These actually look a little more solid than a lot of US houses. At least I don't see any OSB or vinyl siding. Their short life expectancy is probably more a product of the way the Japanese perceive them than their potential lifespan. We have some fairly flimsy looking houses in the US which have lasted 200 years, albeit with a lot of maintenance along the way.
i think this is contrasting with Japan's idea of eco-friendliness and trying to eliminate waste. but anyway, my mom always tells me that here in the Philippines, houses are made really sturdy--using concrete and everything-- compared to houses in America where you can just punch through a wall faily easily. Here, our walls are pure concrete. and like..my house took 1 year to build so it's a real investment and meant to last long.
This is what i realize in mostly all the "Buying a House in Japan playlist" If you want a good long-term usable still good house, it's best to make it yourself with a good land, or have workers do it for you but have better materials that actually does work and last long (that isn't just all plastic).
I recently learned that I like modular spaces a lot - but those look a bit flimsy, lol! Kind of like the older American trailer homes. Steel frames ones would be interesting to see.
I found some websites that list some pretty good companies from all over the world. It's amazing what's happening in prefab these days. Have you seen the shipping container homes & offices? Pretty amazing! Colorful, too! Inhabitat Blog even featured college dorms made with them - somewhere in the Netherlands.
"The sheet of fabricated stuff" is used instead of bricks because it is much safer in an earthquake.
The same goes for the use of timber products instead of using steel or concrete or other more stiff stuff. You know the old proverb of it being better to bend than to break and this reflects in the selection of materials.
I can bet my house on what you described is actually mostly not because they don't think they can get a good price when they sell, but because of safety in earthquakes.
Wow I would hate to live in a place like that. If I had money in Japan I would buy nice condo or build a real house, if I didn't have money, get an apartment. Living in a house made of plastic with Made in China written on the materials would piss me off.
This seems so strange considering that people often work very hard to buy a house for their families. I can't help but feel that this is a little wasteful especially in a country with limited resources (not that that really means anything in this day and age). It also seems strange considering what good care people take of all of their things. Of course I do understand that it would be worse to put an emotional investment into something which may be destroyed tomorrow.
I'm on exchange in Japan, my first host father was a more wealthy person and his home seemed a bit more sturdy than my second host family's home. My second host family's home seems new, heck the sliding doors on my room still had tape on them probably from construction or something... However, whenever a truck or bus drives by our house the vibrations from the road shake the house a bit... which surprised me considering I'd have thought that only earthquakes would manage that...
Wow at 2:53 of the video. It seems like that approach creates a more transient community as well. People who retire or make just enough money to get by may hit a difficult period in their life when their home deteriorates or reaches a "0" value.
@8191921 not only the temperature..but try to google the earthquake of 1923,1964 and 1995 that hit japan..plus the monthly minor earthquake.i don't think your house will survive here..even if it does,i am sure it will leave crack or minor damages that eventually you will doubt if it still safe or may even consider rebuilding.
well they are making a deposable society even in australia they are making these cheap/weak houses, so within 10-15 year the people will have to either try to fix their cheap houses' or buy a new one, the only ones that benefit from this: are banks and the constructers, throw away societies
@hawanja someone who doesn't want to rent an apartment forever?..like us?at least i have a front porch,little garden and my own garage..and we can rebuild the house after 25 years!
it is not that bad,really.it is more practical in some ways.
This jibes with everything I've read and been told about declining house values, but, you're right, the houses are well-built and nice. We lived in a new duplex and it was absolutely gorgeous.
@8191921 Typically, modular homes are more renewable. Because all of those things can be disassembled, they can use it for other projects, or they can melt the plastic down, and make new items out of it.
Remember, the U.S. housing market crush in 2007, it caused world finance crisis, even now there are so many foreclosers. You,d better not buy a house as investment (to make money). But if you buy a house and live there forever , die there, you will not worry about resale value.
@109mytiger But let us remember that The Global Financial Crisis is not just the United States fault... The irresponsibility of consumers, buying houses that they cannot afford, spending too much money on the Credit Cards, etc. caused this meltdown.
@seththeorchdork5 What I wanted to say was, " focus on housing price ". In Japan , house price goes down by age like a car , but the land may appreciate. In the U.S. around 2007, many american thought, "Buy a house now, sell later (flip) for profit" and soon later bubbles are bursted. So, new or old houses don't matter, house prices are determined by market condition in the U.S. Most investments are very risky, nothing is safe.
