of gods in Japan. therefore I'm thinking that I have been trying to understand about God through your vides. and I have been able to be understanding.

[@LIJ]

Thanks for your comment! The love of God in Jesus is a powerful thing!

[@tatsuhikomiura7436]

双子ちゃん日本の高校に進学するのでしょうか❗

[@LIJ]

双子は日本の高校に進学する、 でも、まだどちらかわからないんだ。

[@ACEsParkJunheeWreckedMeHard]

question: You are 6 people and your car fits 5, what now with the 1 who has no seat?

[@LIJ]

Take the train! :)

[@jojiwakabayashi9301]

双子もコスメ揃える歳になったんだね😭

[@Grahamrobinsonvt802]

do you have a leg lamp

[@LIJ]

No leg lamp :)

[@橋口勉-y3r]

美少女　双子　15歳の誕生日　おめでとう サラちゃんの　ごたつでうたた寝　(・∀・)ｲｲﾈ!!

[@わすれな草-c3p]

あんまり庭とか映さない方がいいのでは？住所特定されて泥棒に入られたら大変ですし

[@FCBertrandJr]

But what about your Baptist missionary work and the so-called "music cafe" that holds regular church services??? 🤨🤨🤨🤨

[@judithbutler9695]

What do you mean? They must still have their ministry.

[@吉村庄助]

To.pay.tax.

[@SYama-xl4ko]

Happy birthday Anna and Becca!