If a Japanese Family Moved to the Philippines | Dumaguete 

Hello everyone, Ako si Yuta kuramochi. Thank you so much for the response. Most of all, I am so happy that Filipinos have seen us so much. And thank you for making us feel so welcome. Some of you have commented why did you leave the wonderful Japan and come all the way to the Philippines? As you can see in the video, there are many wonderful places in the Philippines that are not in Japan. But Japan is also a wonderful country, so please come visit us sometime. Finally, I would like to thank Chie for making this wonderful video. And I wish you all safety and health! saramaaat kaayo!!

21歳の時からフィリピンに移住していますこの国ではみんなとても親切ですね！今34歳でまだ フィリピンに住んでるです！

Their story reminds me my family's 4.5 year-long life in Dumaguete. We moved there for almost same reason like them. We had to return to Korea for the pandemic but the wonderful memories will last forever. By the way, Japanese community was growing and I saw many of them move there for English education before the pandemic. I made some good Japanese friends from my son's school then. Wish a good luck to Kuramochi family:)

現在大学4年生で、昨年フィリピンで3ヶ月語学留学をしてました。正直大変なことも多かったですが、フィリピン人の優しさには心打たれました。社会人になっても時間があればまた訪れたいと思います。

Thanks for the english subs. I had fun watching this. It always makes me happy watching a whole family having fun. I hope you'll get million subcribers soon. Please be safe always my friends 😊😊

I really admire the Japanese they're so organized and clean all the time :) a culture above all Asians

I am a Pilipino. Living in Tokyo for 30~32 yrs🤭 Grown up Japanese children w/their own family and now a senior…I was happy to watch this video and I can share it to my children for them to appreciate my mother land!!! Gambatte!!!!

These kids will grow up an OPEN MINDED PERSON. Assimilation in different cultures teaches you the best possible scenario in life. NICE VIDEO, BY THE WAY.

Filipino diaspora. I have relatives married to Japanese in Japan. It gladdens the heart that Japanese in visiting or staying permanently in the Philippines find Filipinos are welcoming and kind. I visited Nagoya, Japan. Japanese are very hard working people, very courteous, very very honest, have very tasty delicious RAMEN NOODLE SOUP (miss it a lot!). Over all my experience or visit in Japan is wonderful. Arigato very much for the video upload.

When buying fish, you can ask the vendor to clean the fish. They will partially remove the fish gill and intestine so that you will have lesser problem with waste disposal.

フィリピンへよこうそ🇵🇭🤝🇯🇵 フィリイピンに私の友達は日本人です日本人はやさしい人ですだから日本ほんとに大好き🥰🥰🥰

I’m in the US, Philippines is my top country to move one day. Such a beautiful country, wonderful people, underrated food & breathtaking islands⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

フィリピンの地方での生活は都市部よりもはるかに簡素で安価です。 人々はフレンドリーで親切です。 彼らは人種によって人を判断しません。

it's so fun seeing yuta and saori so attuned to the philippine life. they seem to adjust to the dumaguete relaxed and care free atmosphere they are glowing and having fun

The thing I truly admire about the Japanese is they are impeccably clean and organize.

This couple can open a restaurant. It will be the best since it's authentic Japanese food and the locals will love it. In the future, the husband can apply in construction firm in Manila but do work remotely. The wife can also open a beauty parlor and hire and train some locals. I'm sure it will be a success.

お子様たちの表情が、移住されたことが良かったということをあらわしているように思いました。 ご夫婦が本当に今の生活を楽しんでいらっしゃることも素敵です。 あと数年で３回目の成人式を迎えるおっさんですが、セブに行きたいなぁ。

Such lovely parents. Japenese sure know how to be good at parenting.

おひさ～～　博多AG3でっす。明るくって、ポジティブで、行動力抜群の素敵なご家族ですね。その魅力を自然と引き出している、ちえさんもさすが・・8年前セブに娘と短期英語留学してた時のことを思い出しました。娘はその後セブの大学行って、今はエアアジア　フィリピンでCAやってます。ちえさん、これからも楽しい配信まってま～～っす。

Fascinating and heartwarming story!! I never thought any Japanese would actually move to the Philippines and adapt to local life. I wish this family well and may they enjoy their stay.

