In this video, I'm gonna show you guys what's inside
of a traditional modern Japanese house.
So today I'm gonna give you guys a sneak peek
inside this Tokyo housing center.
To visit a model home by Hebel Hous,
a popular home builder in Japan.
The main entrance doesn't have your traditional door,
it actually has a sliding door.
Pretty dope!
This home is a two-storey traditional style Japanese house
designed for a family living with the grandma.
The first thing you notice when you enter
is this tea-room with a Japanese alcove, tokonoma.
So this is a tea room.
The reason they have it right next to the entrance
is because they designed it for the grandma so that she can have
a tea party with her friends when they come over to chat.
Isn't it cool that they have a built-in tea pot heater?
Grandma's living a life!
This is kind of a cool touch.
It actually hides the air-conditioning behind here
and you have this like bamboo fence.
And this is a living dining room.
Washi wallpaper gives it a warm crafty look.
And if you want to separate the dining section and the living section,
check this out!
And check right behind me this special little place
it's called the engawa.
Japanese usually build a spot where's a lot of sunlight
so that people can just hang out all day.
This is a kitchen space.
What's different about them is that they have these little fish grills.
You pour water in here to prevent smoke
and the fish oil from catching on fire.
Ingenious!
And IH [induction heating] stoves are becoming more popular in Japan.
And check out this extra storage.
My girlfriend's mom uses this space for Japanese pickles.
This is a pantry area
as well as where they keep all the small appliances.
So you have your microwave,
your [toaster] oven and your rice cooker.
Full beer.
So in Japan they don't really have large ovens,
but what they do have are these microwave ovens,
which allows you to microwave,
but also if you have little dishes
you can use this as an oven.
The thing is it won't fit a turkey inside.
And what's really nice is this terrace
where you can just watch the cherry blossoms with your family
or just have a lazy afternoon with a glass of sake.
Now this is one of my favorite appliances in all Japanese home.
It's a washing machine and a dryer built into one.
All you have to do is put your clothing here
and after three to four hours everything is clean and dry.
So awesome!
This is gonna be your traditional style hot tubs in Japan
It's made of hinoki.
Hinoki gives out this really cool wooden scent.
It's almost like you are in a luxury onsen spa.
But one of the best features about these tubs
is the electronics that are built into it.
Since Japanese take a bath every day,
this automatically fills the bath
and maintains the water at your preferred temperature and level.
Also this micromist sauna option has become quite popular recently.
This is an AC-control for the bath.
And you could even sit down!
This is a changing room.
The ryokan [traditional inn] -styled rattan floor.
It's so dope! Perfect for wet areas.
Wow, this is cool!
Check out this tile.
It's a super old school.
You only see it in the old grandma's houses.
This wouldn't be a Japanese toilet without the bidet.
And this is a washitsu or aka grandma's room.
So this is grandma's room.
What pretty cool is that it's all tatami floor.
This kotatsu in grandma's room is a hori-gotatsu.
If you look below there's actually a hole here
where you can sat your feet
so it's not just one flat tatami mat
which makes sitting so much more comfortable.
And also it has one of these heating remotes.
Usually in a regular kotatsu the heaters are underneath the table
but here you actually have the heaters on the floor
just to make some winter days so warm!
And check that out, right behind me to my right
look how low the window is.
The reason it's low is cause when you are sitting down here
you can enjoy the scenery outside from sitting here.
Let me show you something else.
Right next to me it is connected to the engawa.
Just right behind me.
What's a really nice tool is that the storage is higher
so that the grandma doesn't hurt her back
when she is trying to get stuff.
She could just put her futon and her blankets all right here.
And of course it comes with this household Shinto altar
and the traditional family Buddhist altar.
This is a model home, they have all of these switches here.
but these switches are actually the floor heaters,
so all the wooden floors you see here are heated.
It's a hallway and it's so warm!
And I love it!
Let's check out the second floor.
This is the second living room
which leads to a shared balcony
connected to the kids' rooms.
And look how big this balcony is!
So this is the master bedroom.
It's got a working space
and a walk-in closet.
So that concludes the video.
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