Why Kyoto's Traditional Homes Are Going EXTINCT

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⛩️ Kyoto's traditional townhouses (Machiya) are stunning to behold and amazing to stay in overnight. However, they're disappearing at a worrying rate. We go inside and discover the 5 characteristics that make up a Kyoto townhouse and uncover why they've become endangered.
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A HUGE thanks to Koji Maeda for letting me loose with a camera inside his incredible townhouses!
⛩️ His Kyoto Machiya: www.risshisha-group.com/en/
🏡 His Instagram gallery: instagram.com/risshisha.group/
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Abroad in Japan
Måned siden
NOTIFICATION SQUAD: I've desperately wanted to film a video in Kyoto for years and I'm delighted to have finally done it! It's currently eerily quiet given the absence of tourists, with the exception of domestic travellers taking advantage of this unusually quiet period. The city is a cinematographer's dream and I look forward to heading back there in the coming months to shoot a couple more videos - if there's anything in particular you want me to film, let me know. Open to your ideas!
Scots Jim
18 dager siden
I'd be interested to know about the shrines. What are their purpose? What's those big gate-like thingies you go under to enter shrines signify? Why is there one out in the water ( I forget where it is in Japan but I have a beautiful wallpaper of it ) if they're intended to be gates/entrances? Why are shrines usually above the villages in the foothills? Why are there so many steps to go up, especially in shrines? Do all shrines follow a similar traditional layout or are each unique in some way? Are they visited at certain auspicious times of the year for arcane ceremonies? Or are they just used for folk to chill out in and think of their ancestors? These are some of the things I'd like to know about, so if you know, then I want to know too :) P.S. Great channel. You have my utmost respect for heading out to such a foreign land all on your lonesome and your videos are a hoot matey.
Kristina Louisa Flavis
Måned siden
Is there any way you can do a video about the maikos and geikos? :) i would love to hear about that.
Paul H
Måned siden
Would be interested in a video about lgbt culture in Tokyo, not your thing necessarily but might make an interesting video, am currently obsessed with Drag Race, is there a drag scene in Tokyo?
Will Crawford
Måned siden
Kinkaku-ji.
jba52000
Måned siden
great job Chris, this is well-produced, top quality
Scarlet Sky
Dag siden
Man i wanna live like that
dough3e3
2 dager siden
It’s kind of awesome that you’re using your platform to not only help out Kyoto, but also helping the guy who renovates the town houses. Nice!
JeanRain17
3 dager siden
I would love to stay in one of these little homes for a couple of days. They seem so peaceful and gorgeous. I hope your video helps get some eyes on this
kevin roberts
4 dager siden
Ugly house
Gamer Voice
4 dager siden
While on the subject of leaving at the rear... the restroom is gorgeous.
Garry OB
6 dager siden
From youtuber to real estate agent
KyotoMachiyas.com
6 dager siden
Amazing video! Thanks for filming this to let the rest of the world understand more of machiya in Kyoto.
PeaknikMicki
6 dager siden
That Starbucks is one of very few I put my foot in. And I have hot yuzu. Not their coffee...never starbucks coffee.
John Bolton
7 dager siden
Certain older homes in the US are also known for short doorways. Everyone was shorter. It seems as though all we've gained with a few inches is a little more stupidity when it comes to what matters versus what does not.
Curtis Albert
7 dager siden
“Country’s Soul” “国の魂”みたいな感じかなあ？ Good how to say!! 日本人としてはとても良い言い方だなあ〜と思いました！これからも頑張ってください！
jimin jimin
7 dager siden
I really enjoyed this video wahhy
nerevar7incarnate
8 dager siden
A documentary by yourself, seeing one of these Machiya being renovated from start to finish, would be facinating.
Racktoar
8 dager siden
My dream when I move to Japan (IF I do), is to own a countryside estate with a traditional house. Hopefully I can own one in a city too. But, when I visit Kyoto, I will definitely live in one of these houses!
allenissoepic36
8 dager siden
It's frightening to think if these traditional housing were to be destroyed completely, this video is going to be one amongst the few that captures Kyoto's old face and allow people to look back.
RubyTraces
9 dager siden
This video is beautiful, and in a time where (responsible) international travel still seems a while away it was great to see some of Kyoto's sights again. A lot of it really is quite distinct and I remember it even though it's been years since I've been there.
E. jenima
9 dager siden
Are there any houses that are more tradishenal inside and out?
texx8205
9 dager siden
Another great travel video, keep it coming! btw - as Olympics are coming and you are in Japan while the rest of the world can't come, would you consider some Olympics video too when that time comes?