Welcome to Philippines ❤🇵🇭. Its been a year now. I hope this channel will grow. Just keep more uploading so that Philippines will know your channel. Don't forget subtitles english. Enjoy living here in Philippines.

Very underrated channel, you make such a good relaxing content. Good job 👏😊

The mountains there are spectacular as the beaches as well. Glad they love climbing too.

Late na ako nakapanood. Pero it still pinasaya nyo nanaman ako. Salamat sa inyo..

Was born in Baguio and worked in Metro Manila, and going to Dumaguete was the 1 of the best trips i had in my life. Now my family is here in Japan since 2017. The people , food, infra, govt are nice here and everything is too convenient. Somewhere deep in my heart I want to retire in the Philippines, and live the island life, have my kid grow up with her relatives. The only problem is A LOT OF PROBEMS - healthcare, the PH government, politic, crab mentality , less opportunities, taxes which just get pocketed. A lot of aspects are broken in PH. So far the only problem I have here in JP is lack of family and friends, the language barrier, loneliness sometimes, but that's it, can't think of anything else. I feel like the gov't is somewhat taking care of its people here. People here are honest, respectful, disciplined... But I digress. Dumaguete, I hope to come back there some day and eat that oh so good sans rival. Bike around the beach, and have casual chats with the tourists and locals. edit: i learned Yuta is in construction. My dream some day is to have a Japanese inspired house in the Philippines. Maybe Yuta san some day you can help me to construct that house!

I took a train ride from Tokyo to Kanagawa, the train was quiet, I guess Japanese don't talk while inside the train .

In Dumaguete, Mizuki and Chitose will learn not just English but also Tagalog and Bisaya. It's a great experience for them. Yuta looks like he's having the time of his life - good decision to take a year off and come to the Philippines with the family, yes?

32:58 The Philippines will really need to develop more parks across the country!

私は日本食が大好きですフィリピンを愛してくれてありがとう ❤

He is my friend. I hope he has more excited experience than now. Their face are like being vivid!

ドマゲテ親子移住の動画、🏝️👪ダイヤルイレブンならではの映像、インタビュー、BGM素晴らしい動画です♪♪♪😊

Wow.. I'm really glad that more and more Japanese people are coming to the Philippines to live, enjoy and come to appreciate our country. 日本が好きと思っているフィリピン人が多いですので、是非我が国にも来て、色んないい思い出を作って、経験してみてほしいです。 Thank you in advance for the good relationship and experience when you come here. どうもありがとうございます。

These couple could put up a Japanese restaurant in the Philippines in the future or even in the coming days is also good. Japanese food is good and delicious❤. I love watching their videos now to follow their Philippine life journey.

Sana magvlog fin ang pamilyang ito , makadagdag din sa panggastos nila, at maraming manonood 🙏🙏🙏🥰✌️💝

Thank you Yuta and family and Chie for choosing to live here in the Philippines. We Filipinos have this impression of Japan as an advanced, organized, clean, and safe country. But many of us are not aware of the price Japan had to pay to attain this. My Japanese friends told me how stressful and demanding it is to live in Japan (karoshi culture). They would happily trade all of the conveniences just to have a chance to live in the Philippines. Our country might be poor and unpredictable, but we still have a society and way of life that are welcoming, friendly, optimistic, and caring.

素晴らしい家族！私はドゥマゲテ出身ですが、今は日本に住んでいます。このビデオでここだけでも私の出身地を見ることができて良かったです、ありがとうございました。これからもこのチャンネルを応援していきます❤

Hello. Filipino here. Your family is lovely and your kids are very cute. Hope you enjoy your stay. ❤ taho is my favourite too

23:33 ベトナム移住経験があるので、最初からその様な考え方すれば良かったとこの動画を見て勉強になります。

I think it's a good idea if they start their own vlog. . 😊😍

Just subscribed. Welcome to the Philippines. Enjoy and stay safe guys.

Mabuhay❤️Nipon! ARIGATO🤝🏻JAPAN

フィリピンへのお越しを心より歓迎します。ここでの滞在を楽しんでください。ここに来てくれてありがとう

We really like your channel its showing a different perspective from japan. Welcome to the Philippines and love the beauty of nature!

I am happy to see that a japanese family is able to enjoy life in the Philippines. I hope you continue doing these kinds of content. On the flipside, as a half-filipino half-japanese coming here in Japan is also life changing adjusting to the culture and everything that comes with it.

