Skiing Yuzawa with my Twin Teenagers | Life in Japan Episode 196

[@HH-om7gz]

I am watching this video again now in very very hot Japanese summer. Can’t missing cold weather 😂

[@yoshikurakino]

優しいパパ、良い家族。 見ていて温かい気持ちになる雪景色の動画でした。

[@TourniquetAndDeliverance]

Dad, you are such an encouragement to your children!

[@osamukamata019]

30年前に神奈川に住んでいた時に、アルペンスキーの大会や職場の仲間と、良く湯沢にスキーに行ってました。 舞子や中里、終わりに出ていたナイターの石打丸山の景色は、とても懐かしいです。 双子ちゃんが、2日目の午後では見違えるほど上達していたのは凄いです。 やはり、向上心があれば上手くなりますね。

[@Remy4300]

I love how much praise you give the kids even when they get it wrong ❤ i wish my parents did that

[@jpnkouhei1767]

Anna and Becca skied better and better each time they skied!☺️ By the afternoon of the second day, Anna and Becca were both so good at skiing that I couldn't believe it was only their fifth time skiing!✨🎶👍 Everyone seemed to be having a great time.🎶🥰 When I was in high school, I often went to Nakazato Ski Resort, and after my daughters started skiing, I often went to Gala Yuzawa.🎶 Thank you for showing us another fun video of Boys & Girls.✨🥰

[@realwmm]

Yuzawa is pretty cool; we have been there many times. If you go in the summer you can also enjoy the fishing park (if you can't catch anything there is something wrong with you), the "mountain bobsled", and lots of flowers. There is also a huge shopping center at the Shinkansen station -- I don't even like shopping, but this place is pretty neat. For adults, there are also several nearby sake breweries that you can tour, and in the station there's a shop where for 500 yen you can try five different kinds of locally-brewed sake (it is too complicated because you must choose from 100 varieties!).

[@JapanDream808]

I love how you encourage your kids with so much positivity and energy. Enjoyed your camera work while skiing too!! Ironically, I'm back home for vacation and watching this in 22℃ weather. Aloha from Hawaii🤙

[@LIJ]

Aloha! Wow- that sounds nice :)

[@MrGeorge626]

楽しそう！子供たちは最高の思い出ですね。久しぶりにスキーに行きたくなりました。

[@elteescat]

They're going to remember this trip for the rest of their lives! I can tell you guys had a wonderful time!

[@amyschneidhorst1384]

How wonderful to have so many ski resorts in one area. A dream destination.

[@LIJ]

It's a lot of fun!

[@大輔-b6r]

子供達がテンションMAXで楽しんでいましたね😎😎 私もメチャ楽しませて頂きました😄

[@くんきた]

Thank you for coming to my home prefecture, Niigata! Hope you guys had a nice time and look forward to watching your skiing videos next winter again!

[@kenreutter547]

Awesome - I loved this video! Cannot believe how good Anna and Becca are already - it's amazing. Now I'm jealous that you have great skiing so close to where you live.

[@LIJ]

Thanks dad!!

[@lisaann6967]

You are the first video I watch on Friday mornings!

[@池田博文-o5l]

Kids seem to pick up skiing skills very quickly. wonderful. 👍

[@dianechaniewski293]

It's so evident how much your love your kids. You are so encouraging, it's wonderful to see such a supportive parent--especially a Dad. Your families are so blessed to have you. I've never been on skis before--although it's popular in my area during this time of year to go for a weekend. We haven't had much snowfall this year though! Maybe next year I'll get the courage to go. :) Thanks for uploading this. Your channel is one of my favorites. :)

[@s.TaroNagaoka]

Although it is a rural ski resort, it is easily accessible from the Tokyo area, and if you are coming by car, it is a very good ski resort with the fun of a Japanese driveway.

[@japan111111go]

シーズンなのもあるけど国内回帰でこんなに混んでるんですね　楽しめたようでよかった

[@matzmatz]

The twins have a good snowplough turn, and their progress is fast. Parent-child skiing is a great pleasure in winter.

[@danhill1186]

Thank you very much for taking us with you on this very wintery trip! There has been little to no snow here in Germany, so it was nice to see so much of it - and you having fun with it! My mum praised the skiing skills of the twins, I was impressed too! Isn't it great that Japan has so many diverse places across all seasons? 😁

[@LIJ]

Thanks Dan!