In Japan, many modular /prefabricated houses are earthquake resistant and 60 years manufacture guaranteed, fames are not ordenary woods, they are made from fire resistant material and very strong. Any type of house or reinforced concrete condo's price will go down by age, so do property tax . continue ......
In my own country we have trailers, double wides, and modular houses similar to these which are very cheap too. They depreciate in value in very much the same way and are only built to last 20-30 yrs before they start falling apart.
Understood but it depends on how they are constructed my house is over 100 years old but it was built during a time where there was plenty of hardwood (ash, oak, hickory, etc.) and it is still in good shape for its age.
Thanks for posting this! Clears up a lot of my own misconceptions. One day this spring I walked to school in the morning one day past an empty lot, came back in the afternoon and the basic structure of a "Tama" house was already up. Now 3 out of 4 lots are filled. Had no clue these prefab houses are valued like cars. Seems so wasteful to me in the long run and an insult to the beautiful traditional Japanse homes.
"...and if you actually have a look at the bricks, or the brickwork on the outside of these places, you'll find that it's not actually brick, it's just sheets of marshmallow."
I wonder what this means for the future of housing in Japan? Will there be houses 30 years from now that still have people living in them? Or will they be simply disassembled? Could the low birthrate have something to do with it (i.e. the population will decrease so the number of people needing homes will decrease, so why keep nice new homes)?
Pretty shocking to me, but only because I haven't been looking. My wife's folks' place is older and studier.
Wow this video blew my mind... So different from the US housing market, where you (used to) make a ton of money off of the real estate trade. My parents have just paid off a mortgage for a house they've had for 30 years, and its value went WAY up. But then again I understand that the houses there need to comply to safety codes. I suppose that's safer, but it kind of sucks that after 25 yrs it's worth nothing :< So do they just keep buying new homes every 25 years w/o selling them?
I love this topic! Please, please, please upload many more videos about this! And I think the reason why Modular is so popular is because it's durable, more eco-friendly and cost effective. It's more renweable also because they can dismantle it and scrap it for other projects. :)
A condition of house which designed for the common people is "low price", "early", "pretty", and "safety". but recently a subsidy system to start for hold more than 200 years house by the government.Because Eco becomes national policy.I have to watch whether a house of 200years are settles in future.
Another thing is that you can buy a great old house for almost nothing if you are OK with living in the countryside and you can renovate it. I worked for an architect outside kyoto who had bought his at a giveaway price in a tiny village and rebuilt it himself. There is nothing better than a meiji era house that is restored and updated for a fraction of the price of a new house:) The old wood in those houses is unbeatable. You literally can't buy it on the market today!
Great video. I am an architect working in Tokyo and I was surprised to see how disposable the corporate designed houses are here. They are pretty terrible quality in America as well, but not as literally disposable. I would say, however, that the quality of the wood framing here is great. We do build some concrete and steel houses, but mostly wood. The main reason given to me has been earthquake and code changes are expensive to meet, so most people rebuild. They love safety in Japan!
I wonder how good are these houses in keeping warmth during the winter if they're made of light, single-layered materials? (are they single-layered??) Thanks for another interesting video.
@MiyazakiMmm Depends on what they used for insolator. The single layer stuff he spoke of is probably like ummm sheet rock, you have a layer of that, then insolator then wall on inside.
Hm, that actually did help, thank you. I've been considering buying a property in Japan. These videos certainly shed a whole new light onto the property market there. Thanks again :)
modern cheap houses built by developer..and usually it is house loans..payable for 25 years?better than living in apartment that annually increases its monthly rent or a condo with a noisy/bitchy neighbor.
but if you can find a good carpenter and willing to spend time and money, you can have your dream quality house.^_^
2 ways to look at this situation. 1) If you buy an old house, you can be a home owner for cheap prices. :). 2) If you buy a new house, you most likely will stay in that house until you die or your company requires you to move (J-Salary men).
I like that a lot more than the way things work in America, where house values go up and down according to the market and your area. As long as the houses didn't cost 200k+ dollars then it seems reasonable. Almost like buying a new vehicle, every once in a while you get a new one and drop a bit of money.
So it's nothing like in Europe where it's not uncommon to live in 100 years old houses---or even older. A friend of mine lives in a old farm house more then 600 years old.
So...basically unless you can afford to completely pay for your home when you buy it-which most people cannot do-what this would mean then is that the house will literally be worth nothing by the time you actually finish paying it off...that seems crazy! So when you need to sell your house to pay for a new house you will only be able to get the value of the property...even though you paid much more for it. So I absolutely see the value in old houses then!