ありがとうございます！

Wow the camera is just awsome. It's nice to see Japanese people blending in to our tropical Philippine Culture. It really highlighted Philippines being a tropical country and culture. The vibes is very different with you guys. It looked cool.

You are amazing at making interesting lifestyle content, skillfully crafting engaging and inspiring stories. Keep it up Chie-san! Thank you for sharing the captivating story of the Kuramochi family. They seem to have adapted well to the local lifestyle. And by the way, the kid’s response to the ferris wheel ride was adorable and funny!

you will never regret having filipino friends kid... what a healthy food

I’m a Filipino and have never been to Dumaguete. Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. God bless your family🙏🏼

フィリピンはすごいですね。いつか訪問できるといいですね 元気 で ね ✨

Love this family..they embraced our culture MABUHAY🇵🇭

Ohayo gozaimasu, thank you for choosing Dumaguete in your experience Abroad life.i was born and raise in Dumaguete and now living here in Japan with my Japanese husband and have two daughters for almost 24 years💞💞💞I’m a proud dumagueteneas🇯🇵🇵🇭

Godbless and more blessings to come to your family, more healthy. Thanks for choosing Philippines

You and your family are most welcome to stay here. God bless.

The background music is relaxing. Great vlog, I hope you make more frequently 😊

So nice to see you enjoying our beautiful country. It may have so much room for improvement - but there is nowhere in the world I would rather be! Welcome to the Philippines!! I have Japanese friends who lived here during their tenure for work and was absolutely devastated having to leave and live again in Japan.

まさに理想的な家族移住ですね。ご主人食事担当を楽しんでるご様子最高ですね。👍🥳

This makes me happy. The Philippines and the Filipinos are not perfect by any means, but I'm glad to see more Japanese enjoy our culture. I haven't been in the Philippines for quite some time now, so I kinda miss it. I am currently studying Japanese in hopes to travel or maybe stay in Japan for a month or so. Thank you, Salamat, ありがとうございました!

This is the proof guys na mura pa din talaga sa Pilipinas.Magastos lang talaga ang Pinoy. :) I love watching vlog like this. Keep going po.

You made a good choice in Dumaguete❤

とても素敵な動画でした。 僕も一番ベストな移住のタイミングはパンデミック前だったと思っています。 あっというまに娘たちが成長してしまいました。 羨ましい限りでーす。😊🎉

フィリピンの特に田舎はいいですね。倉持ファミリー、とてもいいですね。ナレーションが耳に優しくて、長く聞いていてもとても良かったです❤

The Philippines is my families home, I was born and raised in the US and the more I think back to the Philippines, nostalgia hits me... Your opening shot of your video gave me chills, because that's exactly what I remembered 20 years ago and I remember how it gave me goosebumps the first time something so mythical like this. The Philippines had it's issues but that's everywhere in the world. I can never forget the unconditional love I got there. I hope to one day return and hopefully, when I'm near my end would love to be buried there next to my grandparents.

Living in Philippines is much cheaper than Japan. Enjoy your stay in Philippines. People are kind and a lot of adventures you can enjoy in a tropical place like the Philippines.And learn English and tagalog as much as possible. It can help a lot to communicate other people in the Philippines.

Interesting video 👍 have fun and enjoy your stay in the Philippines 🇵🇭 greetings from Vancouver 🇨🇦

I’m glad that the family is happy and enjoying life in the Philippines.

Welcome to the Philippines. I shared your video to my Japanese cousins in Japan. 🇯🇵 i hope to see more vlogs.. 😊

😮Thank for the successful project for the development of harmonizing two nation♥️🤩😍

I'm glad to see you guys settling well in the Philippines. All the best. I always admire the Japanese people and its culture. Arigato gozaimasu.

懐かしい🎵~💕あともうちょっと 里帰りにいきま~す。see you soon Dumaguete❕ そしてDumaguete に移住した家族様、ぜひ、気をつけて enjoy して頑張ってください💕

Sad to know that they are moving back to Japan someday but im so happy they are enjoying the Philippines

As a Filipino hearing foreigners impression like those foreigners who do actually try to see ordinary life in Philippines and its culture, it feels very fascinating because many Filipinos dont really find things here amazing and we always look outside and find other countries so cool and better than ours, so hearing like just a casual conversation about how they are attuning themselves with ordinary life is honestly a nice thing too see and know. I hope the family enjoys their stay here and be happy! Stay safe nd happy y'all and also to the comments section.

