Come join us as we give a tour of our newish Japanese home and show how we furnished it. For example, did you know that a new home doesn’t come with heating, cooling, or most of the lights? Our home is located in Tokyo and in a style I’ve heard called a pencil home (straight up).
While Pokemon is still a big thing in North America, for kids in Japan, it’s been eclipsed by Yo-kai watch. With this half let’s play, half walking tour, see what Yo-Kai watch is like on the Nintendo 3DS and in real life.
In this episode, we visit Azalee Nursery School (Hoikuen) and take a tour of the childcare centre. In Canada, we’d probably call this a mix between a daycare and preschool.
There’s some differences in the way that Valentine’s Day is celebrated in Japan than in Canada, one of them being tomochoko (friend chocolate). Aiko explains what it’s all about.
Ever wondered what a brand new Japanese house looks like? Well, join me on a complete guided tour of a new home in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan.
Special thanks
Sanshin Realty (http://www.sanshin-k.net/) for showing me around (not a sponsored video, in case you’re wondering).
Patrons who support these mini-docs! https://www.patreon.com/lifewhereimfrom
Nephew and wife for doing translations.
And I shouldn’t forget John Daub from Only in Japan who assisted me on the shoot. Check out his channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/ONLYinJAPANWAORYU
In my latest housing video I got the statistics wrong for the median household income in the U.S. and Canada. In this video I explain how I got it wrong.
Coming to Japan from Canada (and the crazy housing market that is Vancouver), I was surprised to find out that the average family could afford a brand new house, even in the city of Tokyo. In this video I explore how this is possible.
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