So... I wonder how many houses average Japanese folks, especially families, go through in a single lifetime?? If the value is gone after 25 years, and these houses aren't built to last very long, I'd imagine they'd have to get at least 2 or 3 different houses before death. Seems kind of a hassle, esp. with prices. Or do they rent a more house-like home like a condo or townhouse a lot more often than, say, here in the West?
@whoo689 Or do a lot of Japanese simply stay in these houses well after the 25 years and just wait until it's almost totally broken down, and they MUST get a new home? Hm...
@whoo689 Btw, what's the deal with all the bars around that one house in the beginning of the video? Is that still technically under construction or waiting to be sold or what?
Yeah. Construction is super fast here but buildings are not built to be around a long time. Saw a beautiful 70 year old building near Ginza torn down a few years back. Beautiful Taisho era sexy curves. Gone. Very sad. Back in New England there's houses, homes that have been around for well over a hundred years. Nothing like that here. Folks here usually buy a house for the land and then tear down the house.
Love the new intro! Insane to buy a home that'll be worth nothing later. Other then trailer homes that don't last for more then 15 years or so in America this would never be accepted. Your home maintains a value for life unless of course its badly damaged by the elements, etc.
"Other then trailer homes that don't last for more then 15 years or so in America this would never be accepted. Your home maintains a value for life unless of course its badly damaged by the elements, etc."
The Japanese housing market isn't a Ponzi Scheme, so it's much different than what you see in Debtifornia.
how odd... I can't imagine why anyone would buy such a house since they won't be able to sell it after a couple years. I must be missing something because it seems like this wouldn't work as a business model.
so what happens to them when they fall to tatters, are they demolished and built over or just abandoned? are they all weather proofed? Are there any regulations for building in Japan for say minimum u-values (insulation requirements)?
Thats seriously weird. My dad bought the house he lives in now like 15 years ago, and the value has doubled. Its really weird how it goes down with age. Most countries its the other way around @.@.....or atleast if the place the house is is growing.
hmm.. interesting difference. I know, at least in america, people would much prefer to live in an older house, with real bricks and nice glass. in fact some people would prefer living in a 50-year old house than a brand new one because some people are into antique stuff like that.
wow, Not what I would have expected. Maybe it's a steriotype I have but I would have expected just the opposite with the traditions and things. I do admit I know very little about Japan. I guess I will keep watching & learning. :) Good Day !!
Nice intro - however, may I suggest making more movement other than just scrolling down? Like one to the left and to the right etc. Makes me kind of dizzy and bored if it just goes down =P Despite what some people say about 'making people impatient or angry'... I think that's bull. People like a decent intro ... and can skip it easily... it's YOUTUBE, not TV. Lol.
Are there rentable apartments? You probably already mentioned it but I was just wondering since you said when you purchase a house, but what about the ones you rent, does rent go down?
Well im quite surprised to hear that the houses they made are not designed to last, but then if i think it all over - japanese have this attitude even towards their historical buildings. If a palace is too old and dangerous for tourists - they will destroy the palace and build it over again from scratch. But i wonder if their houses are like our wooden houses that are built in the garages, then picked up by parts with truck, transported onto the place and then assembled together?
Do you have any videos on the micro houses i hear they have over there?
Perktube1 1 month ago in playlist Buying a House in Japan
2:50 I nearly fell off my chair laughing
TheLivingDeadOne 1 month ago in playlist Buying a House in Japan
older houses are nicer, anyways.
IAmSuchANerdLol 2 months ago in playlist Buying a House in Japan
Nice Intro ^_^
xtrem04 5 months ago
These actually look a little more solid than a lot of US houses. At least I don't see any OSB or vinyl siding. Their short life expectancy is probably more a product of the way the Japanese perceive them than their potential lifespan. We have some fairly flimsy looking houses in the US which have lasted 200 years, albeit with a lot of maintenance along the way.
lrd9999 5 months ago
How common are those older traditional houses?
MonicaFranco11 7 months ago
How much does building a new houst in japan cost anyway?
sinni800 7 months ago
@8191921
thats wat im wondering too , hmmm
very weird
siorai1 8 months ago
i think this is contrasting with Japan's idea of eco-friendliness and trying to eliminate waste. but anyway, my mom always tells me that here in the Philippines, houses are made really sturdy--using concrete and everything-- compared to houses in America where you can just punch through a wall faily easily. Here, our walls are pure concrete. and like..my house took 1 year to build so it's a real investment and meant to last long.
caldevera 8 months ago
This is what i realize in mostly all the "Buying a House in Japan playlist" If you want a good long-term usable still good house, it's best to make it yourself with a good land, or have workers do it for you but have better materials that actually does work and last long (that isn't just all plastic).
