If anything Rupert shows that a different way of living is possible. But don't forget that there's some difficult nuances that this film doesn't really (attempt to) address - such as the need for earning money even when living as self-sufficiently as possible. Who knows, maybe in a future episode we can finally get to that stuff :)

@@GrowingSmall Exactly, living without money is impossible. I left Belgium 20 years ago and moved to Spain to escape the consumption society. But to be able to do that I worked 12 hours a day, 6 days a week for several years. Not to buy things, but to buy my freedom.

@@GrowingSmall Very true. I'm in the process of trying go replicate Rupert's lifestyle and it's not easy (visa restrictions) nor is it cheap (buying land/supporting yourself). I still need to work out the details, but using JA (Japan Agricultural Cooperatives) as intermediaries to sell produce seems like the best way to make money while trying to live as self-sufficiently as possible. That requires the use of pesticides, though, and probably hydroponic farming because buying even 5 ares of farmland can set you back over $50,000, even in rural Japan. You could always make ends my by working at the local supermarket or convenience store, but there's always the risk they'll automate those jobs out of existence in the near future.

@@carlvanmeerbeek7327 yes but also, we can not all do this. There would be no peace if most of ppl who actualy desire to move out and live like this would move out. I think videos like this help us by giving a small dose of peace that we dream for. Saying this me growing up in the country side and having a winery/gardnen animals etc

​@@berniasd012For me it'd be an integrated farm for fruits, veggies, and flowers. I'd build it to also become a demo farm for aquaponics in the rural area of the province in my country too. I'd probably want to put up a rice hybridization and reasarch centre, bee keeping, blacksmithing, aquaculture, aquaponics vocational school to give back to the future generations in the region. Here's to hoping!! 🧿🕉️ 🤞🏾🙏🏾🤞🏾

Well said

Yeah except he has two cars, a farm, a good land, healthcare, lives in a very safe country...

@@FideszLover15 he doesnt have the corporate ladder to climb, no competition, no convenience of city life, no 5 star hotels, no pubs.... yet he has everything one needs to be happy and feed his stomach.

He has more than most tbh

it sounds stupid to me

Homesteading is his job. It's a crazy hard one at that

I mean, he produces youtube videos and if those will get more viewers he will have a steady and quite good income which will support this way of life he shows us

​@@madalinapopescu6239that's what a honest job ❤

@@madalinapopescu6239 which is his KZfaq channel? would like to follow!

​​@@madalinapopescu6239 the guy in the video is not the owner of the channel, he's just today's video subject. You would've known this if u read the description or click on any other video from this channel

It's a shame that for most people, this is near impossible. It's quite expensive to live a life having nothing. Land, taxes, utilities, without income.

his philosophy and lifestyle very much reminds me of Thorfinn from Vinland Saga only when you abandoned everything, when you are empty, you can fill yourself with anything. For Thorfinn and this man, he chose the simple and quiet farming life.

​@@neoncaasix4570ya I instantly got reminded of Farmland saga after watching this! :P

"Sell your cleverness and purchase bewilderment," Rumi, 13th century Persian scholar. No matter how much we know, we will never know all. See the sun every day like you've never seen it before. There is beauty everywhere and we're all a part of that beauty.

Negligent to the goat's inner peace, however.

@@nivekris 99

i am sorry but he also appeared like a lil dumb😅

As much as this looks great in first regard and makes me wanting to have a similar experience, there is a reason why society did not evolved this way. That is a nice life when you don't have dependants, healthy and self sufficient, and can maintain this pace for limited time. I want to have another view of his life in 20, 30 years... or current state of someone who started doing this 20, 30 years ago.

As soon as I heard it, I went into the comments to find this

Lots of mountains there for sale from families moving to the cities and not wanting to keep paying taxes

what if I have a gun and dont want to go away? what if I want to take all your shit?

