Tour of a Traditional Japanese House

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14 жыл бұрын

A walk through a large traditional Japanese house with a beautiful garden in Tokyo. The Asakura House is located three minutes away from Daikanyama station (one stop from Shibuya). The house was built in 1919 by a very rich family and it is rare to find such a well preserved building that survived both the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923 and the fire bombings in World War II. A must see if you like Japanese architecture and homes.
From Daikanyama Station, go to the intersection of Hachiman Dori and Kyu-Yamate Dori. It is a very short walk. You will see a police box (koban) at the intersection. Take the pedestrian bridge to the koban. The entrance is located across the street from the koban. The fee is 100 yen. Recommended not to go during winter in order to enjoy the views of the garden.

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@InUtero30 Жыл бұрын

This guy is my dad

@cuds1971 11 жыл бұрын

I cannot tell you how much I love how the Japanese incorporate the outside into their homes and live with nature, instead of choppping it all down like they do here in the UK to make god damn awful estates

@niharika1804 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah you right.. i like peaceful place that is connected with nature and also i want to listen sweet chirping of birds and murmuring of insects.

@jaredgrey39 4 жыл бұрын

I am from the UK and agree, developers should of been built our houses detached and each different, like in America.

@BaffledBrains 4 жыл бұрын

I love Japan specialy these houses I mean who build this this such a beautiful house with nature surrounding it

@em3876 4 жыл бұрын

@@jaredgrey39 there are plenty of detached houses and also all the houses cant look completely different as it may mess up the style of the road, e.g if you made a modern house in a historical neighbourhood

@ibuki9695 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I left London because it was terrible for me 😥

@gabrielhuff3297 8 жыл бұрын

I clicked on this video and not even 5 seconds in I hear the stereotypical background in anime cicada sound...

@Firststepp1 8 жыл бұрын

that's what I thought as well 😂

@Iamthefriendlyguy 8 жыл бұрын

Same Bruh

@hakbug 8 жыл бұрын

its not stereotypical if it actually is a real sound. It's close to reality

@yarixzamendoza6314 8 жыл бұрын

I thought the same

@beverage7335 6 жыл бұрын

Cicadas are everywhere in Japan, I remember there being one in the hallway once and my Japanese teacher picked it up with her hands and threw it out the window like it was nothing, it simply flew away. Apparently people in Japan will catch them for fun during the summer.

@0omatthewo0 7 жыл бұрын

i just love how the hallway is connect to garden, i gotta have house like that one day

@antivisions 4 жыл бұрын

I wish

@wizzlet6821 3 жыл бұрын

They call it an engawa

@user-xh1qg1uf3s 11 жыл бұрын

Asakura family who built this house was rice traders and owned this area for generations.They still hold the shopping mall called "Hillside Terrace" behind this house.Cicada in Japan may be different species from US.The sound of cicada changes four times a year.Nobody feels noisy.The cicada of August sounds like "tsuku tsuku hooshi".In Japanese hooshi means Buddhist monk. I am waiting for this cicada coming to my home.

@HumanbeingonfloatingEarth 7 жыл бұрын

japan seems so lovely. the way they live seems very attractive...

@theepufferfish7918 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah and all those really cool forests

@kakarotguy7654 7 жыл бұрын

it must be so peaceful to live in a house like that

@gabasi3 8 жыл бұрын

i wish all houses were like that japan is so pretty i just want to move there and live in a house like that

@salamhyr1356 8 жыл бұрын

OMG sameeeee I really wanna move there and live in a traditional house like this

@gabasi3 8 жыл бұрын

totally i love the style of the house

@gabasi3 8 жыл бұрын

Fiona Jamieson yea

@doicare1169 8 жыл бұрын

When I have a house of my own I'll make the front and the living room are Japanese-styled. I just want having a mix of different cultures and styles.

@doicare1169 8 жыл бұрын

+Außerirdische make sure*

@ThePokefreak98 10 жыл бұрын

My dream house

@ikhwanmahasan2598 4 жыл бұрын

Usually, human being does not like their own traditional culture, I wonder if Japanese people think the same... their traditional looks so calm and clean, i love it.