ConpallyM 9 months ago
Sounds similar to Huff houses made from woods that clip together.
PurdyBear1 10 months ago
Very interesting.
lilshoppe 10 months ago
I recently learned that I like modular spaces a lot - but those look a bit flimsy, lol! Kind of like the older American trailer homes. Steel frames ones would be interesting to see.
I found some websites that list some pretty good companies from all over the world. It's amazing what's happening in prefab these days. Have you seen the shipping container homes & offices? Pretty amazing! Colorful, too! Inhabitat Blog even featured college dorms made with them - somewhere in the Netherlands.
roxanneworld11 11 months ago
Do newer prefab houses have better insulation?
oprechtejongeman 1 year ago
So you have to move every 10 years?
CookieWishezX3 1 year ago
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Those built houses are All built by numbers!
knowntothose 1 year ago
omg! i DO NOT wanna live there i would be always terrified of it collapsing! :-O
Supersaiiyin 1 year ago
I don't like it i would rather live in one of the older ones i would feel saver!
ration10 1 year ago
"The sheet of fabricated stuff" is used instead of bricks because it is much safer in an earthquake.
The same goes for the use of timber products instead of using steel or concrete or other more stiff stuff. You know the old proverb of it being better to bend than to break and this reflects in the selection of materials.
I can bet my house on what you described is actually mostly not because they don't think they can get a good price when they sell, but because of safety in earthquakes.
reshjuk 1 year ago
It's a big Lego house! LOL
Brodiz 1 year ago
2:51 was hilarious
Carysfelicity 1 year ago
Wow I would hate to live in a place like that. If I had money in Japan I would buy nice condo or build a real house, if I didn't have money, get an apartment. Living in a house made of plastic with Made in China written on the materials would piss me off.
So how much was that "house" you were in?
blahk04 1 year ago
This seems so strange considering that people often work very hard to buy a house for their families. I can't help but feel that this is a little wasteful especially in a country with limited resources (not that that really means anything in this day and age). It also seems strange considering what good care people take of all of their things. Of course I do understand that it would be worse to put an emotional investment into something which may be destroyed tomorrow.
emeigh1wm 1 year ago
I'm on exchange in Japan, my first host father was a more wealthy person and his home seemed a bit more sturdy than my second host family's home. My second host family's home seems new, heck the sliding doors on my room still had tape on them probably from construction or something... However, whenever a truck or bus drives by our house the vibrations from the road shake the house a bit... which surprised me considering I'd have thought that only earthquakes would manage that...
DereksJapanBlog 1 year ago
So Japanese people don't live in 1 house for the rest of their life if they buy one?
subj3ctX 1 year ago
Wow at 2:53 of the video. It seems like that approach creates a more transient community as well. People who retire or make just enough money to get by may hit a difficult period in their life when their home deteriorates or reaches a "0" value.
junkie4vids 1 year ago
Yah,many house are fire resistant.
109mytiger 1 year ago
@8191921 not only the temperature..but try to google the earthquake of 1923,1964 and 1995 that hit japan..plus the monthly minor earthquake.i don't think your house will survive here..even if it does,i am sure it will leave crack or minor damages that eventually you will doubt if it still safe or may even consider rebuilding.
mamika302910 1 year ago
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lilinoe1 1 year ago
Hmmm..... Now I know why everything seems so fragile in manga. :P
lilinoe1 1 year ago
so what happens in 30 years????
BriCareful 1 year ago
well they are making a deposable society even in australia they are making these cheap/weak houses, so within 10-15 year the people will have to either try to fix their cheap houses' or buy a new one, the only ones that benefit from this: are banks and the constructers, throw away societies
sleepup7931 1 year ago 11
@sleepup7931 California too. And the Philippines. But in Japan, it's a new thing. The economy is bad everywhere....
will1835 4 months ago
@sleepup7931 ｕｐ主うそばかり言っているので、本気にしないでください。スポンサーもにげるわ、、、、、
GOROTIM16 1 month ago
seems really sad...
kmah88 1 year ago
@hawanja someone who doesn't want to rent an apartment forever?..like us?at least i have a front porch,little garden and my own garage..and we can rebuild the house after 25 years!
it is not that bad,really.it is more practical in some ways.
mamika302910 1 year ago
does this mean the new houses are pretty cheap ? or can be..
xXshirobonkandyXx 1 year ago
This jibes with everything I've read and been told about declining house values, but, you're right, the houses are well-built and nice. We lived in a new duplex and it was absolutely gorgeous.