[@heatherfahsbender6583]

What a beautiful place to enjoy your time skiing! ❤ The girls did amazing for such little experience.

[@亜莉詩亜]

スキー楽しく拝見しました、湯沢、舞子スキー場綺麗なところですね、

[@Dragon_Machine_V]

今年はバックカントリーで遭難する外国人の方が多く、心を痛めています。 こんな風に、コース内で安全にスキーを楽しんで欲しいものです。

[@xyas-qs9vz]

最高に贅沢な動画をありがとうございます！ 羨ましいです。

[@yusukeinoue9569]

家族でスキーに行けるのは最高ですね。応援します。

[@Pharphette]

I tried skiing with my (absent) Dad once and it was a nightmare. He made me take the lift to the top without having any experience or practice and then belittled me for falling and giving up. It was terrible and embarrassing. I had to be “rescued” by staff on a snowmobile to get down the mountain. He gave me the silent treatment the whole way home. It was so so awful, and I’m not fit enough to try it again (nor would I want to). But it was super nice and beautiful to see your family’s skiing experience. I’m glad there are Dad’s like you!

[@elteescat]

Sounds like my parents. We never went skiing, but I've had many similar experiences, so I can relate.

[@LIJ]

Oh wow, I'm so sorry to hear that. There was a little kid in front of us on the chairlift that was having a similar experience to you. I felt so bad. She was getting off the lift (for the first time maybe?) and she fell and got trapped under the chairlift. Her parents did nothing to help and the staff had to go and rescue her. I about yelled at the parents!

[@elteescat]

@@LIJ That's horrible!

[@gweisa899]

I enjoy skiing. I ski a lot when I was younger in preschool to highschool age in the Northeast of the United States. I am glad they enjoy this activity outside.

[@annduffy1356]

My life long love of skiing came from learning to ski the Japanese alps as a young child! ❤

[@patriclo9509]

Looks like it wasn’t too busy. Weekdays? It’s interesting how they go up on the wrong side of the chair lifts and gondoliers. Looks like much more enjoyable experience than in the USA. Skiing is out of control in the USA now. Very expensive lift tickets, almost triple the price of a ski ticket in Japan. Glad you had a good snow. My parents always told us if we weren’t Learning anything on the slopes. The onsen must’ve been wonderful after a day of skiing. Colorado has good snow this winter. We’re more concerned about the water for next summer.

[@SYama-xl4ko]

Thanks for taking us along. I can see the future. The girls will be future Olympic skiers!

[@A.V1611_BIBLEBELIEVER]

Coming from a father who strives to be better everyday for my kids. Nate your an awesome father . Keep letting the light and love of Christ shine through you brother. The fruit of the spirit is evident in your family and videos. God bless brother

[@LIJ]

I appreciate that - we are striving together!

[@A.V1611_BIBLEBELIEVER]

@@LIJ Amen to that! Sending my love and prayers to your family brother

[@naturextreme4]

Reminds me so much of my time learning to ski! So cool seeing the Ski area in Japan! When going down a "scarier" run, my folks would always have me look up at the run I had just gotten done doing successfully. It has stuck with me in that not only did I know I made it threw something hard that day, but also as a metaphor for life.

[@LIJ]

That's right!

[@photokiki]

舞子は子供の頃毎年行ってたスキー場でとても懐かしかったです！みなさん楽しそうでなにより！

[@LIJ]

こんな楽しい場所があるんですね。

[@ChieM3457]

こんなに楽しいスキー動画 verryhappy

[@MsSharonSpencer]

Wow !! It's a so wonderful and high-quality video, I was moved !! And Anna and Rebecca are amazing skiers !! Awesome !! 🎿🎿☃☃🙆‍♀🙆‍♀

[@Bezanie]

The kids cheering for the sun was so cute! XD

[@ginotex5462]

We were in Yuzawa last weekend and enjoyed a similar plan. We live nearby you and have met at least once, but we just got aware now you have the KZbin channel! Thank you for fun videos. We enjoyed them much!

[@LIJ]

Wow- please introduce yourself to us next time you see us!

