Wow. Must be nice to have a nation of leaders devoted whole heartedly to the early childhood education.

15 numbers in 1.5 sec..... 8377! My brain: wth just happened

4:30 “The hands are the visual part of the brain” is an absolute truth as far as I'm concerned. I used to trace the letters of words into my palm during spelling bees. That action greatly increased my ability to construct large words in my brain. I had a childhood disability that made my hands unable to hold a pencil yet I beat most that used repetition to compete

I enjoyed Japanese abacus from 10 to 13 years old. I know people can’t believe this, but abacus is really fun! I liked concentrating on calculating numbers without any distractions and felt “I achieved!” when my answers were correct. We can calculate even √route with it. I always imagine “abacus” in my mind and calculate everything without real one. This is normal for people who learned Japanese abacus. Please try it!!

I couldn't even see the numbers correctly and these children calculated the whole numbers. It's marvellous. We need this type of training for our brain.

" The hands is the visible part of our brain ". Love that quote! ❤

Wow this is the first time I've learned the true potential of an abacus. Our math teacher just took us to the math lab and showed the colorful beaded abacus and said it was invented by someone and that was it. I wish i had learned it as a kid. Japan truly never fails to amaze me🇯🇵

I learnt abacus from the age 10 to 13. I am 19 now and this video makes so much sense. I still use abacus in my "head" to do a lot of calculations and also, I think it has a huge role on the way my brain works. I find myself thinking deeply; I seek the truth. My actions seem radical. The best gift you could give to your kid would be to let them join the abacus classes(only if they want to) when they're super young!

I think the important lesson to take from this video is that it's never too late to learn fundamentals of Mathematics and Science. It's better to exercise our will to learn solving complex problems starting today than to feel bad about what we couldn't learn as a child. Keep learning!

Doh, I wish I had learned this as a young lad. Like any language it probably is easier to learn as a child. The finger movements and how they add is somewhat akin to reading music but different. I'm thoroughly impressed and definitely jealous of these type of skills.

I didnt even see the numbers in those almost 2 seconds. And that girl had the answer almost instantaneously. I cannot compete.

Now, here's a country that actually cares about the minds of the next generation. These children are absolutely impressive. ❤

I learned abacus in school in my 3rd and 4th grade.It's actually not that difficult as it seems.But i could only calculate fast with an abacus, as i had difficulty visualizing it in my head(I could only do around 6 significant digits in my head).It's an art that you will never forget once it goes into your muscle memory like solving a rubics cube.

I have deep respect for the many positive aspects of the Japanese culture.

I learnt abacus when I was kid. I had a lot of fun and because of that my math was always better than most of the student in primary school, that set my confidence and passion about math! Will def let my kids learn this in the future!

Learned this as a kid. While calculation is what the abacus is about, but the core teaching is about discipline. It's about the mindset and attitude to perform such calculation. Impressed with the kids who take the calculation to the next level!

What I found impressive is the lady’s ability (at 3:46) to read out a 12 digit number in a clear voice within 3 seconds without biting her tongue.

Amazing! I learned to use the abacus in elementary school, but we didn’t get challenged like these Japanese students are. What an amazing way of learning. Love so many aspects of Japanese culture. :-)

Absolutely lovely to see the children using the abacus. It's always good to learn the old ways.

I am so grateful that my mum sent me to an abacus learning centre and now that i am able to visualise an abacus and count faster and more easily than most ppl who didn't learn it. Back thn in the 90s and early y2k, it was a fad to learn this in Malaysia and you could see centres blooming every neighbourhood. I only regret that I gave up on it when I was moving up to the level of division

I enjoy when a video on KZfaq allows the speakers to speak in their native language with English subtitles.

This is very eye-opening and motivational. Every person's brain is capable of so much more than we assume, all it needs is a bit of good training and discipline. I'm glad I watched this video.

5:31 bro this was the sweetest part of this video, im glad they're having fun as well

My wife can do calculation using abacus mentally (without the abacus present). I'm jealous of that skill.

in India too, there are local tuition classes for abacus and Vedic Math. My friend and cousins took abacus and they are very good with large numbers. my father would encourage me to learn all the tables till 40. he did it in his childhood and he is very good with calculations even without using calculator. Vedic maths ( math derived from ancient indian formulas and practice)is also taught in I would elite schools of my town.

I just love Japan❤❤from Kenya ,their culture , they dedication.. just alot guys

my memory is so strong that i have watched this video many times over a period of time and this video still feels new every single time.

