I can feel the good vibes of this room through the screen :)

Love this, what an improvement! I cleared out my childhood room a few years ago - in America, we have too much space (basements, attics, coat closets) which means more places for mindless hoarding!! Took forever to clear it out, but felt so great when it was done!!

I’ve been watching for a while and I just want to say: I hope you feel proud of what you’ve done with this KZfaq channel. You’ve put in a lot of hard work learning English, editing, coming up with video ideas…etc. Way to go!

Good point made about limiting storage space. Space restrictions encourage intentional storage rather than justifying collecting more belongings.

Really loved your older desk - it had lots of character and practicality.

I love your room Aki. I noticed that you have several books, one of them by Thich Nhat Hanh, who I am a fan of ❤ Would you ever consider making a video about books you like?

I always appreciate your honesty and willingness to show us when things get cluttered in your living space. It's a reminder that everyone is human, even a minimalist KZfaqr! My favorite technique is limiting the amount of space that something is allowed to take up (like you do with your books). That makes a big difference for me!

prayed for Matcha and all of Japan because of the Earthquake.. thank you for teaching me more about the beautiful Japanese culture - i love you all so much !

Lovely, peaceful, soothing and simple! Thank you!💗

Love your content! It's always a cultural learning experience (because you're a great teacher!) and such a refreshing space.

Your videos are never failed in giving me an inspiration for me to change my life into a healthier minimalist life.👍🏻 I appreciate your work, Thank you very much ✨

Thanks for sharing and it gives me some inspiration as well. Glad you are ok after the earthquake hit Japan too. Hope everyone has a chance to heal and move forward as well after the quake.. Take care and be safe.

I lived in Japan for some time and got so used to having tatami and minimal furniture that I ordered some for my apartment upon moving back to the US. My room is set up just like yours here, complete with the small non-tatami space for the simple work desk and chair! Love it.

Its so perfect! Good care and minimum objects make your room look 2 times big.

I have watched this video for 5 times now., I can't stop imagining how it feels to live in Aki's room.Hmmmm, why am I thinking of getting rid of my bed, old working table and cabinet? 😅 I love how the room turns into a simple and calm space.

We are thinking of all of you in Japan as you go through this difficult time Aki🧡💛💚💙Carol from America

I like bamboo too, and wicker. So light and natural. Cumbersome furniture and drapes are heavy on the eye and mind.

Love this makeover! The room feels so calm now. Happy New Year, Samurai Matcha! 😊🎉

Your video vibes are so good, I'm totally inspired by your design and thanks for such a great channel you have, I'm glad for once I'm early 😇😍🍀

I have found that keeping things organised make me focus better and it also helps the room stay clean

Awesome job reorganizing your room. Simple and functional.

I love the lightness achieved by the combination of bamboo and tatami!

So satisfying to see! You really have an eye for cozy style. Good job

I watch you when I need grounding and to feel calm. You are a wonderful soul. ❤️

Fun to see your new-improved room! Thanks for posting!

Love it! This is such an improvement! Playing with the amount of light and lighter materials already makes a big difference!

Your new room is so light and peaceful. I love it. Happy New Year!

Your remodeled room is so beautiful and peaceful. You took such care in selecting each item. I agree with you that one's home is a place of refuge and sactuary. If we can't make it possible in the entire home, we can start with the bedroom! Thank you, inspiring as always!

Your new room looks so peaceful! Looking forward to more videos from this wonderful space🤩

The new room is so refreshing and the decor is cozy. Honestly the bubble wrap is quite genius 😂. It's a perfect idea for when you move into a new house as temporary shade.

Happy New Year!!! Hopefully the new year is treating you well so far! Keep up the good work! Don't work too hard! Stay safe and take care!

congrats on the silver play button. My husband and I are also going to be getting rid of a lot of stuff this year. Were going through each room in our house. I love your channel so much.

Bamboo lover here too!! Love the new & simple room. So very nice!

This is my fave one so far that you have created! Amazing. Just finished the mass declutter of my house….and shed and garage! 4 years onwards with renovations in between!

Really like the new organization of the room and the bamboo elements 🙏❤️

These are my favorite videos of yours. I am going to love this room transformation.

I love watching your videos . Such positive vibes . I get great ideas from your minimalist journey . 🌻

Love your room. It looks very calming and comfortable.

Wow, awesome makeover, I love your new room. Great job, great inspiration! :) Thank you. :)

Aki I admire your discipline. If I had those 3 boxes by my desk I can't even imagine the mess that i will have inside 🤣 thanks for the video, as usual i found it inspiring and relaxing happy new year

I hope you begin well the new year :) I loved the result of your room♡ it's what I achive someday!

this is one of your videos that I have to refer back to. SO many great ideas I can use!

