I grew up in Japan. I'm about the same age these kids. They really seem quite wealthy; nobody in my neighborhood lived so well. Still, I enjoy this. It makes me nostalgic.

No, it wasn't unusual then. That "singing" actually is traditional "chanting" named "Yokyoku" or "Utai" telling old stories, some more than 4-5 centuries old, one of several forms of similar chanting/singing. Yokyoku is mainly practiced by Samurai clans, almost as requirement. This chanting is used for NOH acting telling ancient stories. This family seemed in higher middle class, possibly descend of Samurai class that the quality, size of house/garden, look of the family members show.

Ichiro’s elementary school is that of a famous Catholic private school. Ichiro's house is very large and its Japanese garden is marvelous. Few Japanese have that kind of beautiful garden. Ichiro's father's white suits are fashionable. Ichiro's father must be an establishment rich businessman.

I was born and brought up in Kyoto. Really enjoyed watching this video. Yup, rich family.

This looks like a super rich upper-class family

Thank you for the video, which remainds me childhood. Here are minor corrections from a child who was born and raised in Tokyo around that time. We did have screens at that time. Kaya, the the mosquito protection sleeper cover, was for much older era, and I personally never seen the real one. I remember that my grand mother used to explain what Kaya was to me. Electric mosquito killer was available, too. We called it "be-pu" We were still using the coil style mosquito killer, but it was not so popular for fire sefety reason. People are not wearing kimono for daily life, except older peole, say age 60+. Kimono was for occasions. If a person wear it everyday at the mother's age, it looked a bit unusual, meaning that people might think the person had special background to do so. We definitely did have meat at dinner almost everyday in1965. We ate rice for dinner, but majority (if not, more than half) of families have bread and cereals for breakfast, especilly at Tokyo area. My grand father's favorate was french baggete in the morning. It had to be purchased from a certain bakery bacuse it tasted so good. I still remember the bakery 's name. Hope it helps. xx

I think this film was taken 50's because in 1965 i was uni student Tokyo was much more modern!

My grand parents' house was about the same mostly. There was a small bridge over a pond and Koi(fish) were swimming in it. They wore Kimono every day. My grandpa enjoyed Wisky every night. I miss him and those memories...

Thank you for sharing this amazing videos. Been living in Tokyo since 2014 it's really interesting to watch them grow from scratch. It's fascinating how their manners and culture has never changed they are truly the most polite and hardworking people on earth .

I was still 11 years old on that time. Wow........It happened 55 years ago. So fantastic. 🙏👍

この当時のお父さん偉い❗疲れてるのに、仕事帰り、子供たちの為に、オモチャかって、お母さんも頑張り、お皿が綺麗だな

Hi Michael, these old videos of Japan are wonderful. Thank you very much for uploading!

This seems more like a film from the 1950s rather than 1965. I loved it.

これが親父や祖父母が生きていた時代なんやな～

Crazy to think that Ichiro is nearly 70 nowadays

It would be so cool to travel back in time and explore cultures like these during their prime. Guess one can only dream..

This was so peaceful to watch....just like visiting old times🥰

40年以上前カラー映像には感動しましたが・・・余りにも家族が当時では考えられない裕福で現実からかけ離れてる気がして、違和感を感じました。 ドキメンタリーではなく、ドラマを見てる？・・・と思えば観れます。

seen pears at 25 yens ... now if you're lucky they're 100yen each X°D And backpacks haven't change in shape! Love it! only the colors have changed now. Black for boys and red for girls is still the most used, but there's also a full rage of pink and light blue shapes, and i'm quite sure i've seen a green one XD

Yes, zoom in on that creepy doll that watches over the children as they sleep. :{J

新聞紙にくるんで売ってたのは今思えばエコだったな

Love watching films like this, finding out about different cultures

Thank you for this channel very interesting videos

I doubt that this was "everyday life" for most Japanese. Large house, huge garden, etc. Wealthy family.

素晴しい　日本が日本だった頃の映像です

"Trains are all electric. On time. And very fast."

These videos are gems.

