Transforming an Abandoned Japanese Akiya into a Ryokan Hotel | RakuNyan Villa Renovation

Learn how we renovated some abandoned akiya apartments into a Japanese Hotel (Ryokan) - RakuNyan Villa
It took us a few months of DIY to transform these apartments which had been unloved and neglected for over 10 years and transformed them into a tranquil space where guests can find Their Home in Japan Away from Home
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[@OrientalPearl]

You did such a wonderful job. What a great place to stay.

[@DanielandYuka]

Thank you for watching @OrientalPearl!! 🙏 Renovating with a baby sure made things a bit slower than we expected not to mention the mountains of paperwork and compliance for the Minpaku Ryokan Hotel License!

[@LemifromJapan]

Daniel & Yuka chan, It's an amazing video! You're skilled about renovating a house😳😳👍👍👍😆😆 You worked so hard hard,and wish you best luck for the success of Rakunyan! Happy to see small baby Kai chan again🥰🥰

[@DanielandYuka]

Thank you Lemi-chan for your kindness!! We really appreciate you coming to sneak preview it on your livestream before we went to the Himawari Festival! It was so natsukashii for us to see the footage of baby Kai-chan as well!! He’s growing quickly! ♥️

[@Maidiac]

You did a fantastic job Kyle. Glad Yuka and Daniel helped you!

[@DanielandYuka]

Thank you @Maidiac Kyle sure carried his share of the renovation process - delegation is a key renovation skill!

[@JohnHugo]

Wow! Excellent work!!! You both did an Amazing job!!! 👍

[@DanielandYuka]

Thanks @johnhugo now we need to find a new renovation project to keep us busy!

[@joeyscontenthub]

Wow that’s awesome ! Congrats 🎉

[@frankmacleod2565]

You guys are amazing. Kyle looks like a good supervisor.

[@DanielandYuka]

Thanks @frankmacleod2565 Kyle was a harsh but fair taskmaster...

[@JonnyKimchee]

I love this content! Love the production and Daniel’s voice over. I hope you guys are doing well over there!

[@DanielandYuka]

Hey @JonnyKimchee hisashiburi~ We're doing OK in Tokyo! Hope 2024 has been good to you!

[@ytsfd.1]

You both did a fantastic job but bravo to Yuka for cleaning all of that grime 👏👏👏

[@DanielandYuka]

I know, Yuka was a real trooper and did such a great job, while I looked after Kyle! Thanks for watching our renovation video @ytsfd - hope you can see RakuNyan Villa for yourself when you come back to Japan!

[@wpl8275]

Fascinating video. Congratulations Daniel and Yuka. Awesome work.

[@TonyG75]

You guys did a fantastic job.❤😊

[@terebibae]

Wow that was a LOT of work. I’m exhausted just watching that. Great work you two!

[@lauskisilmars]

Amazing result. Love your approach to save the original space as much as possible even tatami . ❤ It really makes a huge difference just to refresh the space not necessarily completely remodeling how often people choosing to approach the renovation. Thank you for sharing your experience .❤😊

[@davidlujan4724]

impact screwdriver works really well for removing stuck screws without stripping them and you can get a bit for the stripped screws to get them out.

[@FrauWNiemand]

Turned out very bautiful, despite some blurry moments at the start of the video. But great wave and floor design of the bathroom turned out great.

[@ray-conemod8271]

Dang, Yuka really nailed that kitchen work, even removing the cooking stove parts, didn't figure her for such a DIY queen good stuff. Hope to be able to enjoy the fruits of your labor in a year or two max, maybe not for my entire trip but for a while anyway.

[@DanielandYuka]

RakuNyan Villa will be here to host you as an important member of our Nekommunity! Looking forward to finally catching up~!

[@NinjaMonkeyguy]

Wow guys I’ve learnt so much about renovation! Good job

[@DanielandYuka]

We’re so glad you enjoyed the renovation journey @NinjaMonkeyguy

[@LifewithLuciaandGlynn]

8:37 ❤

[@coffeesniffer]

Result is nyantastic!! Omedeto! Otsukare!

[@foundinjapan]

Nice work and excellent job with the video.

[@carolynthompson6518]

Great video. I’m just about to start my home cleanup so I have taken away some great tips. Would you mind telling me the name of the toilet soft flooring you used pleased as the colour is beautiful- thank you 🙏🏻

[@DanielandYuka]

Kabeyamiyahonpo kabegamiyahonpo.com/products/jycf-c-sin-tile-cf9570

[@el_patron_abe]

Awesome ! Can’t wait to share mine once I find my perfect akiya ! Great meeting you at Anton’s DIY 😎

[@susanpurcell3120]

Afternoon from the U.K and OMG it's stunning and I just love how much hard work went into your property 😮😮😮, I would definitely not want to come back home ❤❤❤, thanks for sharing

[@DanielandYuka]

Thank you @susanpurcell3120 for watching our video and commenting!! Glad you enjoyed our renovation video! It wasn’t easy renovating with a baby, but we’re happy it turned out well! Hope you can come to Japan and experience it for yourself! :)

[@Pika_C_]

Hi Daniel and Yuka and (Supervisor) Baby Kyle, That's really incredible!🌟 So impressed by your skillful and hard 💪renovation work🛠. Thank you for sharing the well-edited video.😊

[@DanielandYuka]

Thank you so much @Pika_C_ are you based in HKG? message us on IG I’ll be there next week and will catch up with @Garfield Mak too

[@Wwest3ez]

Gorge

[@gregh7457]

I'de like to know how you guys got the wallpaper behind the toilet without removing it. They really put them close to the wall. I'm thinking of just putting shikkui on that back wall on mine

[@SuzetteKath]

Isn't there something similar to WD-40 in Japan? It helps to lubricate stuck screws so you can get them out easily. Good work on the whole thing.

[@backintheclay]

I clicked like, did you?

[@annisaafandi3743]

Isn't it bad luck to open umbrellas indoors