TheDBF1 1 year ago
great information! thanks!
I am an acive investor, and much of your information serves as really great educational/ informational material.
dfjpr 1 year ago
@8191921 Typically, modular homes are more renewable. Because all of those things can be disassembled, they can use it for other projects, or they can melt the plastic down, and make new items out of it.
seththeorchdork5 1 year ago
Why don't the just use giant lego pieces to build there house?
smellyface101 1 year ago
Remember, the U.S. housing market crush in 2007, it caused world finance crisis, even now there are so many foreclosers. You,d better not buy a house as investment (to make money). But if you buy a house and live there forever , die there, you will not worry about resale value.
109mytiger 1 year ago
@109mytiger But let us remember that The Global Financial Crisis is not just the United States fault... The irresponsibility of consumers, buying houses that they cannot afford, spending too much money on the Credit Cards, etc. caused this meltdown.
seththeorchdork5 1 year ago
@seththeorchdork5 What I wanted to say was, " focus on housing price ". In Japan , house price goes down by age like a car , but the land may appreciate. In the U.S. around 2007, many american thought, "Buy a house now, sell later (flip) for profit" and soon later bubbles are bursted. So, new or old houses don't matter, house prices are determined by market condition in the U.S. Most investments are very risky, nothing is safe.
109mytiger 1 year ago
In Japan, many modular /prefabricated houses are earthquake resistant and 60 years manufacture guaranteed, fames are not ordenary woods, they are made from fire resistant material and very strong. Any type of house or reinforced concrete condo's price will go down by age, so do property tax . continue ......
109mytiger 1 year ago 2
I like the intro video, I thank you for the information on the housing in Japan.
Thumbs up.
Nemesis093781 1 year ago
"Hey guys..."
KrayZieAsSPiNoy 1 year ago
my japanese friend is just having her house rebuilt...i found it strange but she told me having a house rebuilt is cheaper than moving
JeremyScottThompson 1 year ago
whats the distance from the ground to the ceiling o.o?
flamingburner 1 year ago
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flamingburner 1 year ago
Who would buy a piece of shit like that? Seriously.
hawanja 1 year ago
are you aware of the black border around your videos or is it just me seing that?
sauron1grenoble 1 year ago
Reminds me of a dollhouse...
FairytalesExist 1 year ago
In my own country we have trailers, double wides, and modular houses similar to these which are very cheap too. They depreciate in value in very much the same way and are only built to last 20-30 yrs before they start falling apart.
cloudstrifeification 1 year ago
@cloudstrifeification All houses will eventually fall apart in 20-30 years anyways. It depends on the condition you keep them in.
seththeorchdork5 1 year ago
@seththeorchdork5
Understood but it depends on how they are constructed my house is over 100 years old but it was built during a time where there was plenty of hardwood (ash, oak, hickory, etc.) and it is still in good shape for its age.
cloudstrifeification 1 year ago
Are there any companys who build bricked houses like in Europe/NA/Australia?
Especially for a foreigner it would be nice to know this.
TheZumm17 1 year ago
is it safe??? the houses looks too fragile to me
XXMultiBlackXX 1 year ago
If it were me buying a house I would rather pay more for a house that is built better and not as "disposible"
darkfaerie 1 year ago
do ppl invest in property in japan like in other coutnires...i guess not
Pkmnster 1 year ago
I dislike the opening. Sure it's good for new visitors but I'll just have to skip the first 15seconds every time I guess.
jerremm 1 year ago
"Hey Guys"
ashhk311 1 year ago
I like the intro also. Great vid!
hoaxygen 1 year ago
you have to work on your opening words, you seemed a bit worn out;) tough day?
just kidding:)
Wilhelm9080 1 year ago
so does that mean the taxes are cheap there?
OrigamiBasics 1 year ago
Thanks for posting this! Clears up a lot of my own misconceptions. One day this spring I walked to school in the morning one day past an empty lot, came back in the afternoon and the basic structure of a "Tama" house was already up. Now 3 out of 4 lots are filled. Had no clue these prefab houses are valued like cars. Seems so wasteful to me in the long run and an insult to the beautiful traditional Japanse homes.