[@ginotex5462]

Will do!(in Japanese)

[@nyarome3]

子供たちの上達は早い。凄いなあ。楽しくてイイネぇ。 私は九州なのでスキーは身近ではないです。習った事も行った事も修学旅行の一回だけ。しかも風邪で半分は寝てた記憶。・・・ 大人になって、スイスでスキーの集中的なレクチャーを受け、滑れるようになりました。が、帰国して雪山に行く事は無くなった。悲しい話。

[@John808S]

Thanks for great video ... just came back form angel resort, family mart dinner, iwapara, nakazato ... can't wait till next year

[@rinzualalaina1948]

I think living in Japan 🇯🇵 is so beautiful and peaceful......

[@マヤ平]

今日は、東京でも雪が降りました。体調に気をつけてください

[@musuten]

Japanese:見ててものすごくほほえましい！！ 最近見始めました！ English: It's so incredibly cheery to watch!!!! I just started watching it recently!

[@LIJ]

Aww- thanks for watching!

[@lillycstreeter]

Your kids are great ski. Along time ago I ski when I was a kid. Snow look so pretty in the sun. The sprinkler on the ground is great idea they should do it in America, Vermont and Maine because of the snow. What did your other kids Abd your wife did when you were ski. The food look delicious. Can’t wait for the next video you guys phenomenal people I hope I can meet you guys in person when I go to Japan next year.

[@LIJ]

Thanks! We hope to meet you too!!

[@KFresh]

holy cow the girls picked up skiing fast! they did awesome!!! and Anna's wipeout was definitely one of the smoothest wipeouts I've seen, lol.

[@kaitlyndoucet2151]

you know that your kids grew up here when anna asked “how many kilometers” until u got there. bc that in america would’ve been miles, and we would’ve asked how many hours or minutes instead😂

[@rashinban5632]

2023🎉🎉🎉 awesome thank you for the fun video. Many thank.

[@Tアシューム-p1o]

中里スキー場…懐かしい✨

[@alechiaevans9117]

What an amazing time. So blessed. Enjoyed this video so much. God continue to shower you with His blessings as you serve Him there.

[@LIJ]

Thank you so much!

[@にゃんちゅう-f3h]

A long time ago, I went to a ski camp in Nagano Prefecture, and when I opened the window in the room to change the air, a monkey stole my candy 😂🐒 昔長野県へスキー合宿に行って、空気の入れ替えで部屋の窓開けていたら猿にお菓子を奪われた😂🐒

[@岡山の初老爺]

How nostalgic Yuzawa Nakazato! It was more than 30 years ago that Î went there last time. Next time when you go to Yuzawa for skiing, you will take your other kids Joshua, Sara chan ?

[@岡山雄三]

楽しい動画をありがとう

[@katsumimaruyama2002]

I was surprised at the high level of skiing for Anna and Becca's 5th time skiing. Next is the challenge of the advanced course. It was nice because the weather was kind of sunny. Now you will love skiing even more.👍

[@wvcw860]

双子の娘さんはスキーを楽しめるほど上達してるので、つぎにスキー場に行ったときはスキー教室に入りましょう。 半日のスキー教室の勉強で一気に上達します。次回のスキー動画を楽しみに待ちます。 毎週、幸せ家族のYou Tubeを楽しみにしてます。素敵な動画、ありがとうございます。😻😻😻😻

[@yopo4490]

You were pretty excited this skiing trip!! Niigata prefecture is good place to skiing!! I wanna go some day.

[@giselle4418]

I totally have ski fever after watching how much fun you had❣❣

[@孫ちゃんのじいじ]

スキー上手くなりましたね　楽しかったですね

[@sansfausansfau4544]

Uoooooooo it ‘ s amazing times sky .Barcelona,Thanks Beca,Anna ans dady❤

[@dot-master-f]

後半は2人とも自然に脚が揃ってきましたね。来年はボーゲン卒業かな？湯沢駅からすぐ近くにある中野屋さんのへぎそばをオススメします！

[@saraaaaaaah]

Very cool! I haven't been skiing for years but in European countries, the color coding is Blue for beginners, Red for intermediates, and Black for the pros 😀

[@LIJ]

Interesting!