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. You see, we all have sinned, and have broken God’s law (The Ten Commandments). Wrong doing deserves justice and must be punished (just like how a criminal has to pay for the crime they have committed) but God saved us from the eternal punishment of our sins by sending His Son Jesus Christ, fullness of God in flesh, to pay the penalty for us by dying on the cross and resurrecting, so that we may have everlasting life. Now for you to accept the free gift of grace, you must repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus Christ and Bible says that His Blood will cover all of your sins, you will be forgiven, saved from eternal punishment, and be given everlasting life. By faith you will receive the Holy Spirit, become born again and He will transform your heart and clean you from the inside out. Turn away from sin, read the Bible, pray for the Holy Spirit to fill you and change you, obey the Word. Much love and God bless you!

@@jesusisking3814 cap

Peace, if may correct you.

This isn't peace. This is hippie that's too incompetent for regular job. Doing villagers stuff doesn't equal to happiness it's braindead how people think that. And pathetic

@@yikes9297 they are intertwined

You clearly don't what Matrix means. Time to open google.

@@andrew-11 just as they are intertwined with sadness and anger. Feeling peace within you is satisfaction, you don't need a big smile on your face all the time. You can be sad and still feel the peace within you so it goes both ways.

But it doesnt, which is why humans created alot of things to prevent nature from wrecking our efforts :)

@@kevinf.2556 That is a warped perspective of nature. Humans only create a lot of things to have nature work best in our favor, essentially bending and disturbing nature and making it more "unnatural". The reason why nature sometimes wrecks out efforts or wishes, is because it indeed does always work, perfectly how it is supposed to work. You said it perfectly yourself, we are "preventing nature".

And humans exist in... Nature

but it literally doesn't

@@kevinf.2556 Nature always works, it's an ecosystem of living and surviving. We are the ones who have changed it with our society and inventions. Everything nature designed works perfectly, the clumsy attempts of humans are schooled by nature every time.

Subarashii!! May I come visit you in yonaguni? Jj

wow, you live there ? the very corner of japan

@@dr.josefudeyama64 Of course you can, but you have to get used to the simple service and slow internet connection but it's all worth it for the view and atmosphere there

@@rafifnovenda151 Yes, since birth 29 years ago. If the weather is clear in the middle of the day I can see the tall buildings in Taiwan from the bedroom window

That sounds so beautiful

yes but how he can afford this lifestyle? does his wife works in the city so he can have time to do all these activities?

@@omarkharnivall2439 propably, or he is just rich guy,or he work offscreen haha either way, one of these. Unbelievable that people think the guy like him live there just on his own xD

@@omarkharnivall2439 Could have sold an expensive house in Singapore and with minimal spendings gets just enough money from investment deposit. Also possible he just went a trip of no return, but the rice field seems too small to actually feed him.

Basically a field. and that field as I planted rice today in the pouring rain drenched to the skin felt like the universe. Until maybe you don't give in to nature, many will never know or learn.

Love that Last Samurai reference

love that part.. Timothy Spall's voice makes you feel it.

well said man! I love that music too. ❤

his life is my dream life. lol

i clicked through the video, bc i dont have time rn, but i can say its a very wholesome video

stop the cap

Fr

He has some serial killer vibes imo

@@hungryturbo I'll teach you a Japanese word. Heiwa. 平和. Peace and harmony. It's just a beautiful country here in Japan. Not sure your nationality but I can guess based on your comments vibes!.

Ero senin

I would not disagree with you we need more people like Rupert.

funny, I think he is more like a little kid

@@smurfaka kodomo you ni

@@smurfaka some of the wisest men are like that tho

He deserves a mountain

Yes he seems like a well settled guy with worked out past issues. He's quite at peace

seeing the digital noise introduced by high ISO in a way that represents film grain gave me a fuzzy feeling

I love it!!!

@@kimjongil4real Clearly there's nothing wrong with appreciating something to a greater extent. Hope you fix whatever's irking you bud

All of us must stand and Close our r eyes for two minutes

They cared more for the shots than the care of/for that goat.

once my teacher told me-"Its better to be late than NEVER"

its never too late to settle down in a quiet rural area, never

nothing is stopping u

The best time to start was 20 years ago, the second best time to start is right now 🎉

If I moved somewhere and they took away my river, my trees, my nature I would be sorely depressed.