@Dihyyy 3 жыл бұрын

Usually? Why u think that, most people do enjoy their culture dare i say

@voltgaming2213 3 жыл бұрын

Most people like own culture ,those who don’t they don’t realise it

@TC-lp8jx 8 жыл бұрын

Japanese traditional houses are very simple looking but beautiful and clean on the same time.

@Beyondzz 9 жыл бұрын

I'd like to own such a beautiful traditional Japanese house one day..

@chaosPneumatic 11 жыл бұрын

As a nature lover, I love the idea of a home that directs more focus the outside environment. For example, having hallways on the outside with sliding doors. Japanese architecture seems almost made for me!

@lost_in_w0nderland 2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love the layout of these traditional Japanese houses I would love to live in one

@itsjustrenee1320 10 жыл бұрын

japanese had style before anyone else knew what style was! American craftsman homes have a lot of japanese knockoff design features but they're missing those wonderful sliding paper doors and outer hallways. Those outer hallways are fantastic! It seems like it would help make the interior of the house much quieter with a hall built around the entire living quarters.

@lorascelsi8102 5 жыл бұрын

We live in a craftsman house so true very much like the Japanese house. Oriental decor looks great in a craftsman too.

@Sean-ll5cm 5 жыл бұрын

I still love the craftsman architecture.. maybe it's 'missing' something, but it beats cookie cutter crap by a country mile

@azlandtheamerican 3 жыл бұрын

I believe those outer hallways are called "Engawa" (縁側 (I hope that's the right Kanji lol))

@theepufferfish7918 3 жыл бұрын

They don't even have to worry about having strong windows cus they know they are safe

@abcxyz- 2 жыл бұрын

Not before anyone. East had Civilization before the west and that is true. India, china, japan, java are some such examples...

@judejulus8354 9 жыл бұрын

I'm so obsessed with Chinese and Japanese culture these days

@nicolettaciccone1004 6 жыл бұрын

Jude Julus I am obsessed with Japanese and Korean culture so you are not alone.

@mylive9460 6 жыл бұрын

Jude Julus chinese👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼👎🏼

@nicolettaciccone1004 6 жыл бұрын

da will Thank you I read China and Japan conquered Korea. Korea went through a lot and North Korea is going through worse, oh boy I think every country went and are stink going through a process of self culture government but I think some countries enjoy freedom. ☺

@bryanmartinez6600 6 жыл бұрын

ini Budi modern China nope 1900 and before love it. They did have a lot of small scale wars during the dynasties, they every region was a bit different in it's own way.

@heyborttheeditor1608 5 жыл бұрын

U kno what if u r western is say it's not as romantic as ur imagining it to be.

@hanawardono7494 10 жыл бұрын

Oh god, the garden and courtyard are magnificent!

@NerdyMadness0w0 10 жыл бұрын

When I get older I am gonna build one of these. Not a huge one like this but one similar.

@NerdyMadness0w0 4 жыл бұрын

@@Kyettia It's still my dream! Thanks.

@kurumee6564 3 жыл бұрын

@@NerdyMadness0w0 oh God, you actually replied again after half a decade. I'm so happy to hear

@sonaehmed5688 3 жыл бұрын

It is my dream, too. Hope we will do it 😍

@jnsurg947 8 жыл бұрын

This kind of old styled house who survived bombing were lost due to the changes in society. Changes of the family make-up, huge inheritance tax etc.Many thanks for the upload.

@marvinwilson3142 9 жыл бұрын

Thats Sasuke Uchihas' home u guys remember when he and itachi sat there 3:03

@yo-rs1wm 5 жыл бұрын

True

@aprilbennett4161 4 жыл бұрын

@Michelle Ortiz The reference is still BS.

@Redmow51 4 жыл бұрын

@@aprilbennett4161 LOL! Let him have his fun.

