The Remarkable Second Hand Stores of Japan | Life in Japan Episode 79

[@こうじ-m1v]

70歳の老人ですが、老化防止と英語と家族👪動画、どれを見ても楽しく視聴できます。登録は最近ですが、毎日見ているので早く全部見て追い付きたいです。🤗💖

[@niko6996]

今の日本があるのは お年寄りの皆さんが若い頃 頑張ってくれたおかげです。 昔の日本人を尊敬します！

[@LIJ]

ご覧いただきありがとうございます。 とても勤勉な世代に幸せをもたらすことができてうれしいです。

[@あの頃に戻りたい-m1r]

いつ見ても幸せ一杯な家族ですね。心が和みますよ。毎週楽しみです！

[@LIJ]

親切なコメントありがとうございます。

[@夜な夜な走るいい男]

最後のシーンを見るだけで、如何にこの家族が幸せなのかが伝わってくる。

[@van9050]

日本の生活、文化を好意的に自身の生活に応用してくれていることに嬉しさを感じます。😀

[@1550-s7y]

ジョシュア君の日本語がめちゃくちゃ愛おしい！ That moment Joshua imitated to speak Japanese made my day!

[@luckytwins1317]

ライター家の動画は、いつも活き活きハツラツで、元気もらえます‼

[@hikari9127]

ジョシュアくんが日本語しゃべってる！！！ 「何するの？」「はい、ドンキーかな？」「さよなら〜」は聞き取れた！！！

[@xo980]

この家族はいつもみんなに幸せをおすそ分けしてくれる。どれも素晴らしい動画です。あと、やっぱりママは強しですね。個人的にはベビー用品店なども教えてほしいですね。

[@Mwoods2272]

I love going to Thrift stores in Japan, you can find some hidden gems. Another man's trash is another man's treasure.

[@LIJ]

So true

[@ina79ful]

The store is definitely a heaven on earth for parents and children. In germany, We have the same principle like yours. We sold our child's no-longer used bicycle and with the money we bought her a new "used" bicycle which fit for her height. Sometimes we also give away some of our old but good quality clothes. That's a good way to recycle :)

[@user-e5y7j9w]

アメリカでは、不要になったものに“free”と張り紙をしておくとご近所さんが持って行ってくれますよね！あの文化は素晴らしい！

[@nchara3292]

ジョシュアくんが日本語喋り始めてて感動！

[@gq2789]

幼稚園でお友達から覚えてくるんですねーきっと！

[@nchara3292]

@@gq2789 本当にそうですねー！本当に子供の吸収は早すぎる、、！ 今後の動画で成長が更に見れるのかなーと思うと楽しみですね！

[@reidclifton1]

i'm binge watching your episodes, they are so wholesome. Thanks for providing the prospective.

[@LIJ]

Glad you like them!

[@lammmf]

I Love Ruth, amazing Mom, being a stay at home Mom for 4 is sooo hard and busy. And Nate of course you are also a great father.

[@katsukatsu1309]

ルースさんの良妻賢母が伝わる動画ですね。 ネイトさんも素敵なパパで、 いつも心温まる動画をありがとうございます。

[@rolanalberto3064]

Man, I miss that one Book Off in Osaka. My sister and I went last May 2019 and that place was amazing! I got a bunch of videogames, records, guitar pedals and manga for quite a bargain!

[@前川次郎-v9e]

Enjoy your stay in Japan to your hearts' content!

[@ozarka1160]

Can't wait next mama chan shopping video!!! Thank you share ur video!!!

[@toshikawa3515]

You are very cool shoppers! I feel that I become a treasure hunter when entering a second hand shop. You can find out not only commodities but also hobby items. And you definitely realize that someone else has the same hobby. Let's explore the second hand shop and search for what you want!

[@LIJ]

That is awesome!

[@まるや-p7n]

奥様が楽しそうなのが何より。いい家庭ですね

[@wow1983]

I am so grateful for having a second hand sports gear store near my house 😁 SO useful!!!

[@honeybaysoaps]

We love learning about Japan, so when we found your KZbin channel recently, we were so excited! Love exploring Japan with you and seeing how God is using you in such a beautiful way!! Beautiful family!! God bless you all - Lord willing, we would love to visit Japan one day and come meet you at your church! 😊♥️

[@LIJ]

That would be great - I hope you can!

