What Inside an Average Japanese Family's Home is like New Year's Holiday
Life in Japan - This is how an average Japanese family celebrates New Year in Japan inside their Japanese home. The typical Japanese family will all return to their Japan house and spend the time to together. A house in Japan especially the countryside is 2 stories with 3 bedrooms living room bathroom kitchen and a tatami room. During this New Year Holiday in Japan, an average Japanese family will eat Japanese New Year Foods like Osechi and Ozoni as well as traditional Japanese foods from their hometown Prefecture. Because this family's father is originally from Nagano prefecture, we ate that area's food. We also do hatsumode and visit a Japanese Shrine for the first time during the New Year. This is what an average Japanese home does during the Japan New Year Holiday.
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During New Year's in Japan, Japanese families usually gather and spend time together. Those living in major cities like Tokyo, will often return home to their respective countryside homes. Just like the Christmas Holidays in western countries. So for this New Year’s Holiday, Maiko and I decided to spend it with her family.
For a Japanese New Year dinner it really depends on the family and where they live. Maiko’s family’s dinner is based on the traditional in Nagano Prefecture where her dad is from.
On the menu is Toshitori-zakana, which is grilled yellowtail. Burdock, pickled octopus, marinated herring roe, Namasu, marinated bean curd, Chikuzeni which is a broiled vegetables and chicken, and lots of sashimi. Since Nagano is an inland prefecture seafood used to be considered to be a luxurious food and so it’s a must-have menu item to celebrate the New Year. And my favorite, is the chawanmushi - it’s kind of like a hot steamy egg pudding.
Hatsumode is known as the first Shrine visit of the year. Maiko’s family goes at midnight so we left the house about 15mins before the New Year. It’s standard to go to the family’s local god’s shrine for hatsumode, which is usually the closest one. But it’s also ok to visit other shrines or more than one for hatsumode. If you’re in Tokyo, the main one is Meiji-Jingu.
There’s something magical about being at the Shrine at midnight to welcome in the new year. If you guys ask me what to do for New Years in Japan, I suggest trying this at least once as this so much different than any New Year’s I’ve ever spent.
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Spending Japan New Year's Holiday at my Japanese wife's parent's house in Aichi Prefecture. This is what it is like living in Japan outside of Tokyo and how Japanese families spend New Year's Eve together and what happens the following days. Life in Japan can be different than most countries, but as long as your able to appreciate Japanese culture and the differences, it can feel like home. We spend time with Maiko's Japanese family including her sister and new husband. Also, Wolfy meets grandpa for the first time in his life. It’s been a lonely few years for many Japanese families, as they’ve avoided returning home for the Holidays and even this year, many areas urged their city family members to avoid travel in fear of getting sick. Luckily for us though, we’re all able to finally get together and welcome both Wolfy and Junya to the family. As many of you know, from following the channel this last year, Maiko and Wolfy had quite a few health issues so I’m personally thankful that our family was able to get through this year. It’s nothing but struggle city when trying to create content while tending to sick family members at the same time. I can wish for nothing more than a healthy family for 2023.
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How to spend Japanese traditional New Year Eve to New Year's Day (Perfect Tutorial)
In this video, I'm explain how the Japanese spend New Year's Eve to New Year's Day. This is very traditional and fun way to spend the day . I hope you enjoy till the end.
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This is traditional Japanese newborn baby 1-month birthday celebration and ceremony. Unfortunately, because of the pandemic, Maiko's parents couldn't come so we had to do it alone. We are glad we could share this moment with all of you.
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Day in the Life of a Japanese Baby 5-Month Old
A Day in the Life of Japanese Baby in Tokyo. Taiga Wolverine Wolfy recently turned 5 months old and this is what his typical day would be like from morning until evening. Wolfy shows us what a Japanese baby would typically do in Japan but also what it is like being raised with bilingual parents. Wolfy's has a Japanese Mom and an American Dad and they live in Tokyo in a 2 bedroom apartment. Wolfy shares the same bedroom as his parents, which is typical in Japan. This bilingual family living in Japan show how mom and dad share the responsibilities of raising a child in Japan. so Wolfy learns both Japanese and English throughout the day. As a Japanese mom raising a Japanese baby, Maiko wakes up early to feed Wolfy and is often woken up in the middle of the night for feedings. The longest stretch of sleep at the moment is from Wolfy's bedtime at 6PM for about 5 hours. After that, throughout the night, he usual wakes up after a few hours. At this time time, he is strictly on breastmilk but has recently started to eat rice porridge. We hope you enjoy this life of a Japanese baby.
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Countryside Homestay Experience | Traditional Japan House In Akita
It was my first time doing a homestay experience in the countryside of Japan but it sure was a very memorable and eye opening experience for me.
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I hope this video gave you some insight on what life can be like in the countryside of Japan! I love the countryside more as it's less explored by tourists so you really can see this raw kind of Japan and understand the local culture and history more.
Each prefecture has it's own speciality and history so what better way to immerse yourself in the culture than to try a homestay experience? :) I know a lot of you are worried if you can't speak Japanese but honestly you will be fine! It's not the language that matters, it's the connection between two people so step out of your comfort zone and try it. Japanese people in the countryside tend to be very friendly too and I'm sure they will give you a helping hand if you are lost even if they don't speak English.
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What does a Japanese family act like during the holidays? I followed Naoki's family for 24 hours in Fukuchiyama, their hometown in the Japanese countryside, to find out the reality of a day in the life of a Japanese family during the Obon Festival. These local towns in Japan are places of history and tradition, but as young people continue to decrease every year, traditions like Obon, in which families all go to visit the family gravesite, keep families essentially tied to these places, so they can always keep a connection to their roots there.
If New Years (Shogatsu) is like Christmas, then Obon must be Halloween!! It's for celebrating the returning of deceased ancestors' spirits, but this is no somber occasion!! Rather, it's an opportunity for families to come together and catch up on the latest juicy gossip from their family members. After a few drinks at a 'nomikai' drinking party, things take a sharp turn from the 'stiff' and 'refined' Japanese culture we expect - I was moved by seeing the true hearts of the family members and their deep love and family values. You might cry ????
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Japanese New Year's day is just like Christmas day for people in western countries. Family members come together and have a feast.
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