@bogdanvoiculescu03 3 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what i was thinking, and that’s actually the reason why i searched for these types of houses I was rewatching naruto and got to that part where sasuke and itachi sat together on that edge, and when i saw the house style and the outdoor nature i wanted to see if those still exist in real life. Really beautiful!

@blitzbro2134 9 жыл бұрын

AIl think about is anime when watching this

@pometaan 9 жыл бұрын

Blitz Bro that otaku feel

@veromaeancajas4117 8 жыл бұрын

+Blitz Bro same!

@veangeful3 8 жыл бұрын

Piece of shit weeaboo.

@pometaan 8 жыл бұрын

Infinitus Paradoxious chill out bro

@dnsoulx 7 жыл бұрын

i am also a weeb

@Khamomil 6 жыл бұрын

One advantage of having the passageways on the periphery of the house is that they act as insulation for the rooms which are then easier to heat in the wintertime. One thing I'd like to see is what kind of storage they have for dishes, linens clothing, books etc. I like the bare room look but how about convenience? Surely there's a system.

@Fear_the_Nog 11 жыл бұрын

There are scarcely any in Japanese culture. They sleep in Futons which are stored during the day.....the only things that exist are low tables for tea, meals, and lamps, which are also able to be stored. The philosophy is to have an empty space, which reflects Zen Buddhism's meditative take on emptiness, as well as the practicality of using the space to do anything. As such, a house is highly flexible and often reconfigured easily to fit whatever need.

@annhilitationtwofold8417 6 жыл бұрын

random fact: i REALLY like the sound of cicadas. like, unbelievably much.

@CristalRose03 10 жыл бұрын

It's so beautiful. I've always wanted to move to Japan, but I've always had my doubts because I like traditional Japan better than the contemporary one. I guess a place like that would be wonderful if you feel like me :S

@sushimiguy 10 жыл бұрын

OMG just looking inside this house makes me wanna try acting stupid and do ninja rolls coz it looks so cool haha

@Gamelover882 10 жыл бұрын

Ikr! It's so epic. Maybe you and a pal could fight with broomsticks and call the room a dojo

@mikotoozawa1303 10 жыл бұрын

Best comment ever

@heteroshipswhatarethosereo7618 5 жыл бұрын

I don't know why but houses like these make me feel nostalgic

@alephtinaa 3 жыл бұрын

I like how everything in the house is there for a purpose. It's not crowded with furniture and it's really pretty and untouched

@veromaeancajas4117 8 жыл бұрын

im gonna build a house like this in our place someday!

@avalynn1392 3 жыл бұрын

hows it going?

@calm1tbh 3 жыл бұрын

Did you build it yet?

@rishotnongkhlaw6113 3 жыл бұрын

Anime is the main reason I love Japanese culture and traditional houses

@mingchenwei1978 3 жыл бұрын

Mindset of Weeaboos, weebs and otakus: Japan = anime Seriously, I’m an avid anime fan, but not everything japanese is anime related.

@sandracarli1110 8 жыл бұрын

I love the paper walls, the corridors to the garden and the garden. Perfect to relax and meditate.

@JO-so1dk 8 жыл бұрын

that makes so much better sense to have hallway on outside of the house and bedrooms facing gardens. western houses should be built like that too

@Schoolgirl509 11 жыл бұрын

I like the sound at the beginning it sounds calming and I have a lot of energy

@KuriKNko 12 жыл бұрын

Japanese traditional architecture really costs more than usual buildings nowadays... (one of the reason is shortage of craft men and carpenters.)

@Edoo0902 12 жыл бұрын

very beautiful house. You know the Japanese traditional poem "HAIKU"? "How still it is here-- Stinging into the stones, The locusts' trill." This Japanese house embodies that.

@atsukorichards1675 2 жыл бұрын

Is it『閑さや岩にしみ入る蝉の声』by 松尾芭蕉/Matsuo Basho? Then it is a cicada, not locust.

@tornmask1 10 жыл бұрын

wow, beautiful classic ancient treasure Japanese home! thanks so much for the view presentation.