[@honeybaysoaps]

@@LIJ 😊🙏

[@coffee_children]

Always having fun watching your videos! Especially the ones about shopping that start with Ruth's happy smiles! This is my first comment here. I've actually wanted to say thank you for sharing a lot of great moments of your wonderful family with us!

[@ruthreutter8355]

Awe. Thanks for watching and commenting!!

[@yy-cs2lu]

みんな発音がとても上手い‼️

[@takemaruchitaka0322]

よく売りに行きますし、買います、海外のリサイクルショップに行った事がなく日本しかわかりませんが、けっこう品物の状態が良いですよね、

[@tongxinworld]

Things look very new doesn't look like second hand. Thanks for sharing.

[@grande0413s]

こんにちは、ママちゃんが素敵です。 ジョシュア君もますます男前に成長してますね! パパちゃんを一番応援してます。

[@gennarice256]

Wow I love thrift stores so much but it can be hard to find things in decent condition! I was raised to take really good care of my belongings and it’s so satisfying to see other people do that too~

[@comarites]

The scene with all those electric guitars lined up was a lot of fun! I would love to go to the same store. She is very good at using the second hand store, isn't she? I am so happy to see "Life in Japan" again today.

[@LIJ]

Thanks for watching!

[@janek7618]

The last time we visited Kyoto many years ago, my brother went out by himself after dinner and found a recycle shop that was a hole-in-the-wall treasure. He took us there the next evening and we bought tons of unique things there, including a long blue noren with daikon on it that, a black lace "jacket" that I like to wear, and some obi and other fabrics. I've heard my friends in Chiba mention Book-Off, but I had no idea it had so many things! A thrifter's dream! ^^ Thanks and many blessings to you and your family.

[@kickdrop1477]

チャンネル登録させて頂きました!!😊 素敵なご家族で見ていてこちらも楽しくなります✨

[@LIJ]

どうもありがとうございます！

[@justelaineofficial6929]

I really love the stores you showed this makes me wanna go to japan

[@MarlysPrecious]

So cute kid’s and I could say that you a very positive family bonding 😍

[@osamukamata019]

ブックオフやセカンドストリートには、掘り出し物が結構あり、思わず買ってしまうことが多々あります。 奥さんは、なかなか堅実な対応をしていますね。 お子さんたちの日本語も、大変お上手で感心します。

[@sayurik]

Seeing this makes me miss japan so much! I love exploring the second hand and vintage stores in Shimokitazawa and Koenji ❤️😭

[@laurenbouchie2394]

We lived in Okinawa japan back in the early 80's I don't remember seeing any stores like this! AMAZING!

[@LIJ]

They started in the 90s, from what I read.

[@鷹山敏樹-j6u]

少しだけ、安い製品、高い製品は有りますが、リサイクルショップは、製品が良いから楽しく買い物が出来ます😃

[@onisakura9]

I'll be living in Japan soon so I'm definitely looking forward to shopping at 2nd hand stores there. I used to live in Utah at one point and we had a really nice one called Deseret Industries. Love the videos! 😊

[@kuma8642]

I love momma chan! Your children are so adorable I can’t

[@vivalavida0716katsu]

あっ!!多摩ニュータウンの所ですね！ 家から近いです😊 今度､町田にもお越し下さい😉

[@bugs27852]

This is my fav stores n japan when i was there last yr..more affordable items with good quality...i stayed n my sister's house couple of months in Funabashi..i'd really love to come back there :)...from Philippines with love 🥰

[@LIJ]

Thanks for sharing

[@chiwacom]

私もBOOK・OFFでいい買い物したことがあります♪ 日本では『掘り出し物』というんですよ！ 中古、新品同様、未使用品までありますからね‼ 注意しなければいけないのが不要なモノを売るとき。 ハイブランド品でもガラクタ同様の値段で買い取られます！笑 部屋やクローゼットは片付くけどね‼

[@naturenmusic3398]

wonderful family god bless ya all😊

[@LIJ]

Thanks so much

[@lily-hk1gk]

Our church in Yokohama has a little thrift store inside the church! Church members donate stuffs they dont use anymore and people can buy them really cheap. All the money goes to church. its a very good system :)

[@LIJ]

That's cool! Where is it?