FightouChan 1 year ago
Nice title sequence!
sincityfire 1 year ago
So what happens when the house is valued at 0?
Do the homeowners sell it for really cheap at that point or do they pay to have their house "updated?"
Also, would it be better to say, rent an apartment or temporarily live somewhere and move, versus buying a house?
asianboy838 1 year ago
@asianboy838 If the house reaches 0 value, they best hope the land in of some worth.
seththeorchdork5 1 year ago
"...and if you actually have a look at the bricks, or the brickwork on the outside of these places, you'll find that it's not actually brick, it's just sheets of marshmallow."
loejewis 1 year ago 8
@loejewis シートではなく、外壁用レンガ風断熱ボードです、レンガより硬いです。わかりましたか、、、、
GOROTIM16 1 month ago
Thanks for uploading this video. It's very interesting. :)
ursogreatniloveu 1 year ago
I wonder what this means for the future of housing in Japan? Will there be houses 30 years from now that still have people living in them? Or will they be simply disassembled? Could the low birthrate have something to do with it (i.e. the population will decrease so the number of people needing homes will decrease, so why keep nice new homes)?
Pretty shocking to me, but only because I haven't been looking. My wife's folks' place is older and studier.
eskercurve 1 year ago
Wow this video blew my mind... So different from the US housing market, where you (used to) make a ton of money off of the real estate trade. My parents have just paid off a mortgage for a house they've had for 30 years, and its value went WAY up. But then again I understand that the houses there need to comply to safety codes. I suppose that's safer, but it kind of sucks that after 25 yrs it's worth nothing :< So do they just keep buying new homes every 25 years w/o selling them?
sybrix 1 year ago
The new disposable houses can't be that expensive either if they're built like that, lol. Win-win!
Mooyouhooka 1 year ago
I love this topic! Please, please, please upload many more videos about this! And I think the reason why Modular is so popular is because it's durable, more eco-friendly and cost effective. It's more renweable also because they can dismantle it and scrap it for other projects. :)
seththeorchdork5 1 year ago
Ive seen one of these houses in another users video and thought it was strange.
It is a really cool idea though.
MochiMegan 1 year ago
@MochiMegan What user? I'd like to see it their video on the subject. :)
seththeorchdork5 1 year ago
Then you go to europe and see a 500 year old house thats worth a ton of doe :)
NodnarbRS 1 year ago
Is it disposable like..Say you fall against a wall..would it break through?
wilfire77 1 year ago 2
@wilfire77 I doubt the wall would collaspe if it was built to at least last a couple decades of Japanese Earthquakes.
seththeorchdork5 1 year ago
@wilfire77 haha, that sounds like fun... i guess non-Japanese would be the only pnes to fall through the wallS?
dendara100 1 year ago
A condition of house which designed for the common people is "low price", "early", "pretty", and "safety". but recently a subsidy system to start for hold more than 200 years house by the government.Because Eco becomes national policy.I have to watch whether a house of 200years are settles in future.
gtoyas 1 year ago
Now i know why in Anime's and Mangas. you have characters literately punch holes in walls and make cracks.. it's all made of fake Materials!! lololol
darkyperv34 1 year ago
how sad to hear. they must have a tone of rubbish needing to change to newer houses so often.
dragade101 1 year ago
Wah~ you broke the corner! O.0
That's an interesting idea though. Did you make a new opening for the videos? :D
TreeFrogTownPerson 1 year ago
Another thing is that you can buy a great old house for almost nothing if you are OK with living in the countryside and you can renovate it. I worked for an architect outside kyoto who had bought his at a giveaway price in a tiny village and rebuilt it himself. There is nothing better than a meiji era house that is restored and updated for a fraction of the price of a new house:) The old wood in those houses is unbeatable. You literally can't buy it on the market today!
harr7959 1 year ago
Great video. I am an architect working in Tokyo and I was surprised to see how disposable the corporate designed houses are here. They are pretty terrible quality in America as well, but not as literally disposable. I would say, however, that the quality of the wood framing here is great. We do build some concrete and steel houses, but mostly wood. The main reason given to me has been earthquake and code changes are expensive to meet, so most people rebuild. They love safety in Japan!
harr7959 1 year ago
Thanks for the info, I like older stuff anyways it's done better.
mellowsky47 1 year ago
disposable houses are very convenient.
whenever you spill something on the floor you just crumple the house up and bring it to recycling.