Abel Ambart
11 dager siden
how many contractors in japan still specialize in Traditional homes? Because that matters when it comes to preserving these buildings.
SaTuRoChAn
11 dager siden
so nice looking are the old houses. I wish they really could just renovate them and make them better with earthquake protection etc. at least if it is possible. Because these houses are really so beautiful :D
Dan Caffrey
11 dager siden
My interpretation of “downtown” would be the city centre. But the train station most certainly isn’t the city centre. Until twenty years ago it was a pretty dodgy area and still is to some degree in parts. “Downtown” is a few kilometres to the north, based around the streets of Shijo and Kawaramachi, and to a lesser extent Oike and Karasuma streets. But yes, the station area is a pretty grim.
Cherry Salinger
12 dager siden
I just realized Chris has made it big! Wow!
Banjo Banjo
12 dager siden
Please move all your accounts to Bitchute, Rumble or other services. We need to DEMONETIZE NOmines
Jonathan Joestar
11 dager siden
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Kabir Kumar
12 dager siden
Those houses look beautiful. I want one.
Jon Donnelly
12 dager siden
I feel you could restomod the old design with modern materials which are fireproof, stronger and to code. The problem is probably westernisation, it's just what they prefer now.
Ben Cor
13 dager siden
Now I want to eat sukiyaki again! Stupid pandemic not letting me go to Japan...
Kaname
13 dager siden
lol when things go wrong u dont do 10 takes thats why i like you chris abroad XD
Lolita Nyan
9 dager siden
*Chris England
Justin Bell
13 dager siden
I kept thinking he's really tall, and then I just remembered he's a white guy in Japan.
Andrew Bailey
14 dager siden
Your chopsticks are pointing across the table.
SydMint
14 dager siden
That you for the great interview, it was really nice to hear from the man renovating and preserving the Machiya in Kyoto, his passion and dedication really shows in the the way he brings the buildings back to life :)
Chris McDevitt
14 dager siden
$200 a month??? Sign me up that’s hella cheap!
NattoKami
15 dager siden
The no shoes in thw house thing applies to pretty much all southeast asian countries. Like what even is the point of wearing shoes in the house. Can you imagine the amount of crap you've stepped on throughout the day? Who would want that in their house 😳
mar killeen
15 dager siden
i have a huge japanese cypress tree in my garden
mrdummy
16 dager siden
If tourists are away, the old town will very calm and pretty silenced, i guess more relaxing to walk around. It gives another vibes. It makes filming also much easier, instead asking others wait until you done filming. But, they needs tourists for money income. Hope corona will soon over! Without money, they cannot recover much old houses.
ld
16 dager siden
dude your channel name just clicked with me after years of watching lol. another great vid. cheers.
jasontheking134
16 dager siden
I been to Kyoto many times because my wife family is from there that’s why we visit them a lot we live in Tokyo
Hsuo Mei
16 dager siden
I think those traditional homes are what makes Japan Japan..
BC
16 dager siden
Chris Broad from the BBC?!
J P
16 dager siden
That is such a shame. But I'm glad the percentage of these houses being demolished are still relatively low and there are people renovating currently despite the high investment cost. While I was staying in Kyoto I also saw a number of these buildings being restored. I stayed in one myself, and they are absolutely, one of my most favorite parts about Japan.
Roadrunner 440
17 dager siden
Kyoto, from what I see in this video, is to Tokyo, what Albany is to New York City. You really get a sense of how different two cities that are too far from each other, can be.
SandTiger42
17 dager siden
As somebody who has lived in one, my first take was "good riddance". They may look so awesome, but having no insulation made me feel like I was camping outside in summers and winters. But that Japanese renovator wasn't just renovating them, he was modernizing them. I'd totally happily live in one of those houses.
SPENCER THE OTAKU
17 dager siden
Its amazing to see these videos’ quality get better and better
HedgeHodge
18 dager siden
Hopefully will be studying in Japan in the fall
Jay-r Castillo
18 dager siden
I would love to have a traditional town house like that, its just beautiful and amazing.
北岡霊人
18 dager siden
マスクを着用つけてくれ
Lolita Nyan
9 dager siden
Ukeru!!
Natenator77
18 dager siden
I really love that in these townhouses, underneath the 'dining table' for lack of a better word, they've actually dug into the ground, so you can still get that feeling of sitting on the ground without having to cramp up your legs. Is that becoming a modern thing for Japanese people now - or is this just for tourists?
JunimoDruid
18 dager siden
I would buy and live in a renovated machiya townhouse if I could
Andrew Hasler
18 dager siden
Coming up next on BBC 4 we have Chris Broad - Abroad in Japan
Sufii
18 dager siden
Am I the only one who gets the feeling that Chris is rehearsing to become a real state agent?