This video shocked me! I didn't knew it's very normalized to learn abacus in Japan. I'm from Indonesia, I study at a middle to low class standard school, and from grade 1 to grade 6 we learn abacus, but not as difficult as in Japan of course. At that time I was confused what was the function to study abacus and why did I need to learn it because no other schools learn it except mine, even on grade 7 we still learn it. But after watching this video I feel so grateful & also this answers my friends' questions why I can count in my head so fast, now I realized it's because I learned abacus. Before watching this video I also don't know why I can count fast in my head, thanks abacus, oh and my school too 🤣

People of Japan seem to have very strong discipline just about in everything including education

2:35 This process is called Functional Specilization In Neurology (Still a theory, not proven yet). Brains are better Specilizated in Sensory or Movement stimuli so combining it with another work makes it more efficient.

Brilliant Way Of Learning & Memorising Things Super Quickly 💫

I really struggled with maths at school and I think I would have found this incredibly helpful 👍

I am abacus teacher from India. It helps children to increase their speed ,concentration,accuracy,confidents etc..,

It's amazing to see this side of learning.

This is beyond amazing.

I am from Ireland. I bought myself a soroban and sudopan few years ago. I had fun using them. Now, I want to buy another abacus with 9 beads, 5 in one colour and 4 in another colour. I can use that abacus as either soroban or sudopan.

This video showed up randomly in my timeline. It introduced me to the soroban and now I'm hooked. I bought two sorobans and downloaded an exercise generator. I use it every day. Away from home I calculate with my virtual soroban on my phone. I'm not trying to reach a certain speed or even a degree. I do it just for fun and my everyday calculations. Thank you very much!

I remember using a abacus back when I was in 3rd or 4th grade, we have a chapter in maths which included the use of the abacus and honestly it was fun and really interesting. It really helped me to improve my mental maths and helped me concentrate more and also I can memorise small small explanations easily

I learned this since I was 4 years old. And it's seriously useful. I actually still used it from time to time.

I remember as a child in primary our school had introduced abacus as an extra curricular wherein an instructor from a certain SIP Academy used to teach us daily and we also had the option to enroll for those exams. I vividly remember my love for abacus and it's what made me good at mental math and loving the subject in general. I had done like 5 of those levels before dropping it altogether after 4th grade. Once you get good with the abacus they tell you to do moving uour fingers in the air without the abacus, we used to call it visualization technique ans it was really cool! I still have 2 of with me, one small and one big! It's been over 12 years now, I have graduated recently and I still remember my instructors name, good old days! Now that this random recommendation has reminded me of it I am gonna go and play with it soon! Schools should really take initiatives like these, I was really lucky 😇

I had the opportunity to teach abacus in Sierra Leone, West Africa some years ago. It was fun and exciting That was where I learned that the best time and learn is during childhood The children can easily grasp these calculations which can be a bottleneck to adult We need to invest in this form of education too.

Seeing how they are able to Calulate so fast fills me with determination, now I need to Abacus or something like it.

This is amazing

My 6 years old daughter just started learning abacus, she is doing very good for a beginner and I'm learning along side with her. Its very interesting how we can train our brain to do amazing things. I think we don't take enough advantage of our brain.

5:25 what the hell

Wow... I wish all of us had the opportunity to learn this way. Truly fascinating.

Makes sense and mind development, focus, pretty sure abacus students faster than calculator... Thank yous for sharing

It is interesting how culturally we put importance on different things. I admire the Japanese for the respect, conduct and abilities that they have. I believe Western schools could learn a lot from more disciplined classrooms. I think also the Western things could also have good influences on the Eastern students. No child, no matter where in the world should feel so pressured to have to take after school classes in academic to compete later on in life. Other skills are important as well, socialization with others, arts (music, literature, languages, etc.). The way I see it, and I could be very wrong is no one (East or West) has a proper balance.