If only that goat could feel the same thing. The poor beast is depressed, having been chained up for so long. Makes sense it'd appreciate every bit of new land (hence why it'd stop and take it in, maybe). Its leg muscles must be underdeveloped at this(/that) point, too.

Exactly that. Such a mind blowing fact for most of us watching him.

yeah, we should move to country-sides living simple like this man. The countryside life like this gives me happiness even by watching.

imagine how happy he would be when his tooth in pain and there is no dental around, or if he fall and broke a hand or a leg and there is no phone with signal in ur pocket. Or there is a flood or drought and all his harvest are dead and he left nothing to eat next month and must go to hard work for an "uncle" for pennies. Yeeeeah, that is a true happiness.

@@michaelgrimm8078 How often does that happen?

it's just, relaxing.

why sadness??

@@williamlewis2220the river being covered up by cement.

you're right, that was sad@@spaceramshow253

We are rivers🎉

This is Rupert. Confirmed!

Don't forget if you live in Japan your going to have a long life 100yrs.

@luciahermias9717 Actually very few farmers live until 100 yrs of age anymore as they don't follow the natural ways. Most die from cancer early in their 70's from agrochemicals in their immune system.. My neighbour a sad example. They applied weed killer with bare hands for a few decades, now have terminal cancer. Maybe due to my natural methods I'll fare better!.

Insane and Happy

@@satoyama.rupert You rule rupert! Please if possible make some natural farming tutorials!. Would be amazing to see the process of you doing the transplanting of herbs and how you grow your rice. I imagine the lake is also great for catching fish all year round :)

Its true, Bro. Im living in Germany and my Lifestyle is stoic. Minimalism is so great ❤️

it is so true 🤍

i thought stoic meant a person who endured hardship? what does that have to do with this guy?

@@QuackCow144 it´s not giving too much of a damn basically.

thats wrong belief, different people require different things to be happy, Rupert needs basic stoic lifestyle but other might not like i at all. Let other people live the way they want

That's true

You can find properties really cheap in remote areas and move there. Paying for modern facilities is a choice. So is living like this gentleman. It's beautiful and it's not for everyone. But it's not so unattainable as it might seem.

Almost like modernity is an utter travesty and we’ve gone backwards. Science and tech has saved lives but made them unequivocally worse ones

but sadly as men we are called racists if we stay this

@@yerxa420ca ?

Japanese also have a name for the eco-therapy. Shinrinyoku. Forest breathing.

I mean, this guy obviously has some mental issues to work through and it's good that he found a way to create peace for himself.

@@lynth Yes, enlightenment re: mental issues. Amazing most on our planet never reach the insanity you imply. They are missing out!

the message should really be go to school and learn how to make money to be able to live how you want to. Keep your head to the grindstone and learn as much as you can and you can do it as well.

Maybe this IS your truly desire. Some people just aren't meant for the busy city life of corporate struggling.

Not really THE dream life, maybe your dream but not for me. But he is apparently happy with his own little world of peace. Good for him, honestly. It is not possible for everyone to just throw away everything to do what he does.

it can be yours bro

@@joshuacrosby1074 No thanks, I have other ways to be happy. That life is just not for me

@@kishanram2922 Andrew Tate, you have been under a rock

what are you talking about?

Tf bro said

@@kishanram2922Andrew Tate. He puts a lot of emphasis on becoming rich. Really something that’s unattainable for most people.

You know Andrew Tate would shake this guy's hand and compliment his tenacity to achieve what he wanted. He respects other people's life as long as they work for it; even if he lives a different type of life

hell no!!!!!! Don't give me another traumatic memory of that accursed anime.

was about to say this, i watched it with my mother closer to a decade ago, it was an overcast day with a cool breeze running thru the house as we sat by the tv watching wolf children, we had just made lunch to go with, it became her favourite animated film as it did mine because its one of my favourite memories with my mother, this video is very reminiscent of how i felt that time since theres sort of that tenderness to it, absolute joy to watch this video, wish i could live through that once again. Thank you for mentioning wolf children.

A very beautiful film

Where to watch It?