XD lol
yamomotoable 1 year ago
at least the houses not lasting a long time means they dont find too many houses that are 50 years behind the current housing codes
Ditre 1 year ago
like cars then? you know how their value decreases as you drive them new off the lot?
shadowicewolf54 1 year ago
I wonder how good are these houses in keeping warmth during the winter if they're made of light, single-layered materials? (are they single-layered??) Thanks for another interesting video.
MiyazakiMmm 1 year ago
@MiyazakiMmm Depends on what they used for insolator. The single layer stuff he spoke of is probably like ummm sheet rock, you have a layer of that, then insolator then wall on inside.
shadowicewolf54 1 year ago
Are there Tornadoes in Japan?
deadlymassacre1 1 year ago
@deadlymassacre1 Not that I've heard of, however typhoons and earthquakes do exist..
incheon 1 year ago
If you buy a house early enough in the uk, you can often say, I want a plug here or this and that there. Can you do that with these style houses? :)
Yoshoku 1 year ago
that intro scared me...i thought i was gonna hear "Hey Guys,i'm moving to china...Bye"... in a aussie accent
supercarsXposed 1 year ago 47
@supercarsXposed Why China?...
will1835 4 months ago
lego !!!
dexilme 1 year ago
Hm, that actually did help, thank you. I've been considering buying a property in Japan. These videos certainly shed a whole new light onto the property market there. Thanks again :)
carslan82 1 year ago
btw, I heard those fake bricks are recycled plastics and readilly wash off dirts and dusts when it rains..making it sparkling clean.neat,isn't it?
mamika302910 1 year ago
modern cheap houses built by developer..and usually it is house loans..payable for 25 years?better than living in apartment that annually increases its monthly rent or a condo with a noisy/bitchy neighbor.
but if you can find a good carpenter and willing to spend time and money, you can have your dream quality house.^_^
mamika302910 1 year ago
LOVE the new opening!
thestuffz 1 year ago 16
@thestuffz
Music by the legendary Man Jack of ChopSueyJoint dott com.
Any music you hear on my videos is by him.
TheJapanChannelDcom 1 year ago
Do people ever tear down the homes to simply build a new one to take the old ones place?
deilax 1 year ago
We have a lot of these kinda houses in the States where I live.
ItsDaRonBitch 1 year ago
2 ways to look at this situation. 1) If you buy an old house, you can be a home owner for cheap prices. :). 2) If you buy a new house, you most likely will stay in that house until you die or your company requires you to move (J-Salary men).
akin242002 1 year ago
I like that a lot more than the way things work in America, where house values go up and down according to the market and your area. As long as the houses didn't cost 200k+ dollars then it seems reasonable. Almost like buying a new vehicle, every once in a while you get a new one and drop a bit of money.
thecanadian1313 1 year ago
So it's nothing like in Europe where it's not uncommon to live in 100 years old houses---or even older. A friend of mine lives in a old farm house more then 600 years old.
AndreR241 1 year ago
@AndreR241 my grandma's house is over 200 years but it's made of stone
Lovesgoats 1 year ago
@Lovesgoats The older houses (over 150 years old) over here in Germany are typically made out of wood and clay.
AndreR241 1 year ago
I dont wanna live in a house anyway. I love apartments.
MurdocLC 1 year ago
So...basically unless you can afford to completely pay for your home when you buy it-which most people cannot do-what this would mean then is that the house will literally be worth nothing by the time you actually finish paying it off...that seems crazy! So when you need to sell your house to pay for a new house you will only be able to get the value of the property...even though you paid much more for it. So I absolutely see the value in old houses then!
OMGthEyRevRyWhR 1 year ago
So... I wonder how many houses average Japanese folks, especially families, go through in a single lifetime?? If the value is gone after 25 years, and these houses aren't built to last very long, I'd imagine they'd have to get at least 2 or 3 different houses before death. Seems kind of a hassle, esp. with prices. Or do they rent a more house-like home like a condo or townhouse a lot more often than, say, here in the West?
whoo689 1 year ago
@whoo689 Or do a lot of Japanese simply stay in these houses well after the 25 years and just wait until it's almost totally broken down, and they MUST get a new home? Hm...
whoo689 1 year ago
@whoo689 Btw, what's the deal with all the bars around that one house in the beginning of the video? Is that still technically under construction or waiting to be sold or what?
whoo689 1 year ago
so its like buying a new car? right?
arivas713 1 year ago
lol, usually built to earthquake standards. :P I feel bad for those in the "unusual" category.