One day, I want my kids to learn this

I love this power, discipline, respect! Bravo! 👍🏽

At least 2000 years ago, a group of ancient Chinese brought abacus (including a large number of Chinese products and classical Chinese books) to ancient Japan. It was used to use it to the local ancient Chinese. In ancient Japan, it was called "東瀛/倭" (the name of the region named by the Chinese emperor). "東瀛/倭" was one of the regimes in ancniet China (especially before the 13th century). Only a large ship made by Chinese people can come and go " 東瀛/倭 ". At that time, other areas were people in the indigenous tribe (the ancestors of the Japanese today). Ancient Japanese 東瀛/倭 history (including ancient Korea 朝鮮 and North Vietnam 交趾) were classical Chinese character . They were written by local Chinese . Chinese personnel who wrote history were literary elites (sent by Chinese officials). Writing history is also the official regulations of China. Historical records in various regions of China need to review the Chinese emperor. These historical history mainly records the stories of ancient Chinese in ancient Japanese倭/Korea朝鮮/North Vietnam交趾(about local Chinese and Chinese palaces). And a small number of local indigenous customs. * ancient japan 東瀛/倭 (before the 13th century) * today japan 日本 ------------------------------ The earliest known written documentation of the Chinese abacus dates to the 2nd century BC (Chinese Han Dynasty). In this way, the beads have been knocking for over two thousand years. The abacus, a unique counting tool invented by ancient Chinese people, has faded out in most areas of China, as calculators and computers are widely used in modern times. But in the long history until only twenty years ago, the abacus has long been an important calculation tool for every household, not to mention accountants and dealers. Having gone through a long history, the Chinese abacus family includes a great number of interesting and rare members. Without a doubt, every treasure of a particular color, material and shape is a gem of the craftsman’s wisdom. The materials used for producing abaci include ivory, elephant bone, rosewood, Brazilian rosewood, ox horn, bronze, iron, bamboo and so on. Made from various materials, the abaci are designed into different forms to meet all kinds of needs of the operators. Below are some remarkable pieces of abacus work.

2:36 - Holy crap the wall clock in the class room is also an abacus clock !

This is just incredible. I know we all learn differently and there’s no guarantee you would’ve helped me completely, but I still would’ve loved to have been taught how to use an abacus at school. Sometimes numbers come naturally to me but I believe if I had done this then perhaps I would’ve had a higher chance of going on to do full maths GCSEs. I’m 25 now in my last year of possibly higher education but I would still perhaps like to try this out, even if I am a bit late to the game. It’s crazy what the abacus seems to do to your brain, but it could really be something that will last a lifetime.

Moved to Japan when I was in 3rd grade and remember having to learn this, though was never as good as the kids in this video lol. Had no idea what I was doing at first but remember how fun it was once I got the hang of it. Would be cool to see this integrated in more classrooms as a side activity for math/history lessons.

This should be introduced throughout the world.

I can relate ... This is one of the academic videos where I can relate to it. I'm 16 , Indian , started Abacus when I was 6 and completed (GrandMaster Level UCMAS) at age 10 . It did got rusty since lockdown because of online classes , and not offline classes . But I would revisit that state of brain where I was able to do these :')

I too learned abacus as a kid, although i did quit early on (i regret to this day), it has helped me my whole life... I can do calculations faster and better than my peers and the surrounding people... I wouldn't say it's extremely difficult but it's definitely requires some effort. Like usual it gets tougher as you move past the levels but you definitely get better too and it sure stays for a lifetime. I wouldn't be lying if i say i retain information much better than many and pretty quickly too. It's an art definitely worth learning.

respect. I love this focus

Same as with music, calculating on abacus require both halfs of your brain to be involved in whole process. In other words, at the same time you need to calculate ( digital abilities) and visualise/ imagine ( analog abilities). That's why it's so effective.

The type of Abacus most commonly used today was invented in China around the 2nd century B.C. However, Abacus-like devices are first attested from ancient Mesopotamia around 2700 B.C. Well, it has a long history. people are sooo smart to develop it, I had the abacus classes in the primary school but totally forgot how to use it, but my mum still can, amazing tool. I hope the school are still teaching it.

They are just on a different level to all others in the world. I’m not even that fast in a calculator.

Japan has such a science based education system no doubt why they are ahead in many fields

That's amazing! You can see how beneficial it would be to a childs forming brain. I wish there was a way to get classes like that in the UK, I'd send my kids. Maybe there's a way to do it online but a tutor in a classroom would be much more beneficial.

That's amazing!! I wish, I would have learned abacus in school. The teachers touched on it a little bit, but more to show, that there is such a tool as to really use it.

i swear i ve never seen this kinda learning happening anywhere else in the world. Japan always works harder on human abilities.

Wow!..Im truelly speechless by truelly amazing .. i wish i know and learn this early when i was still a kid

Superb!!!... this should be taught in all schools...

when I was younger I lived in japan and had an abacus but never learned how to use it. So glad I found this video, will definitely try learning it since I still have it.

For me, a person with dyscalculia, this looks like an ultimate superpower.