Hansraaj Gavande
19 dager siden
Chris looks so fresh
ALPHASTAR RU
19 dager siden
Not gonna lie, when I saw the title i thought "oh no gentrification is affecting japan too!!!!!"
Alphonse Duponey
19 dager siden
I guess that's what a documentary of BBC Japan would have look like if such a channel ever existed.
Basti B
19 dager siden
i love kyoto because it is so traditional! my go to place in japan tbh
Ray Dy
19 dager siden
I loved the outro. The classic music and the same style as we like it. With some quality improvements. Nice
Chris Grant
19 dager siden
Those sliding doors always fascinate me. Knowing my luck if I had one it would get stuck leaving a gap just too small to squeeze through & I would end up cutting my way out with a penknife.
Valid
20 dager siden
I honestly was not too excited about japan but after seeing this video I have definitely decided for myself to one day visit Kyoto
Kimberly Deverell
20 dager siden
I've been to Kyoto twice now. Once when my husband and I visited during our first vacation in 2012 to visit some family, and again in 2015 when I studied abroad in Kyoto in college. I absolutely adore this city. It is my second home, and if we could live there, I would in a heartbeat. Tokyo is nice, but Kyoto for me felt like home. I loved the culture, the architecture, the people, the food. It's just an amazing city. The machiya style house is probably my favorite. I wish we could own one ourselves.
A Johnson
20 dager siden
This is like watching a professional documentary. I went to Kyoto around 2007, and it was truly magical.
Piers Awramenko
20 dager siden
Chris, I just want to thank you for all of your videos. They're all so informative and your sense of humour is really funny. I'll have to add Kyoto to the list of places to see when I visit Japan in 2022!
Jason Corona
20 dager siden
I'm a sucker for historic things, I always really dig staying in old buildings like that. One of my very favorite parts of traveling to Morocco was walking the medieval streets and staying in the old riads in the medinas; some of the buildings were literally a thousand years old. Those houses are so cool, so beautiful. If I went to Kyoto I would love to stay in one!
ALFIEBOY0206
21 dag siden
Id love to visit Japan one day
Abe Kane
22 dager siden
You shouldn't lie about exercising
SPACE_STAR _ONE_TWO
22 dager siden
Can you please do a video on the benefits of sleeping on the floor and futons . Love your channel . also were does someone find cheap traditional house/farm in Japan
Ronin Editor
22 dager siden
This was clearly made during the pandemic... that area of Kyoto (from the beginning) is shoulder to shoulder people usually. I LOVE this!! I wish it was this open when I come back. I love Kyoto so much and wish I'd spent more time there on our last trip. We stayed in a more traditional hotel similar to the house in here where it was in a regular neighborhood, has the small shower (with tons of water pressure!), a little kitchen/clothes washing area, then a little area with a bunk bed for the kids and small bed for us. We really dug how you felt a part of the neighborhood. In Tokyo, we stayed in a really nice hotel, huge room, two big beds... everything felt "Western." However, it was nice but it didn't feel like Japan.
TamahomeNoMiko
23 dager siden
This is definitely my dream place. This place right here is why I became a teacher and wanted to teach in Japan. I'm thankful for this video. So many people who live in Japan make videos of stuff mostly about culture or street food or talking to people. You're the first person who has made such a beautiful video of Kyoto! I'm completely in love with this. If you ever go back to make videos, can you cover some local stories and folklore? That was something that really drew me to Japan but since I never got a chance to go there myself, I would really love to know more about it from someone who seems to do excellent research on things :) Thank you so much for making this video. - A fellow teacher from India.
Panda MilkShake
23 dager siden
Have you ever thought of working in real estate? Your explanation of the house made me wanna buy one and I'm an estate agent myself 😂
Ros Lin
23 dager siden
I see they finished renovating the Kiyomizu-dera stage. Was all covered when I was there. Can't wait to visit Japan again, though probably gonna go north (of Tokyo) this time.
Aphaea
23 dager siden
Is it normal to go inside with your shoes on in the UK or America? I feel like taking your shoes off before going in is just common knowledge, no?
Otku Corner
23 dager siden
Huh, if you re-arrange the letters of Kyoto, you can spell Tokyo
Scott B
24 dager siden
good stuff
Johan Titulaer
24 dager siden
I almost sh*t myself when I saw you walking down that alleyway. It looks EXACTLY like the place I stayed in. And when you stepped inside, you confirmed it. And the host back then told me they couldn't make these kind of houses anymore because of fire hazards and old standards so he was caring for it as much as he could to preserve it. The nostalgia is insane, thanks for this amazingly coincidental video.