この頃、地方都市の長屋団地暮らしだったけど、親も含めてテレビ(白黒)ばかり見てたぜ。 風呂は無かったので、銭湯通い。 蚊帳は生まれてこの方一度も見た事ない。 ベープ(マットタイプ)か豚の蚊取り線香入れだったもんね。 こんな行儀の良い和風な暮らし、見たことない。 アメリカのテレビドラマの影響か、庶民でも洋風な暮らしに憧れて、畳の上に椅子置いたりしてた時代。 富裕層なら、日本家屋であっても、なおさら洋風な生活してたはず。 このお宅、西洋人の日本人に対するステレオタイプ演出じゃね？

1965年は東京オリンピックの翌年ですね、私が中学2年生、邦楽では舟木一夫のリーフと云う曲が流行っていました、洋楽ではジリオラチンクエッティの夢見る想い、シルヴィーバルタンのアイドルを探せ、サイモンとガーファンクルのサウンドオブサイレンスが流行っていました。

I went to japan several times and i love japan

Lovey. Simply Remarkably Beautiful.

現代を生きる自分より良い生活だな。いいな～ 笑。

当時の都心部に住む中流～その上あたりの家庭の様子です。着物に割烹着のお母さん懐かしいです。７０年代頃まで、普段でも着物を着ている年配女性をよく見かけました。木枠の窓とちゃぶ代のある和室での食事風景は、洋風化と核家族化が進んだ今では、こんな温かい一家団欒の姿は二度と無い、遠い昔の話しになるんでしょうね。

Good old days....1 dollar = ¥ 365...👍

This is where my dad was born in 1964.. he is half white half Japanese (Okinawan)

お風呂は 毎日は 入らなかったのかな？ あ〜でもなんだか幸せそう😊

1965年経験したかったです情景がレトロ感覚濃厚ですから

This family belongs to upper middle class in 1965 Japan. Except that the house is relatively large, the interior decorations are very plain, the desks and dining table have no chair, and the book shelves are ordinary plain ones. They all sleep in futon, not bed. They all sit on the floor instead of using chairs. A super rich family in Japan in 1965 had luxurious European style furniture in the house, and all the family members were dressed in expensive clothes.

👍👍👍👍 всегда мечтала посмотреть какая культура у японцев, умнейшая нация

This family is not representative obviously... but one thing for sure is that his father is handsome...イケメン

Just the thought of having to prepare the room for bed every night- putting down mats, sheets, etc, and then putting it all away every morning, is exhausting.

its like i am travelling in time😍

お父さんイケメン

Dad's teeth are perfect daamn

old man! you are doing a very good job for the younger one.

これが約５０年前かぁ。作り物の映像でしょうが、実際はもうちょっと現代に近かったような気がします。だってこの前年に東京オリンピックがあり、この翌年にはビートルズが来日したんですよ。その頃の私を思い返してみると、最初に述べた感想になります。錯覚かもしれませんが、、。

These kids are in their 60s at this present time, that's just strange.

Once upon a time, owing to _Mystery Science Theatre,_ I’d laugh at vignettes like this. Nowadays I find that I become impossibly wistful and even melancholy when I see ‘em, ‘cos I yearn to go back to such a time . . .

Very interesting 👍🏽

俺は当時2歳。この頃からの記憶が今も残ってる。

nobody noticed the kid playing baseball is called Ichiro ? xD

They look like actors who haven't known each other.

蚊帳吊ってる。 懐かしい

I don't see why people need to point out they're rich. It is supposed to be a model ideal family, it's in the title.

三点半就放学了。太幸福了

very well taught and super rich upper class it is

蚊帳が出てきた。この頃はうちも使ってたけど２～３年後には使わなくなったな。

Japan is Number One. 😍👍

1965年というと自分が7歳のころだけど、まわりにこんな裕福な家庭はなかったな・・・ 最近格差社会という言葉を聞くけれど昔からとくに変わってないですね、お金持ちと貧乏人は そのままスライドしているだけのようです、。自分は50年たってもビンボー人です（笑）

懐かしい映像アップロード、ありがとうございます。私は、 イチロウ君と同い年位です。映像は名家の裕福な家庭に見えます。ですが、市営住宅に住むサラリーマンだった私のお父さんも謡っていました。なんでしょうかね、流行っていたのでしょうか？

I love these videos! I wish I could get to Japan! I would never come back to the USA

I Do Super Love Japan The Most

Thanks.