That's a good movie

Nice to meet you That's all right. Like Benicia, who lived in Kyoto, there are people who live wirelessly sometimes in Japan, so I feel that they like that kind of life...♪I don't think everyone is weird^_^

we can say so about 50% of psychiatric hospital patients

I call you crazy for calling him out crazy indirectly so you can defend him just for the likes. Who cares what ppl say, who cares about you, go live your own life

You can be crazy and happy at the same time. If you think about it, crazy people are a lot like drunk people: different personalities - different outcomes. You got the violent drunk, happy drunk, philosophic drunk - same with crazies! 😂

Not hard work, happy work

The only thing wrong is that this is not his home, is home is somewhere else, in europe or the U.S, in a small town, living a rural and simple life.

@@newtonia-uo4889 yes, thanks for pointing that out, i meant "house"! English is just not my native language.

@@newtonia-uo4889 That's a bad attitude. How is it not his home if he is so happy there and enjoys his life? He probably left the west for a reason

​​@@farenough5878your English is quite perfect enough that you sound like a native speaker👍 Please ignore the grumpy comment from newtonia.

​@@user-dm1sd7fz2b because his home will never be fixed if his response is to leave it.

then get out of it. start meditation, listen to Eckhart Tolle. Start to live.

@@Humanprototype-wh8qr bruh listening to and doing meditation, doesn't help shit with that, you just have to be in nature instead of cement husks.

@@screamified409not true. it helps.

yes a meditation group will help. also see if you can take a little weekend hike or trip out in nature or a vacation in nature.

@@screamified409 bro u just do not know obviously U would not claim that if u would know what you talk about

😢 industry makes me so sad. killing all the bees and good bugs and other birds and creatures with all these chemicals. sorry to hear; hopefully the majority of your farm is protected.

Village in which country? Sounds like what we do and have… in Arunachal Pradesh, India.

permaculture is best😊

Do it soon. Life goes by so fast😂

Yes

Your comment reminded me of what my father used to say: children always speak the truth.❤

agreed~ i just loved Everything

There were so many bits of wisdom that Rupert shared. Although I think my favorite is the one where he says that nothing is everything. We have to get used to that idea and go with it! Live a free life and work for yourself rather than working for somebody else. Even if Rupert was alone the community with take care of him if he became ill. That’s just how they are there especially in the small communities. Like I said, I’ve traveled a lot and the two favorite places I’ve ever been is Japan in specifically Amsterdam of all places. Maybe Amsterdam because of its novelty..? Although Japan, because of its beauty of the country and its people. Those things will never leave my heart .

hope you will be able to live your life the way you want it

I grew up like that (maybe a bit less severe) as well. There is a way out of it! Work hard and get a tiny country side plot somewhere as soon as you can after that. I managed to make it like that, not always easy, but I'm living my dream now at 34.

@@sjan01 the thing is if you have your own family its hard for kids to live that way and maybe not everyone wants to follow that dream

@@Channel-pc3gg It's usually not a good idea to have kids at 21

Yeah I love him too, but consider he probably is a Brit expat who moved to Singapore to work in Finance and made shit loads of money and then went coo-coo and decided to change life. I think he's covered. Not everyone can afford to live this life nowadays.

and what happens if he gets sick or injuried or if he ever wants to move somewhere else

its all peaceful until you have to deal with wildlife like snakes every now and then

Also the film says he was given the house..i imagine that helps a lot.. But I'm glad he appreciates it

​@@CastleHassallJapanese houses in the countryside are sold for next to nothing, so saying he was given a house isn't a far stretch either

@@Gunblastz Yep, because young people prefer living in the big cities (don't blame them, that's where the jobs are), the countryside is dying out and you can buy very spacious houses for the price of a few months rent in a tiny apartment in Tokyo.

To play with rice...Such a disarmingly honest, deceptively simple image...Many adults have lost the ability to see and enjoy the world as children do. Something our little ones can teach us every day :)

The lifestyle Rupert has chosen is constant, very hard work. There are no vacations, there's no eating out. It's lonely. I'm sure he prefers it this way but it's not for everyone, and although I favor a bit of asceticism, it certainly wouldn't be for me.