[@27恵理]

a lot of church do the same thing like bazzar.

[@lily-hk1gk]

@@LIJ We usually have a big flea market 2 times a year, and a lot of people come (they actually line up to come in!) but this year, because of the virus, it was cancelled :( They do sell some stuffs every Sunday too but not very much.

[@かずなべ-b7q]

センター試験でもお父さんお母さんが会話してる音声聞き取りとかやればいいのにと思うね すんげー聞きやすい英語

[@jenniferh1416]

In a larger metro area, you can find periodic consignment sales for children's clothing and items (strollers, toys, books). We have found a small business which resells electronics and games. The equipment is tested so unlike a typical thrift store, we know it works or we can trade out for another item.

[@maryuriseptreziera8861]

Japanese electronics will out live us. I spend a month of my childhood in Japan. We used to buy second hand electronics and we took it wit us as we moved back to our own country. Yups, i still have fax with answering machine from Japan. It still run but we just use it as copying machine.

[@RPV12livesinHim]

This video reminded me that we have Bookoff in Southern California! I haven’t been yet, but I think they only sell books and electronics for the most part. After seeing this video, I really wanna check it out, both here and Japan!

[@applesoda6308]

There are lots of snow mountains in Japan so you can ski or snowboard. I bet speed-lover Joshua would love it. Hope to see your family go to ski using the go to campaign.

[@LIJ]

I love skiing - so I hope to go!

[@金子清-w3u]

イヤー ライター家には驚きです。すっかり日本の生活になじんでいますね。色々なお店をご存知で、私も時々顔を出しますが ほんとに便利ですよね。私はカントリー、ブルーグラスにくるっていますが、日本では少なくて、見つける事ができません。あんな大きな店は何処にあるのですか、教えて下さい。娘さんたちもスポーツクラブ楽しんでいるみたいですね。日本語もかんぺきです。

[@鈴木利夫-u5u]

I sometimes go to Hard Off. I didn't read at all for a while, but in the first half of this year, I started reading e-books because of the influence of Corona. I also started to read ordinary books. Sometimes I buy books at Book Off. They are really cheap. We can buy a hardcover book for 200 yen. It is good that the products are clean. Unlike in the past, many used items can be used in the same way as new items. If you buy second-hand goods cheaply and use the saved money for your hobbies, you can live a materially satisfying life even if you are not rich.

[@tasogare1026]

翻訳してくれてるから、楽しく見れます！ありがとうございます！いつか日本の温泉に旅行に行ってほしいですね。群馬県の草津温泉なら冬場はスキーもできたと思います。

[@daneyeahh]

random comment: i find Ruth's voice really soothing😌

[@TheHikari100]

最後のシーン、とても良いですね

[@HiroyukiK]

Book Off is so great, right? They bought my TV that I used for 7 years(!) for 10,000 yen!

[@stephen129]

Shaving the edge of books is genius

[@LIJ]

It makes a lot of sense, doesn't it?

[@stephen129]

@@LIJ This place looks like the greatest second hand shop in the world. Where in Japan is it?

[@karenvincent5202]

It does seem like a good idea but they used to do that to textbooks in my high school. The problem was that the books would not stay open by themselves, which is awkward when you are trying to write with one hand and manage the book with the other.

[@FrankDeFelicecasan]

Awesome family!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@caryslee658]

very fun video! makes me miss going to book off in japan, can't wait to go back and visit paz coffee shop! anna and joshua's phone conversation at the end was so cute and congradulations on 70k subscribers!

[@LIJ]

Thanks!

[@pipster06]

I absolutely love BOOKOFF. The prices were brilliant and everything was like new (when I went on holiday there a few years ago). I'd love to check out the Bazaar. More countries need to follow this!

[@ChrisDragon531]

I love Book Off! It is where I bought all my Nintendo Switch Games. I also bought some easy reading books aimed at elementary schoolers to practice my reading and Kanji.

[@LIJ]

My wife loves Book Off!