お父さんは本当にイケメンですね

@wimpie25 . No, Morocco and Egypt are the only countries I visited on the African continent.

Japan half a century ago was certainly better than most developing countries today.

一般的な中間層ではなく、いわゆるお金持ちの家庭の様子ですね。実在ではないかもしれませんが、お父さんお母さんは戦前ちゃんとした教育を家庭内外で受ける機会のあった方々をモデルにしているのでは。少し違和感（気取った感じ）はありますが、生活や風俗の紹介で間違っているところはありません。また私の叔父は特に金持ちではありませんでしたが、謡曲を習っていました。家でも練習していたはずです。

I wish you had more video of Ethiopia like Japan

I just love the Japanese family system

An atypical synthetic family.

お父さん、60年代から70年代のドラマに出てた俳優さんに似てる…

I am a Japanese guy who was born in Tokyo, 1951. And I am TERRIBLY curious to know about the non-native Japanese people who will comment/commented on this video: To what extent are YOU familiar with Japan? Comments based on AMPLE evidence, please.

わ、暁星だ! 映ってんの超先輩達じゃん。 2:04

The family look rich.

皆さんのコメントを見ると、この家庭は裕福なんですね。私の母方の祖父母は同じような家に住んでいました。庭には橋が渡った池があり、祖父はウィスキーや熱燗を毎晩ゆっくり嗜み、祖父母は毎日着物で過ごしていたものです。私の母は貧しい家庭で育った父と結婚し私は平々凡々な家庭に育ちましたが、今思えば祖父母の家庭は立派な処だったんだと今更ながら思います。火事で母屋は跡形もなくなり寂しいものですが、今でもあの素晴らしい家屋は濃い思い出になっています。お爺さんが恋しいな…。素敵な昭和動画に涙が出ました。

相当な裕福層なんだろうな

太好了 非常喜歡日本 我定居在日本 喜歡日本古文化⋯⋯

ichiro will grow up to a handsome jpop model😊😊

1965年はもっと洋風な家が多かったよ。 1960年以前な感じがする。

The doll at the end...

The narrative is rather quaint, and something that sounds a little "backward" hearing this in 2019. Wow, did I live long enough to remember that time??? Good news! Kimono is hotter than ever!!!!

この時代は生徒が多かったんだな〜。今は1クラスに生徒が30人弱ぐらいだよ…自分の時は1クラスに40人ぐらいはいた。

5912doitsu - the cars shown were definitely manufactured in the 1960's. My car nut friend says 1961 so in fact you're more right than me. Not 65' 61.' Great video regardless.

And at the end, Japanese Annabel was looking at them...

Isn't Japan the most amazing country in the world? ☺️

I was surprised that Ichiro had already started to play baseball that year!

昭和38年の東京の風景か素晴らしいよ。

By model family you mean a rich family with gigantic garden backyard..

they changed clothes 5 times a day and in India in 65 we hardly changed once a day most extreme cases 2 times ..

Japan is the Best

魚を無造作に新聞紙に包んでたな。

終戦時の焼け野原の子供達は、大人になり、働いている。そして、家族を持ち、子供達は学校に行って、真面に教育を受けている。

Omg hanako is the most typical old Japanese girl name u can think of😂😂

現代でもありえない豪華な食卓だな。昔の日本は豊かだったんだね。

I'm watching this video old japan city life same to Jakarta Indonesia of year 1960's,but all people has playing old games traditional (before modern) Oh,im love is that time and the,when of time can back or reverse to the years old

That doll at the end is so spooky, gee.

One happy Japanese family. ^_^

Oh great - à familylife is happy

thinking that Ichiro either have a large family now or one of the Japan's cases nowadays called Kudokushi. a wealthy family like him might do arrange marriage too. hope he is doing good in this pandemic.

両親の生まれた年やな、両親は離島の育ちやけど貧乏で靴なんか買えなくて裸足で生活してたと聞いたが　都会とは生活がかけ離れてたんやな