[@nezumiimo]

Anna and Elsa, I mean, Rebecca are pretty good skiers, aren't they? お嬢さんたち、スキーうまいですね！

[@p4140]

Just had my first ski experience at Yuzawa last month! Your video makes me wanna return again!

[@Jinyart]

最初のウィンタースポーツにスノーボードより、スキーの選択は👍 スキーからボードへの変更は比較的容易ですが、ボードからスキーは癖が抜けるまで少し手間が掛かります。 乗馬で例えるとウェスタンライダーはブリティッシュでも乗れるが、ブリティッシュライダーはウエスタンで乗るのが難しい。

[@CarlsVlogs]

Hi everyone what great filming this was, the kids and everyone looked amazing like they want to be champions!!!. This is something i have never thought of trying because you can hurt yourself, but everyone looked so confident. The hotel looked really nice, and that food looked so filling after skiing. I want to ask is there an area where you can see Pandas?, you would all love it!! Thanks for sharing, kind regards

[@KallieGamerGirl82]

Way to go, Becca and Anna. I haven't ski in 16 years. We try to go every year, but something always comes up. Maybe next year

[@jaga3680]

I went to Yuzawa Nakazato with my kids too. Easy access from Tokyo and suitable for family.

[@KittieGeorge]

Ski lesson by twin's school must've been useful. They're fairly good at skiing for the 2nd time13-year-girls. Anna seems a little better unlike usual activity. Did you, Nate, learn ski in Illinois? Taking movie with skiing isn't so easy. I've been to GALA Yuzawa ski ground which is connected with Ishiuchi-Maruyma ski ground and Joetsu Int'l one. It used to cost 10,000 yen and merely take 1 hour from Ueno station by Shinkansen, which doesn't need drivers.

[@LIJ]

We taught them to ski when we first went 4 years ago (the basic snowplow move). Then they had classes when they went with their class early this year. So this time out I was teaching them stem turns, which if you see how they're skiing at the beginning of the video and the end you can see they're picking it up quite nicely.

[@stephansato7380]

It takes me 3 Hours to get use to skiing again because i was so sleepy on the express bus but worth it

[@Pakalani03]

Great video!! Whenever you go out as a family, you are all very active. No wonder you're all so skinny. Guess I'll just have to keep watching until all the children grow up. Japan has tons of free and low cost outdoor places. Not a bad place to be a kid. Enjoy.

[@LIJ]

Thanks - I need some of that skinniness to rub off on me! Ha ha!

[@ayumu9956]

You guys gotta go skiing every winter!

[@sweetloves5634]

thx！

[@kellypat125]

Was surprised to see the store sign say "Family Mart" in English in the background around 9:03

[@LIJ]

Family Mart(s) is all over in Japan! ;)

[@MatosMauro]

What an amazing episode!!!

[@prado6333]

They are all good at using chopsticks!!! Good job 😆

[@kaiushijima7060]

⛄ It seems you had a great time for skiing in Yuzawa, Niigata-ken and your girls enjoyed it too. ⛄ Nate-san, you grew up in Peoria, Illinois. Since Peoria region is flat land, I wonder where did you go for skiing ?　 Could it be Colorado?

[@LIJ]

We went anywhere there were hills or mountains - but Michigan and Colorado were the main ones.

[@CuivTheLazyGeek]

Awesome! I've never skied in my life! It looks like so much fun, but I have too many expensive hobbies already :p So, when will it be paragliding? 😆

[@LIJ]

OK, you can keep paragliding as one of your expensive hobbies and I'll keep skiing! Ha ha. I'm surprised to hear you've never been though! It is a lot of fun :)

[@ND-ev6zz]

Loved the video of you and the girls. They looked like they had a super time. Can’t wait to see Sarah and the Big J on the slopes.

[@didierjud8086]

at 13:45: The real snowly lives in switzerland and enjoys to join the various ski schools: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpa5l55og9yiY6c . My kids loved him too.