I loved this video.What a beautiful, calm and peaceful home you have created.

What a beautiful and cozy room you organised! Such a good work! Always loving watching your videos, you create great content, thank you!

Thank you so much for all the content you've posted so far! Your travels and minimalism hacks are always sooo inspiring to me ;-) After watching your video, especially the first part with the cable clutter under the desk, I immediately bought this Nodoca cable organizer. It is so useful and looks very nice at the same time! Thank you and please keep posting about your personal journey, travels and gaining a calm and organized life. It really helps others to improve, breaze deeper and having a better life :-) Love this! Thank you. Stefanie from Germany.

This is inspiring! Thank you for sharing. I like the 5 second rule. It makes sense for so many things 😅 thank you. Looking forward to more minimalism living ways.

BEAUTIFUL...less is more!!! The colors make the room, neutral & bright. Luv the mats!!!

I love it 😍😃 I love bamboo as well and am trying to minimize my life and house as well. Thank you for your videos. You are inspiring 🤩👍

I’m from the U.S. and I love your videos. They are so peaceful. I sleep on a tatami mat and Japanese futon. I love it!

your videos changed my life last year and will continue to do so in 2024. happy new year aki, thank you for everything!

What a great job you did! Your room is beautiful and inspiring. Loved seeing the before and after pictures, particularly the closets because it really helps us to appreciate the order you have created. Minimalism is freedom! Looking forward to more videos. 👏👏👏

You did amazingly! I went back living with my mum as i'm looking for a job and started to sort 30 years of my life for the first time! I still have too much after this summer's first decluttering, but i'm hopeful to be able to declutter more soon!

Soft lighting & soft flooring...both very good for quality of life. Good choices. Lovely result. Good to see you conquer yet another challenge...helps me to let go of some extras...thank you...domo arigato.

Amazing, everything looks beautiful. I love the five second rule for cleaning.

I feel the need to state that no matter any other values or considerations, I find your contributions extremely wise and helpful. I believe your suggestions are very helpful in a positive outlook in life. Many thanks 😊 🙏

Happy New Year, Aki-San! Your room is beautiful now. Watching you is inspiring me to replace my wall-to-wall carpet (typically American). I am also developing an interest in tatami. I enjoyed your travel posts - thank you for sharing.

i watch your videos quiet often now because i don’t feel like i dump waste into my brain but actually learn something from it

It creat, as you said, an great atmosphere which is different from the outside world, no matter how bad outside is. Great! Declutering stiff is vital to fulfilling this.

Happy New Year Aki! I hope I can also buy that tatami! looks so relaxing and neat!

Your videos are amazing! Truly an inspiration

This is one of your best videos! Very insightful about personal spaces being sanctuaries ❤

Peaceful. Calm and Clean, YES!

Incredible transformation! Love this video! 🙏

I have a big heavy desk from 1930's and it's a beautiful antique and matches my room. But I also love IKEA because it is so light and easy.

Hi Aki, 'I was a teacher and now I’m a full time minimalist'…😁 happy new year 🎈 and good luck for your new profession! I think you’re still a teacher …how to do minimalism properly. I like natural materials like bamboo, they have warm vibes. Living plants want care and give back good air. Your child room is an adult room, perfect for a minimalist now, though I always preferred to have an apartment of my own. Love, Monika❣

Happy new year! Your new room looks very peaceful.

Yet another video that made me happy! Thank you, Aki!

Wow! Beautiful transformation. U r my inspiration for becoming a minimalist. I still have a lot of stuff and wanting to minimize. It’s not that easy. Little by little I will get there.

really beautiful and organized, and i love the bamboo items and mix of new and tradition

Excellent video! I am also interested in adding a couple of tatami mats in my home. I love how they look❤

I moved to my place a year ago and threw away many of my belongings. Well organized room with minimal stuff relieved me from stressfull life. Everything works smoothly and effectively. Now I can enjoy comfortable life. By the way your obi sash belt is so stylish. I love it as kimono lover.

Really love the concept of using your room for multiple purposes, made possible with the tatami mats. Would be nice to see how you use it in the future!

Thank you for sharing your wisdom and love for minimalism. Today I cleaned out my childhood bedroom after 7 years of leaving it untouched. I was absolutely shocked by all the stuff I had kept. I ended up donating around 80%, throwing away 10% and keeping the other 10%. For the record I have over 300 books, around 150 DVDs, countless plushies and things I was afraid to throw away because they had been gifted to me. I took your advice of keeping stuff practical and stuff that brought me joy (e.g. a birthday card my parents gave me when I was 12). I feel so free and whilst I do have a long way before I could ever be considered a minimalist, you have taught me so much stuff over the last year I've been following you. As a result, I am able to keep on top of general housework (which was hard for me because of my ADHD and the clutter I owned), my spending habits have got so much better and I was able to take my first vacation this year which I was never able to do because I would always spend my money on clutter. Whilst its not perfect, I can honestly say the quality of my life has vastly improved over the last year from following your advice and watching your content. Thank you so much Aki, I wish you the best 2024 possible!!!

