I Built My Dream House in Japan 

Like a magic as expected!

Abroad inviting himself as usual

I heard you were sick. Aren't you supposed to be resting, Mouse?

@@Alamklin lmfao

Do you have any plans on building a house in Japan or back in the UK?

Me too 😯

I want this house in the US, but this going to be so expensive

I just want to know how much it actually cost.

ive never been to japan, but one day. or ill build this house in Perth, western australia

@@aussiebear738 Yo same in colorado maybe or somewhere in the U.S.

It's still a RU-vidr/influencer house tho. Why do we watch this shit?

@@MrDanieloneill who said it isn't? read again

The house is cramped, not cozy. Glad I'm not his kids, sharing a prison cell

@@ericsoho well me and my husband would love to live there. and our roomate could go into the guestroom. but seriously... the privacy factor for his children is basically zero

@@ericsoho I believe the idea behind the small spaces is to subconsciously drive people to the larger, more open areas. Perhaps a good future video would be the architect's first-person description of the various aspects of the house.

please dont ever get a job in the field

@@degayify why?

@@degayify I'm curious as to why? I have an interior architecture degree but I am not currently working in the field. Not sure if I will anytime soon

"Scenography journey". That's exactly what I've been trying to articulate regarding my adoration for traditional Japanese housing.

Thank you Aki! Now that it's finished I can't wait to have you and Joey out!!

Can't wait for the twins to trash it! No seriously! It'll be a treasure trove of memories!

Can't wait for that video!!

@@Dogen how much did everything cost including the land. I’m looking at building a house in Japan I’ll be there in April

Yoo, didnt expect my favourite underground artist Ikurru to watch dogen, nice!

Thanks so much dude, looking forward to having you and Aki over! Enjoy the rest of your time in the UK-will be waiting in nippon with a big warm onsen for you guys!

josh!!!

oh josh the manga lad is here

Who?

Thank you for helping to invest the time to document and show this amazing house and its development!

I wanna know where Norm got that cool black bomber jacket though

Norm has the high ground!! ww

@@Vinz013 Lol, now a tricking lightsaber battle between Norm and Dogen would be a sight!

@Karen Hodgens Not every house is a stonks game. Some people just want a house that works for them and their family and enjoy living in it because it's for them. Even houses in the US have slab leaks and other problems that just come with the responsibility of home-ownership.

Thank you Emma! Can’t wait to chill here!

I was going to suggest to you and @Dogen to do a video together as I think it would be interesting ;-)

@@elliotjay2273 Oh yes, that would be awesome to see!

It's not a competetion but your shikkui application seems smoother. You criticize your work too much :)

When Dogen was talking about the snow-viewing shouji I was like, "Hey, I learned about those from another youtuber!" 😜

Lol the king of Japanese house renovation has come!

I had to leave Japan during Covid and now all these RU-vidrs are moving and living their dreams there :( I feel like Roger who found the One Piece too early lol

Instantly requires a how-to on affording this dream too!

You have to keep in mind that living in Japan, like all countries, has its ups and downs. RU-vidrs only tend to show the positive side of living here. The reality can be less glamorous. Not wanting to sound too negative but remember to keep a balanced perspective on the idea of living in Japan.

@@MSJChem That's what I love about Dogen and Norm, they are open to pointing out Japan as a real place and not as some idealistic utopia. But there are realistically some people in the world that, upon moving to a different country, do find that life-change to be a net-positive for them. Of course not everyone or every country are a match for each other.

@@MSJChem Yes I agree but I know, I was there. But personally the goods far outweighted the bads, especially when compared to where I am now.

Carci what are you doing here! :)😀

Agree

Didn't expect to see you here. A surprise, but a welcome one, for sure.

Thanks so much Girl! Your support means a lot!

What an unexpected but peasant surprise ! The world sure is small 😆

Girl of DM, writing this under her bed XD

@@Dogen you wrote this like you’re in customer service

Ayo it's WIL no way

@@tamegaming1768 Every RU-vidr based in Japan is showing up in this comments section haha

You'll have to come over there and give them some delicious saturated fat based recipes

Thanks so much dude! Would love to have you over!

There's a swiss system which sucks the air in right next to the stove. No need to fly up till the sailing.

i think the architect and he were more of a team

Sweet! You're here too!

The crossover we need...

What the... Arkada! Worlds collide!

Your soliloquy was exceptional.

Feels like I am the only one who got feelings of claustrophobia while watching this video. It just feels so cramped and small. I am a tall and big guy so I'd never be able to fit myself in here. Just watching these 3 buddies trying to navigate the narrowness of this house was funny.

@@anantsharma7955 I felt the same.. The house is truly gorgeous in design but even through the screen I personally feel very uneasy and cramped by the space

Yes, I also thought it was very cramped. There's also a lot of opening things to access other things that would get exhausting after a while. The architecture is beautiful, but the space has to be bigger. Also, walking across the whole house to access my wardrobe? Nuh uh

@@anantsharma7955 well it does give you the ultimate japanese experience.

@@anantsharma7955 you're not the only one bro. we have storage rooms of this much hieght here in india,lol.

Iirc, he had to quit due to training injuries and hasn't done it for years at this point. So it's probably better for him to not yeet himself backwards nowadays

just check out the earliest video on this channel

Hi Ross Didn't expect to see you here

He was a technician. I learned how to do a btwist and a 540 from Dogen. I also learned my first Japanese and developed and interest in Japanese Aesthetics. Now I have 3 kids and haven't done a flip in a while either. It's been a wild, and good ride.

He looks like he would split in half if he tripped.

100 percent agree!