@@woutertron Can't get lonely when you have a beautiful wife by your side, 2 cats, a goat who is pregnant and 3 chickens!!.

@@satoyama.rupert I would love to live like this, but I wonder how he pays bills? How does he afford taxes for the property? I don't know much about Japan but if they have public healthcare then there must be some sort of National Insurance in order to receive free healthcare or else private health insurance, does he use electricity? if so how does he pay for it?

​@@TheMightyYakprobably has some money from when he worked a regular job. Most of the people you see going to the countryside in this fashion have money, it's a luxury choice. Not shitting on people doing this and Rupert seems lovely, but this isn't a lifestyle accessible to everyone while people are thinking it's just 'reject everything return to monke'

One of my favorite quotes as well! Thanks for highlighting it.

There's a Japanese saying for what you describe about being in nature ... shinrin-yoku (forest breathing) and there are many physiological benefits to be gained from it. It probably explains my permanently happy state of mind re video!

Amazing personal insights and valuable sharing. Thanks!

Thank you for putting your feelings into words for all of us, I do appreciate it very much. If it inspires you to be out in the garden and in nature, the effort I put into the film has been worth it!

Well said…❤

🤗

I went into the Peace Corps and got to live in a new place, learn a new language, and see more of the world. It taught me how important are the little victories in life. I took a job in Forestry so I could hike in the woods. I've been paid to have million dollar views, hear elk herds run through sub-alpine timber, and snowshoe and eat lunch around fires in 3 feet deep snow. People will pay guides for those moments. Perspective, and learning how to live for what you want is everything.

"what took him a lifetime to afford, I'm doing for free." Kind of a lame way to view that the man is probably a hard worker and is just enjoying the world.

@@aombiezandy3136 He probably is a hard worker. That's not the point I was trying to make though.

It's not really about the location. It's about a state of mind. There are hundreds of places EXACTLY like this in Japan, Asia, America, south america, anywhere really.

You must come to Bali island to Free your soul in Prison called Capitalist n Western Slavery system, Bali has a supernatural Power to guide you into Nature wisedom, Welcome to My Paradise

The only reason why I would pick Japan is because the crime rate is so low. It’s one of the few places I’ve ever been. I actually felt safe even as a solo female.

Except we can in no way live like this anymore, not all of us. There's simply not enough room.

@@BeardedDanishVikingyou can try in other countries

@@Collective-Consciousness u cant live for free in other countries also they all want taxes people leiek this tend to be liars and rich people who pretend to be poor like this and have huge amounts of richness ...

stop being an npc,the ones at the top are to blame for the world we live in now and its only gonna get worse

@@BeardedDanishViking Infront of my house is an unblocked view of uninhabited wilderness and the lake you see in the video, behind it, also nothing for hundreds of thousands of square kilometres. Japan is uninhabited outside of the cities, lots of room and the farmhouse comes almost free! But depends on the country you wish to live in. Japan is rather unique.

What a beautiful reflection…your words resonate with me, and probably many others watching this video.

@@xue5767 and me too! I'm feeling very humbled with so many people's comments.

im feeling this your words. Hope we can all reach our rupert dreams one day. I pray that in the bottom of my heart.

I hope you win your "fight" guys. 🎉✊️👊

First step: Stop eating microwaved food! 🤩

well......... why do you think you can't. you absolutely can my friend. when you're really old someday and ready to depart, isn't it better to be at peace knowing that you lived the life you wanted despite all of ur doubts. you didn't listen to the negatives and lived ur life strongly, with honour. i believe in you @xionkale3688. pursue it my friend, you deserve to be happy...

nothing to do with being brave... being brave often leads to issues, being brave means you push against the natural flow of life, and thus make it unnatural,.. unless this sort of life comes to you naturally, don't chase after it. \o/

I feel the same way. It hurts to see this but I can't stop because I want this for myself so much it hurts. I don't even know where I can even start and it wasn't only a beautiful place in life he looked at, he also has a partner who shares his dream too.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. If you want this lifestyle for yourself, just start taking steps towards it, no matter how small. You don’t need to have it all figured out from the very beginning. I’m sure you’ll get there 👍🏼