[@ねず山ねず子]

今さっきテレビ付けっぱなしのまま部屋で勉強してたら急にネイトさんそっくりの声が聞こえてきて『！？』って急いでテレビを見たんですけど、見たと同時に映像も終わってしまって顔をしっかり確認出来なくて、、、もしかして桜の木の所でインタビューか何か受けましたか！？🥺 声がそっくりすぎてネイトさんだったんじゃないかってめちゃくちゃ思ってますっっ！！そうだったら地上波でネイトさん見れて幸です(^^)💖

[@LIJ]

そうそう、梅ヶ丘で友達と梅を見てたら、テレビ局の人が来ていて、取材したいって。 楽しかったです。

[@harukikurogane9539]

転び方がベストですね。

[@G-y_m]

How's winter driving different than the states?

[@LIJ]

You usually have to use chains in the mountains here in Japan, so that's certainly different. But I never lived in an area in the States that had mountains - just flat Illinois - some I'm not 100% sure of all the differences.

[@user-vf5oj6ko1e]

霧ヶ峰

[@rachelleemccarthy915]

This is amazing Nate!!!!! We miss the snow too!, my skis are getting dusty. If the girls can’t get enough, July is snow season in Aus! HAhahaha But what great runs!!! The girls are naturals!!!

[@LIJ]

Are there good places to go in Australia? Are they far from you all?

[@tomomikami1184]

haru ski aomori ken hakoda mountain .

[@HIKOにゃんにゃん]

都会の学校でもスキー教室あるんやね🤔🎿 自分は小学生の頃にあった。高校では修学旅行がスキーだった。山形県の蔵王だった。樹氷の間を滑るコースは絶景だったので是非１度行ってみて欲しいです。

[@menshiro777]

nice video !!

[@LIJ]

Thanks!

[@yamagamifactory8095]

最高～🏁

[@miwastar]

カップなどいろんな商品にかいてある英語はアートデザインのための英語だから適応な英語のものが多い。日本人はそういうとこにかいてある英語はじっくり読まないし、とにかく英語が書いてあるとかっこいいと思ってしまうので適当な英語でも気にしない😅

[@阪井泰信]

👍👌😊

[@sushigamer2474]

おかしな日本の英語でごめんなさい😳 Princess Peach said. Let’s the people drink.

[@LIJ]

It's ok! It's fun for us to read :)

[@razly194]

It’s fun to skiing untouched snow. I have once by school (Accommodation learning )at 2nd grade junior high. Can’t skiing well… Girl said that Japanese English is funny, looking cup of hot chocolate. What’s funny? I’m Japanese and i don’t understand what’s wrong.tell me

[@elteescat]

The people who printed the cup probably used Google Translate. Google Translate has trouble with Japanese. It mixes up the pronoun/noun/subject agreement so it just sounds wacky when you read it! Calling a person "it" and calling an object "he." It’s goofy! 🤪 🤣

[@razly194]

Thank you for replying me. I see, i know that the funny information used translations overflowing and I've seen it picked up by KZbin. My English is poor so I don’t understand that cup also funny.

[@elteescat]

@@razly194 Your English is better than my Japanese! 😄

[@ayumu9956]

9:10😂

[@憲灋を変える男]

楽しみ(((o(*ﾟ▽ﾟ*)o)))

[@千葉良樹]

最近、マラソンで話題のドゥルーリーって娘をテレビで見てベッカとアナを思い出してた(笑) ネイトの滑りは雪に映った影で見る限りお上手でした👍 転ぶとこも見たかったな(笑)

[@1qazxcvbnmlp09oknxsw2]

私も40年前に家族と苗場へスキーに行きました。レンタルのブーツが足に合わず、スキーはそれ1度きりです。今日、私の町で１９cm雪が積もりました。上級コースが閉鎖されていたのは雪崩の危険性があったからかも知れません。先日、長野県で有名スキーヤーがバックカントリー中、雪崩に巻き込まれて亡くなりましたよね。

[@kuromidori828]

女の子の方が男の子より活発です🎉

[@pevensies]

The mountain looks like a drawing 1:13 (I don’t know why tho)

[@透明人間伊達眼鏡]

9:50 三三七拍子のリズムは世界共通なんですか？

[@tatsuhikomiura7436]

ふと思ったのですが、友人の子供達も日本の公立学校に行ってるのですか？

[@LIJ]

いいえ、そうではありません。

[@sam742705]

Arigatou.外国の方に日本のスキー場、温泉の宣伝をしていただきありがとうございます。日本人は、ますます貧困化してスキー・スノボもできないのです。