Dogen is now so Nihongo Jouzu that he is transcending the ability to speak English. Observe the way he pluralises the word "house". The next step is to abandon pluralisation altogether.

I would be interested in this as well!!

I am very interested in this.

Hi, I graduated architecture school and currently work as a designer. edit: looking at the video more closely, i think there's a 'wall' in between the screen doors and the glass doors and that's probably where they're mitigating that energy loss. It also seems to be the case when they do the courtyard shot and you can see the door wall protrudes from the exterior wall to fit the glass doors inside of it. The wall itself is unusually thick for these reasons (you can see at 10:29) . To answer your question: it's likely just a point of energy loss (as is with any sorts of large windows and openings). The wall is likely not insulated and is just covered with some layers of finish and sheathing. Pocket doors are usually used on interior walls for this reason (and many others including sound, build, hardware, etc.). A pocket door is more like the width of two doors, with the second 'door' opening covered under the finish wall. Moisture shouldn't be a problem if the building is properly sealed with WRB and SAF at the pocket. The inside pocket is likely also entirely finished and sealed with any rails that the doors need to slide in and out of. So if the contractor and architect has done their work properly, there should be no moisture penetrating through these openings. (if you're further interested in this you can google 'pocket door section/detail')

I had a seminar about that (also from Germany): basically japanese architecture always counts for some points to just lose a lot of heating energy. In this case the idea behind the big window in the kitchen, is that cooking itself is going to generate a lot of heat and that's why you won't have to care too much about that, especially because the kitchen (in contrary to what a lot of german houses have) is just the kitchen, without any other centralized room inside (like for example a living room directly attached to it), so you're not gonna stay there for a lot of time anyway. What actually feels really foreign to me, is the fact that they don't have specific wardrobes in their room and also the living room kinda doesn't exist (as an European I could never imagine that).

@@A_d_e_k The living room does exist, it is just attached to the kitchen. Thats not uncommon in Europe either.

Hey its not playing for me, it says "this video is unavailable on this device". I'm trying to watch it from my phone

@@sakura0055 Me too. Can't watch it on my phone and on the tv either 😭

I can't watch it on any device, including my PC.

@@sakura0055 are you using an Android phone? Cause I'm getting the same error on mine

Hm is this video somehow restricted - all I get is "This video is unavailable on this device" - ??? I've tried my computer and my phone and get the same message ???

Don't frame yourself with "wish we could afford". Instead try "how can we afford it?" and creative juices will start flowing. I believe that you'll make it happen in the future!

@@m347f0x Thanks for your positive attitude, it's not really a problem of the finances and more of the fact, that my husband always says he never wants to build and live in a house 🙃 He despises the idea of not being able to move around, but we will see, maybe his wishes will change as he gets older, but I won't force him. I did show him this video though and he had to agree on how awesome Dougens house is 😆😆 That's a start

@@captainkacke1651 I agree with you that that's an age thing. Someday he will want to settle in the nice place :) Best of luck to you and have a nice day!

Yakisugi is the name, right? And you're referring to Mr. Chickadee in Kentucky..

I also noticed. So do you get black when you lean on it or touch unintentionally while watering the plants or so?

When they're older, they can turn the one bedroom into two - I don't really get the lack of privacy?

With how the rooms are closed off, it won't be sound proof at all. For teenagers that's kinda important. Also not having your own closet to keep private items or being able to make sure you sister doesn't use your clothing unasked is also gonna bring a bit of friction. their space is also quite small. There's more space for the guest than the daughters together

@@canwejustnot yep. And the guests have an entire en suite which won't be used often

huh, seems to work today!

Same. TokyoLens has it 🤙🏼

@@HaiTomVlog Thank you! Here I was thinking my RU-vid was broken.

same

I can relate. Stay strong and believe in your dream, it will come true one day 🙏

Exactly my case! Pewdiepie moving there appearing on my timeline and now this video, is making me re-consider continuing aiming for this dream. May be a sign for me to not give up before even trying 😊

lol I lived in Japan for 5 years and can only speak basic

S tier is insulting because it's a triple S.

I think it perfectly frames the minimalism. I have a huge apartment too but it's filled with so much clutter that it distracts from the important stuff. I am not messy by any means but humans tend to put stuff into corners that are empty. I like the simplicity the house is able to give off. Especially when you're a creative you seem to be more inspired by clean, less cluttered areas than anything else (atleast for me as a video editor).

Same for me. Wonder if it's still encoding the video or something.

Same issue for me

@Dogen Help us, senpai!

Same here. Unavailable on my device.

same here

Will talk about this!

I do Network Administration and that was my first thought as well.

Your awesome 👍

See it on Tokyo lens channel

Cool.

same

yeah, it does...

Same

yeah me too

Yes

Also the shared closet. I grew up in a 4 person 3 bathroom household and long morning bathroom waiting times were a daily occurrence. The kids will have traffic jam in the morning and having to get your clothes two times a day seems so annoying, because they will 100% want to change in their room

@@Moeeppi oh Yuh I forgot to mention that.. can't believe they thought that wouldn't be awkward lol My partner also mentioned she found it impossible to study at home without being away from everyone and all distraction to focus and thought the shared hallway study space seemed like a really unproductive space.. everyone is different though and it did look stunning if nothing else.

@@micabryant4513 I definitely agree, the hallway studying space feels more like a study room at a dorm to me and those were always terrible to study in ://

i was thinking the same, but i imagine his children are very young so that room is suitable tbh. When they get older, they could arrange it so that the parents have the ‘guest room’ and one of the daughters live in the parents current bedroom, leaving the originally shared room to the other daughter alone if that makes sense.