I think this should be something everyone learn it is really important

This is so cool!

i almost cried on how great they are.. Truly amazing..

I learned abacus when I was 7. It was pretty tough for me at they age but honestly it was one of the best experience of my life.

The exploration of Japan's ancient methods for cognitive memory enhancement is truly fascinating! It's amazing how traditional practices and knowledge can offer insights into improving memory and cognitive function. Japan's rich cultural heritage and focus on mindfulness and discipline might provide valuable techniques for enhancing mental agility and memory retention. It's always enlightening to learn how different cultures approach such important aspects of human health and wellbeing. What a great topic to delve into! 🌸🧠✨

The beauty of the abacus and learning how to do math problems in the old ways is that they take away the fear of math that a lot of people have. People came up with these methods not to understand abstract mathematical principles but to calculate actual values quickly and correctly. So these methods are learnable, reliable and intuitive. Basically they are easy to learn and work every time. So they are great a building confidence and dispelling the fear around math.

Man, I love the sound of abacus's. It's soothing like popping bubble wrap 🎶

In smaller shops in Japan, they use a calculator to show you the price and they turn it to you so you can see how much to pay. At first I thought it was for foreigners like myself, but no, it is for locals too. I expect that this practice comes from a time when the same type of shop would use a soroban. By the way, my Japanese mother-in-law uses the soroban to add up receipts for the "household ledger" (a book in which you keep note of your spending habits), which is still a thing in Japan.

I have study how to calculate number from my mind since I follow some of Japanese techniques of learning math and number that help me improve my skill as learner. I appreciate their techniques and knowledges!

Wow, I would love to learn this! Especially as I'm hands on!

They have abacus 🧮 learning in Ghana 🇬🇭 too, I learned it in my primary school stages. We even have National Abacus competitions,and this girl in my school succeeded at national level. She travelled to I think Malaysia 🇲🇾 for the UCMAS challenge.

I remember how popular soroban was back in elementary school, in my country. When we had math exam, if uve spent enough time with the soroban, u can imagine it was there on your desk and calculated in your mind.

Mind blowing! Their speed , their accuracy

I’m Vietnamese American. Growing up in the nineties and 2000’s math was hard and still hard for me. I barely remember elementary school division. But seeing this and how it can help with cognitive memory, well hell I want to give it a go. If those kids could do it why not an adult in his thirties.

Yeah I had the fortune to learn abacus when I was in 3rd class. I don't remember much now but it still helped me get a grip on basic arithmetics. I think it came through practicing a lot of problems which my Abacus teacher gave in class and as homework

wow 😍 they are so young and learning Arithmetic, that's amazing😍😍😍😍

This is really helpfull

This video brings me back to childhood. I've learned abacus in my childhood. There is a nationwide competition of mental arithmetic held in our country every year. We had to solve 100 calculations in 5 minutes in that competition.

Very insightful. No wonder all their engineering and almost everything else they make is of the highest quality and extremely reliable!

Just amazing..!! The display of numbers gives me jitters.. lol. Great way indeed to improve concentration as kids..!! Well done

In Taiwan too, in my childhood we learnt to use it as part of our curriculum

Good god, this is simultaneously impressive and intimidating. I like the idea of replacing numbers with images but did you see how fast those numbers appeared on the screen. Wow!

i started learning abacus as early as 2nd grade, before i decided to leave it in 6th grade. i can recall how classes would never start directly with random multiplication or division questions, we were made to write the numbers that the teacher spoke which could be as long as 2 to 4 digits. it actually helps u keeping up with the numbers when u r calculating on abacus or in ur mind. i can only calculate 5x5 digit addition - subtraction , 4x3 or 3x2 digits multiplication - division in my mind but like 30% of the time its wrong lmaoo .

what have I just watched? literally the way they concentrate and calculate are beyond my imagination.

Astounding calculating skills!

This was awesome. Thank you for sharing ❤

I went through like 3 years of abacus education.... it was fun and it did help with my mathematics calculation in my head and i still use finger movements in my adult years to make simple calculations but I honestly don't miss it. The calculation is like learning a new language where everey addition or subtraction of each number needs to move an exact number of beads (and no... it is not always the same as the number you sre trying to add/subtract). I don't even remember how multiplication and division work because that's the part that really stumped me when I was young

This is the reason My dream place is Japan 💚

2:39 scared the hell outa me

I remember when it was first introduced to us in our Math class and we learned it back in elementary. This was being thought at school in the Philippines as well.

Lovely and fun. Thanks to everyone involved in this video.