@tamaraanthonypillai6310 9 жыл бұрын

Woooow stunning! I live in Denmark, and I am so tired of the stupid superficial western life style! It's all about money and fame. I just wanna move to Japan and live peacefully in a traditional beautiful house, located in the forest. Im in love with that house

@ProudsAion 9 жыл бұрын

Derp 6408 you'll be begging to move back once you realise there's no internet or ANY form of communication

@tamaraanthonypillai6310 9 жыл бұрын

No. I'd like that actually! Penguin Bobby

@johnmalory26 9 жыл бұрын

Derp 6408 Lol, you live in Denmark, a Scandinavian socialist country, where you pay high taxes, so what are you talking about. I've seen a lot of people who have never been anywhere, admiring other cultures, and then reality hits them and they're happy to go back home. Japan is very expensive, it's almost impossible to get a citizenship, and you'll be a Gaijin forever.

@tamaraanthonypillai6310 9 жыл бұрын

johnmalory26 i know!! It's literally impossible, but I still dream about it. I just really hate the society, that we live in.

@saja9593 9 жыл бұрын

Forstår dig.

@moxie.egx7000 7 жыл бұрын

freaking amazing ! thank you for uploading the video

@nanabarnes3115 7 жыл бұрын

beautiful, i love japanese house.

@lenguyenhungarc23 7 жыл бұрын

wowm, that was such an awesome Traditional Japanese House

@khateantonetteclituanas4873 5 жыл бұрын

Wow so beautiful japanese house I love it 😮😊👍

@PIECRUST27 9 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@pmobb1009 4 жыл бұрын

good tour . garden is very natural!!!

@paisleypeach44 7 жыл бұрын

Love the garden!

@karenlovesyahweh 12 жыл бұрын

very beautiful.. thank you for sharing.

@blblalalbla 7 жыл бұрын

Oh, I love that. Especially the insects sound outside...

@TheSurvivalSecrets 11 жыл бұрын

Amazing, thanks for sharing.

@cm00x 12 жыл бұрын

Wow. So beautiful.

@johanwindh6218 10 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

@cand7e7ack 9 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, lovely

@truebluekit 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the vid. Really nice work.

@goodthingtaketime1799 3 жыл бұрын

Wow so beautiful home😀😀

@M_zinoo11 4 жыл бұрын

thank you for this

@jasminflower3814 7 жыл бұрын

Very interesting and such beautiful gardens. Thank you, from Australia ;-)

@BrittanysAdarcangel 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this awesome video! I hope to stop there one day!

@talhaalmqrmy2062 3 жыл бұрын

Hi How are you

@potatolife6899 6 жыл бұрын

I'm totally loving it! 😍

@Idontunderstandchess 11 жыл бұрын

thank you so much for the video.

@igor3652 2 жыл бұрын

Simply breathtaking

@kyoyaq 10 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@desertforest2221 Жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@lukecamp7262 5 жыл бұрын

I need a house like this with the inter garden .. So relaxing

@midkiffsjoy 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for posting a video of this BEAUTIFUL traditional home. I very much enjoyed a chance to see it. :)

@JAWAutomotive 13 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing place;awesome garden. Thanks for posting!

@FreakyLeeky23 12 жыл бұрын

Love these type of homes

@KazumaroStation 4 жыл бұрын

Love the style of japanese houses.

@alexisc9386 9 жыл бұрын

This is awesome

@Jobe-13 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful

@LucianSKane 6 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous

@lovelyjubly7 12 жыл бұрын

thats so lovely :) i feel the same way the music of nature is so soothing to the soul

@user-pr9ek3bj6u 3 жыл бұрын

I’m absolutely fascinated with everything Japanese, especially their traditional homes... One day hopefully I will build my own Japanese style house, it would be such a treat and I know I would feel so happy and at ease living in it... respect to the great and glorious people of Japan, the hard-working geniuses who have achieved so much and provided humanity with many modes of comfort. Maz, Lebanon