Thanks for sharing it. You have inspired me to create a more peaceful space for me. Gretings from El Salvador.

Marvellous! Going to watch again, thank you Aki 💚 😊

Happy New Year Aki, thank you for your videos they are inspiring. Love from the UK

Happy new year Aki! I love your videos!

You gave me peace of mind and so much inspiration to create a space such as yours. ありがと ございます!

It is awesome! So peaceful and calming.

Man, I have been living in Japan for 13 years. So much stuff collected... I must steal these ideas for sure. ありがとうございました! (Thank you very much!)。

Awesome! I love bamboo too!

I love just about all the changes you've made to your room! I particularly like all the bamboo, it has such a clean and peaceful feel to it. The tatami mats look like they would feel so nice to walk on! The only thing I'd worry about is taking away the curtains - what happens if you need your room to be dark? Or if you need to block the sunlight to keep your room cool? I have the kind of blinds that are a single sheet of vinyl the same size as the window. You can pull a chain to roll the blind up, and it ends up in a tight roll at the very top of the window. Mine are white, the same colour as the wall and window frame, so when they're rolled up, you can hardly notice them at all. But they're very good at blocking the light despite being quite thin, so when they're pulled down, you can make a room pretty dark even during the day! I live in Australia, and the sun can be very fierce in Summer - it can be a challenge to try and keep your house cool, even with an air conditioner. So on hot days, I close all the blinds in the house, and because they're white, they reflect the sunlight and help keep the house a lot cooler. They also hold a buffer of air between the curtain and the window pane which acts as insulation, helping to keep your house from losing warmth in winter. Those kind of blinds might work for your room?

Relatable and inspirational at the same time - love it! I live in Denmark, but I feel a part of me belongs in Japan😃

I'm very glad to find your channel. I like your thoughts, your words and voice. Thank you 🌺☀️🌿

I really love your videos, they are so inspiring 😊

I enjoyed this, I am decluttering contents from large family home to apartment. I need a simpler life.

Admirable! I wish I could learn to let go of things. Throwing away things without the fear that I still could use it. I want to learn being happy and free.

Nice video Samurai. Such a peaceful feeling!

Nice job! Thank you for sharing your project! I'm inspired by the changes you've made to your room. 👍

Amazing transformation!!

Very useful tips, thanks a lot. By the way I really like that black and gray kimono 👌🏻

Really nice makeover, your room looks very relaxing and cozy now! :) It is interesting to experiment with the brightness of the light by looking at the Kelvin Scale on the light bulbs, which determines their color/temperature. If its too high like 4000-5000K its very close to daylight and therefore affects sleep. This kind of light is more suitable for places like offices in order to provide energy. But for a bedroom a scale of 2000-3000K is better suited for creating a warmer relaxing atmosphere before bedtime. It was a really good idea that you changed your light :D

I absolutely love your videos. You have such a wonderful energy

That was really cool. Didn't think this would be the video I need today. Thanks for sharing. I'm trying to plan my future house and this will ensure my room will be sacred XD

Lol, so I've watched a few of this man's videos and they were interesting. But this one got me to subscribe. Rolling around on the tatami mats did it.

I was imagining the scent of tatami in that box! Glorious! Some of us in western countries do New Year cleans; we have Slavic background n it is a part of our family approach to life - we clean very conscientiously much like the Japanese do, to respect our property and space - but I love Osouji (forgive our mixed spelling) and a clean space.

Amazing! Simply lovely! Thank you so much for sharing with us! You’re a huge inspiration to me. I’m a bamboo person too ;) It’s a super versatile material and helps the environment a lot. Happy new year to everyone here 🌱🌿☘️🍀

Been a fan ever since! I remember following you when you still had just a couple of 100 subscribers, your minimalist content was my favorite because the way you setup your videos were organized the way i wanted. I love how you explain your tips, tricks and best practices in a bulleted/ numbered sequece. You also share cute, funny comments between each point which I really appreciate ❤ I have a content suggestions, not really sure if everyone wants this sort of video from you or it's something you'd want, but I think it would be cool wherein you can ask your followers to send in questions about you, then you can choose which you want to answer. I maybe biased cause I just really want to know more about you. P.S. Might also be cause I'm crushing on you a bit. hihi hope you notice! 🥰

Your positive energy is infectious! Thanks for a great video.

hank you so much for showing us this journey. I appreciate your videos very much. they are so inspiring.