Watching from, Dasmarinas City, Cavite 💙❤💜

ありがとうございます😊 このブログ応援します😉🇯🇵🇵🇭

Thank you and to the WONDEFUL FAMILY.....Enjoy...FilAm in California

Wonderful family. Thank you for sharing.

I hope and pray this family will be happy staying in Philippines.. GOD BLESS YOU ALL❤.. BE healthy and happy.. 🎉🎉 WELCOME TO THE PHILIPPINES ❤🎉

I wish they also make their own family RU-vid channel like Hello Philippines in Dumaguete so we can support them and they can afford living here for a while since the job for them here is very limited.

The vlog is very heart-warming and professional. Are you permanent in the Philippines? Happy to know about you. Keep safe always 😊

I hardly think it's a parent's ego 😂 It's definitely better to have parents that knows how to have fun, and being adventurous is definitely fun! 💖💖 It's amazing how many places this family was able to visit. I hope prices won't rise up too quick in the upcoming years so that Chitose and Mizuki could learn and live well with ease before leaving for japan 💕

Your video healed my homesickness. I've been away from Dumaguete for two years now but seeing glimpses of my hometown in your video made my heart so happy. I hope you have a wonderful time living in the Philippines!

I visited Dumaguete and Siquijor in July 2012. I spent my 50th birthday. Also went to Zamboanguita and Bayawan City.

🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭enjoy your stay her.fell at home and dont miss the beautiful places.

What a heartwarming vlog ❤️😄

I hope you enjoyed our country Maraming salamat❤

Welcome to the.Philippines..enjoy your.stay..

Nice dumaguete market. The wet market is clean. watching from the north,Laoag city.

こんばんはChieさん 相変わらずの取材力と企画編集は他の番組を圧倒してますね。 私は相変わらず言語の壁にぶつかりっぱなしです。今度ミンダナオ特集やって下さい。私の街で😂

We live in Japan for almost 11 years because of my husband job. We love Japan, so safe especially to my children. Hope, you can stand the Summer heat in the Philippines 🇵🇭. Try to learn Tagalog words. 😊

You’re living like the locals 🥰 It’s so heartwarming to see a Japanese family enjoying their time here in our country.みんな気をつけてくださいね😊

Thank you very much for loving my country ❤ Firipin o ukeirete kurete arigato ❤watching from Chicago 🇵🇭🇺🇸

This video is more like a documentary than a vlog, professionally done. very impressive work!

I study in Silliman and I noticed a couple Japanese families living here. I usually eat by Sakura Udon shop next to the University and I could've sworn I saw you guys eat there lol. Glad you guys like it here.

Kids exposure to different cultures will definitely cultivate their minds and social awareness 👍

Dumaguete the City of Gentle People❤ Thank you for sharing🙏

I'm from Philippines and living in Negros Island the nature is always a selling point to the foreigners and the laid back life is very very so rare this days, by the way Dumaguete City is named one of the best retirement Cities in the world way back early 2000 because of its laid back and very relaxing lifestyle.

I spent my childhood in Dumaguete so I have a lot of memories there. Such an underrated place to live and invest your money. I’m now living in the United States for over 10 years and definitely need to visit.

Very inspiring on how Japanese families are learning and embracing the Filipino culture and enjoying it to the fullest.

Wonderful family! I am smiling throughout the video as you see joy in Yuta, Saori and the kids eyes. Glad you enjoy living in Dumaguete!

Wow love this piece! :) Accidentally bumped into it and enjoyed it thoroughly! Was born in Dgte and left fairly early to the US...now back and living here but on a diff island...love how you take care of your family and the fact that you left everything to try and follow your heart. It's true, you have to do it or you'll regret and will always wonder down the line if you should have done it. I'm glad the kids are getting along...kids are resilient especially the normal ones and they can make friends easily. Love the fact that you just asked around and managed to get into the ins/outs of Dgte and Ph life overall. Just great vibes coming from this video. Keep up the great work and enjoy your time out here. Maybe we'll meet each other on my next visit to DGTE :).