[@omgubler]

Dang, this puts Goodwill and other thrift shops to shame. They have EVERYTHING. And in good condition. Everything in second hand stores in the US is mostly junk. The only worthwhile things are clothes usually. Man, I'm totally jealous. Especially with the electronics!!

[@LIJ]

American thrift shops don't hold a candle to the Japanese ones. But there are no Garage sales in Japan, so it kind of evens out.

[@ishirene]

@@LIJ there’s no garage or front yard in japan 😂

[@Takernikov]

Wow, I haven't seen such a huge Book Off yet in Kyushu. Amazing!

[@LukeStandridge]

Book Off is my happy place!! Awesome video!!

[@LIJ]

What section do you like most? Music section?

[@LukeStandridge]

@@LIJ Ooo, tough question!! Definitely love the music gear, CDs, Blu-rays, Laser Discs XD. So much goodness!! You?

[@ままみや-h4b]

When I was living in USA. I was on an antique treasure hunt for the Salvation Army and Goodwill for fire kings and other antiques.

[@katbergmann]

wow those stores look amazing!! I would love to go there! most of the second hand shops we have here in Austria are rather small, but you can still find some really good items. I miss going to stores and just look around, since covid I sadly haven't been able to do that.. but thanks to your video I can pretend to be in those stores with you hahahah great video as always, best wishes to your family all the way from Austria!

[@LIJ]

Thank you so much Kat. I would love to get to Austria again!

[@ng3422]

子供服は、サイズが合わなくなったら売ることもできます。

[@ishirene]

I had no idea book off had things other than books! I should go and check them out when I go to japan next time! I rarely go to Goodwills and Value Village here because you get so dusty.

[@LIJ]

I hear ya!

[@一日一膳-j8k]

お子さんの日本語最高‼️

[@前川次郎-v9e]

Bilingual 街道一直線！

[@No1.tourisugari]

今日も皆さん元気でいいですね ところでBOOK・OFFは昔行きましたが、100円shop同様に余計なもの買ってあとから要らないじゃんってなりますね、安いからついつい手が出てしまいます、しかし一日に二箇所も大きい店まわるなんて体力ありますね、女性は体力というか品物みたさで動いてるから疲れないけど男性は疲れると思ってたらお父さん一緒にハシャグとは思いませんでした ジョシュアくんもおもちゃたくさん見れて楽しんだかな、日本の子供なら駄々コネてなんかしる買ってもらうんですよ、その点ジョシュアくんはえらいですね 最後に中古品は私の場合そるぞれの専門店に行くようになりました、服なら服専門、本なら本専門にいってます 安いかはわかりませんが掘り出し物はありますね ではまた(　・ω・)”/”

[@emico211]

I love 2nd street better,they have nice couches. But at Bookoff, they have more old kimonos so I go there for that. Kids grow so fast so I think that the secound hand store is really nice place to buy things!

[@Mwoods2272]

I feel 2nd St and Treasure Factory are choosier, while the Off places(Hard off/Book off/ Hobby off and Liquor off) will take everything.

[@muenbutu363]

リサイクルショップでは掘り出し物を見つけるのが楽しみのひとつです♪値段以上の品物が入手出来る事もあります。

[@たまお-q4i]

今go to eatでくら寿司が無限に食べられるらしく家族ならお得ですよ！

[@RF-hb3uw]

子供達かわいいなーー

[@shinagawaaki8709]

今回も興味深い視点の動画有り難うございます！日本人は割りと物を大切に扱うので良品が多いと思います。又、自分の持ち物に思い出を重ねる人も多いので使わなくなっても綺麗に大切に保管します！よって様々な理由で手離す時は綺麗な状態のものが多いのです。あとは日本人は綺麗好きなのでリサイクル品でも汚れてたら安くてもあまり買わないと思います。そこはお店の経営努力ですね(笑)多少の汚れがあった場合は商品として売れるまできれいにします！そこが日本人の良いところ？ではないでしょうか？

[@ofton7233]

5:27 Hon o uru nara book off〜♪ 本以外にも売れるっていうねw リサイクルショップ行ってみたいな〜

[@yoshibig5975]

お姉ちゃんの日本語の発音が完璧ですね。動画ではなかなか日本語を話してる様子が無いので驚きました！素晴らしいです👍✨✨✨

[@星空-t7i]