@lovemishmash8959 4 жыл бұрын

Love it. ☺

@RyuuNoSenshi 13 жыл бұрын

that has to be the most beautiful tradtional Japanese house I've ever seen! I've been a huge fan of Japan and her traditions and stuff for years and my mouth just dropped wide open the moment this video began!! BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

@CushionOfWealth 9 жыл бұрын

Interesting to hear mention, in the blurb, that the house survived the sad bombing, of the Second World War. My experience of Tokyo, before the Second World War, was that most of the city was covered in wooden houses of two stories. Much like the density of the houses in London when that city was burned, by fire, three hundred and fifty years ago, spreading from eaves to eaves; the houses in London were all made of wood, too, mostly with thatched roofs, even in the city. . It is hard for modern day folk to imagine a wooden city but via text books we can see that this was common and that sparks (from bombs etc,) flying in the wind made the fire spread quickly. . Sorry to go on, thank you very much, Bobby, for posting the video, The Asakura House is a great place, thank you for telling, we all, all about it. . 0:41 Ill fitting carpet; someone should tell them. 2:12 The hallways are "on the outside"? I don't think you mean that, the hallway is "running around the perimeter of the house" might be better. Or just side; "run around the entire side of the house". "Outside" implies a separate structure. . 5:00 An Enclosed Garden with pond.

@KylaMatriano 6 жыл бұрын

The garden is dreamlike ☺

@Monaedeezy 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@Izuhu 11 жыл бұрын

Japanese architecture is amazing. So much more fascinating then America's culture.

@shelbychambers6673 6 жыл бұрын

Why can’t you appreciate both cultures without putting down one of them? Both countries are beautiful in their own right. There’s pros and cons on both sides smh.

@aindrewwilson2680 10 жыл бұрын

love this

@megamanx979 12 жыл бұрын

Really want to go Japan. Thanks for the tour

@ulfaniikhwana4138 6 жыл бұрын

omaigatt i love that nature sound 💕

@dpropertys6252 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice beautiful house ☺

@soleaguirre100 12 жыл бұрын

Nice garden!

@DonMasakoni 7 жыл бұрын

"indoor-gardens" are fantastic :)

@ronisworld2916 6 жыл бұрын

that was amazing! thank you sharing this. i hope i too can personally visit it someday! more power!... Request: Samurai House

@mrmister1657 5 жыл бұрын

That’s a really nice house👏🏾

@tetsuoswrath 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading that video. I wish we all could live in houses like that.

@larkatmic 5 жыл бұрын

It sounds really humid. Thanks for the tour

@rcmontecalvo 13 жыл бұрын

i love the sound of the cicadas. reminds me of home

@forkfour 12 жыл бұрын

That is just so beautiful o my god I would die to live in this house. I appreciate you posting this greatly !!!!! thumbs up!

@bigdaddystrokes 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this.. it's difficult to find old traditional japanese house references

@lya7231 6 жыл бұрын

Planning on making a house like this in the future😍😍😍

@ZhoomTheCool 10 жыл бұрын

wow so beautiful ^^

@aliabeany 6 жыл бұрын

I wish I could live here one day! It's so beautiful

@sirine_h4315 4 жыл бұрын

beautiful house i see in my live

@tictock700 11 жыл бұрын

I'm going to cry because it's so gorgeous

@Zardoz4441 4 жыл бұрын

All made of (polished) wood, paper and silk, very natural, this houses radiates serenity and balance, very nice!

@OnceUponADiet 12 жыл бұрын

Lovely home. The indoor garden was my fave part. :D

@beverage7335 6 жыл бұрын

I would love to have a house like this, I plan on building a small house styled like this in the future, nothing will be better than the original though...

@sketchratner 7 жыл бұрын

Always loved the traditional architecture and the homes with the interior gardens.. surprised by how small the rooms are for such a large place.. all hallways.. would have been nice to see them have artifacts and furnishings you would see used to get an idea of what and how the rooms were used.. though there probably wasn't a lot in terms of material possessions I guess.