Alex Dawgo
24 dager siden
I really like traditional homes ;(
mstar tomo
24 dager siden
It is logically correct to take off shoes and switch to indoor shoes when you get your home. The rest of world should do the same. Always clean, won't bring in any virus or dirtiness from outside to inside of your home. I mean imagine you walk in a city all day and someone's spits everywhere on the back of your shoes. You literally don't know it but you lay down on your sofa or bed with those bacteria. That's why so many people dead by Covid in the U.S or Europe compare to Japan.
mstar tomo
23 dager siden
@Aphaea Scandinavia.. I'm sorry but I'm talking about the major nations in Europe and especially in the U.S.
Aphaea
23 dager siden
I don’t know where you got that info about Europe, but at least in Scandinavia, taking our shoes off before going into a home is just common knowledge. I do believe most countries do this though, or maybe I’m missing something lol. Like which countries specifically tend to not take their shoes off before going in? I’m curious.
Tyler Whorff
24 dager siden
hmmmrg bathtub
Alexis Ghillis
25 dager siden
Very nice video. Your voice and camera work are spot on.
Dragana Volaric
25 dager siden
Beautiful and clean. Off course it’s Japan. Westerners will walk in with filthy shoes. How embarrassing, offensively even to me.
Reaperc1993 _YT
25 dager siden
You and the trash taste boys are amazing at what you do. This is a brilliant video Chris, bloody love everything you do.
InjectMorphineIntoMe
26 dager siden
Kyoto is stunning and beautiful.
Chris 'scrap' Catastrophe
26 dager siden
it sucks. I am watching Tokyo Llama and his refurbishment of an abandoned home. I love the architecture of the older homes. My family intends to visit portions of Japan in early April 2022. Disneyland Tokyo ofcourse. But then several other days hitting the picturesque views of Japan, and historical sites. The modern kawaii Japan does not draw me so much.
RyokoAsakuraLastFan
26 dager siden
Honestly Kyoto could just update building policy, where exteriors of building must be built in a certain style
Indy
26 dager siden
man...i'd love to live in one of these. looks so cosy
Rinaldo Acardi
27 dager siden
I was backpacking here in the summer of 2018 - it was SO hot but so worth it. Definitely planning on coming back as soon as it's safe.
Lone Wolf 101
27 dager siden
"It's a Starbucks..." Wow... way to ruin it's magic.
Rand Shonto
28 dager siden
How much does the first townhouse cost?
Sr. Salman R.R.
28 dager siden
Wooden timber..
Hypoksi
28 dager siden
No Kakureya for me. To claustrophobic.
ERUSE SAMA
28 dager siden
I was in Japan a year ago, Im really sad that I didnt have time for Kyoto.
THE Scratchyscratch!
28 dager siden
It’s sometimes awkward filming scenery, trying to find a good spot, good camera work!
Kurosakidude
28 dager siden
Gg walking all those steps bro i remember not doing it cuz it's too gat dam many of them last time i was there LMAO
Brown Potato
29 dager siden
Ending is genius
Rahimske
29 dager siden
Honestly Chris takes NOmines production to a whole other level. Best creator on the platform for me.
mathatton
Måned siden
What amazing buildings. Who wouldn't feel comfortable and at home in a Kyoto townhouse?
Tristan E
Måned siden
The town houses are gorgeous! Hopefully the concept of this architecture will continue to stay alive
Meyana Mio
Måned siden
i once lived for a week in this houses (the more traditional one though) and they are very clean and very renovated! its awesome how they look old on the outside while looking traditional yet new on the inside. It was one the best experiences of my life
steven kyle
Måned siden
I would give anything for a shrine, especially when super Mario ghosts cause cyclone when a vacation exorsisom cross is broken open. I believe that full mental alchemist film has been made, I accidentally caused a bu baba, or in English called a witch hag, fell upon one of the actors. If spirited away was non fiction then I live in this building.
GameplayUploaded
Måned siden
I like how you film the place, good job on that 👍. Going to japan particularly visiting the traditional houses is among my bucket list.
Jake Shepherd
Måned siden
Zjayc777 sent me here
ShatteredCiv
Måned siden
the guy you interviewed will destroy all of japanese culture; he's a devil
Deneteus
Måned siden
Does Maeda-san have any contact info? Does he sell plans for Machiya? I think it would be interesting to build some energy efficient models with solar and the newer type of ZIP-R sheathing. There are a ton of new products that would make those designs bulletproof.
Nyaefna
Måned siden
that house was so beautiful, wish i could live there