日本人は物を大切に使います、車も大切に使うので、すべての車は古くなってもピカピカで綺麗です。

[@ばかーんいやーん]

My daughter is a kind of Otku girl😁 Book off and Hard off are treasure island for her👍

[@niko6996]

私は新品だと高い服を リサイクルショップに探しに 行きます。 良い品が半額以下で買えるので いい品が見つかった時は嬉しい し楽しいですよね(^^)

[@menmentantan5591]

I am a aged Japanese (61y o) and I feel in general, the attitude for used items are dramatically changed. When I was young there were some religious feeling to respect 'Brand New ' even for real estate, but these days it was dramatically changed. I think most of Japanese people are now clever enough to judge the value of each 2nd hand goods as reasonable price.

[@まさ-s4t8d]

すばらしいです。応援します。

[@CapNparks]

Book Off JP has great taste in Music I see. Can Hear Kenshi Yonezu in the Back 5:40

[@littlebee7296]

Dear family, greetings from Panama 🇵🇦👋😊 God bless you 🙏

[@LIJ]

Thank you so much! I have flown thrown Panama, but always wanted to stay and visit.

[@littlebee7296]

@@LIJ oh... You are all welcome to come whenever you have the opportunity. You have a place to stay. 👋😊🇵🇦

[@ガーリックライス-r3j]

買い物上手には感心します。日本人以上ですね！

[@katsumimaruyama2002]

The thrift shop is good. It is unpacked, even if it is almost new, you can buy it at 20 to 30% or more cheaply. This time, "Reutter-san" went to a big "book-off" shop. It's convenient to buy various things at a low price. I also bought a lot of daily necessities such as washing machines, refrigerators, and kitchen boards. However, as you said, you may buy unnecessary items, so be careful.

[@ネコまんま-j4h]

Oh, it’s Book Off Nagayama, isn’t it? I go there often!

[@井上修-h8w]

今日もまたママさん大活躍。ジョシュアくんは何でも欲しい。おっと全部はだめだぞ☺️

[@fairlykirari]

汚くて古すぎる物、服のブランドタグがな物は引き取ってくれない。 だからキレイな物を買えて安心ですよね

[@天-k2b]

ネットフリーマーケット メルカリとかも良いですよ🤭 外国の方も見ます!!値下げ交渉もできますし新品、同様の物もかなりあります。少し慣れるまでは時間はかかりますが…… 写真でしか確認できませんが奥様なら写真でも目利きが効くと思います 良いもの、必要な物が見つかりそうです。👕👖📺👟🍎👜🕹

[@DodgerBlue189]

They have a Book Off next to a Japanese supermarket in a city called Costa Mesa in California. I never went inside, because I always thought they sold Japanese books. Now I'm curious to know if they sell other things.

[@LIJ]

Cool! A Book-Off in the states! I would definitely check it out.

[@watashiwasho5531]

Great video! I was wondering how these second hand stores look like in Japan. What do you guys do with the unused stuff? I know household trashing in Japan is a big deal. I'm curious about how you usually dispose worn-out clothes or unused toys or other things.

[@木村かずき-m4p]

四人の子供が騒がしくていいねぇ。楽しそうな家庭としっかりママ。 日本を楽しんでください。

[@gisellelim810]

I just remembered I got my Nintendo switch from a secondhand store in Japan a few years ago

[@rachelcookie321]

3:02 omg I remember playing with those while waiting for doctors appointments when I was a kid. My parents would never let me play with them because they were scared they would be covered in germs from sick kids playing with them but I played with them anyway.

[@maxgamer3121]

Hi love from German New Yorker 🇩🇪❤️🇺🇸

[@user-px4so1zd6x]

こんにちは(^^) I enjoy watching while studying English

[@LIJ]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@xyucun]

さすがお目が高い、尊敬します。私は身の回り品はほぼ100%中古です。ライフオフ、メルカリで幸せになれますw

[@b0ys0l09]

Awesome !!

[@1qazxcvbnmlp09oknxsw2]

ジモティー jmty.jpおすすめします。 リサイクルショップには並ばない掘り出し物が見つかるかも知れません。

[@sunblock8717]

There's Book Offs in the US too! I think they just sell books though.