SkeenBot5000 1 year ago
Yeah. Construction is super fast here but buildings are not built to be around a long time. Saw a beautiful 70 year old building near Ginza torn down a few years back. Beautiful Taisho era sexy curves. Gone. Very sad. Back in New England there's houses, homes that have been around for well over a hundred years. Nothing like that here. Folks here usually buy a house for the land and then tear down the house.
ElevenColors 1 year ago
so it sounds like you could buy an old house for very little.
Is that right?
KatBorba 1 year ago
@KatBorba
Check out our "buying a house in Japan" playlist.
TheJapanChannelDcom 1 year ago
nice intro ^_^
wow that's different from here!
totaldramaqueen108 1 year ago
Love the new intro! Insane to buy a home that'll be worth nothing later. Other then trailer homes that don't last for more then 15 years or so in America this would never be accepted. Your home maintains a value for life unless of course its badly damaged by the elements, etc.
XxCyanexX 1 year ago
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@XxCyanexX
"Other then trailer homes that don't last for more then 15 years or so in America this would never be accepted. Your home maintains a value for life unless of course its badly damaged by the elements, etc."
The Japanese housing market isn't a Ponzi Scheme, so it's much different than what you see in Debtifornia.
kmarinas86 1 year ago
how odd... I can't imagine why anyone would buy such a house since they won't be able to sell it after a couple years. I must be missing something because it seems like this wouldn't work as a business model.
leloodallasmultipass 1 year ago
That was very interesting, I don't know why you would buy a home that will fall apart? They do look nice though. :)
jellybean4501 1 year ago
So, it's like buying a car in the US?
MrKaz106 1 year ago 2
What a wasteful concept.
K9LLL 1 year ago
1 person likes old houses
SMGleader 1 year ago
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Too long intro bitch
TechCuber 1 year ago
@TechCuber if you dont like it dont watch and "bitch" what the hell is that all about, how about you do us all a favour and cut your fingers off!
jameswoods2001 1 year ago 2
so what happens to them when they fall to tatters, are they demolished and built over or just abandoned? are they all weather proofed? Are there any regulations for building in Japan for say minimum u-values (insulation requirements)?
SteJVideo 1 year ago
Thats seriously weird. My dad bought the house he lives in now like 15 years ago, and the value has doubled. Its really weird how it goes down with age. Most countries its the other way around @.@.....or atleast if the place the house is is growing.
Enigura 1 year ago
Great intro and very interesting video.
resonatorproductions 1 year ago
How many times would you say a japanese person moves house in there lifetime?
goodgamersambo 1 year ago
love the new intro
justsomemadman 1 year ago
i like the intro
abuccilli 1 year ago
dope intro
BeltlessTrenchcoat 1 year ago
hmm.. interesting difference. I know, at least in america, people would much prefer to live in an older house, with real bricks and nice glass. in fact some people would prefer living in a 50-year old house than a brand new one because some people are into antique stuff like that.
Clearie552 1 year ago
Wow, does that mean I can buy an older house in Japan for pretty cheaply?
asyoulikeitvideos 1 year ago
I never knew that Japanese house decrease in value so rapidly. Thanks for another informative video. Also, a very cool intro!
TokyoNerd 1 year ago
so are you better off buying a Condo ? or just stick to renting ?
nice intro!
kua514 1 year ago
wow, Not what I would have expected. Maybe it's a steriotype I have but I would have expected just the opposite with the traditions and things. I do admit I know very little about Japan. I guess I will keep watching & learning. :) Good Day !!
shananagans5 1 year ago
Nice intro - however, may I suggest making more movement other than just scrolling down? Like one to the left and to the right etc. Makes me kind of dizzy and bored if it just goes down =P Despite what some people say about 'making people impatient or angry'... I think that's bull. People like a decent intro ... and can skip it easily... it's YOUTUBE, not TV. Lol.
RevyNai 1 year ago
It doesn't matter how good an intro is--see it again and again before every video and it will start to get old.
That and it makes impatient people (or just people in an impatient mood) feel angry.
Emidretrauqe 1 year ago
Cool intro! :)
astralrock 1 year ago
Mr Japan-guy my house is 115 years old
is that "strange" in an avarage japanese viwe point
pardon my bad english
glasseay 1 year ago
only 25 years?? woah, the house im living in is over 200 years old :D
kilaaaaa 1 year ago
@kilaaaaa 8 seconds between us ....
lol quite strange
make a wish i hope it will come true for you !
glasseay 1 year ago
How much do houses actually cost?
TheMrWar 1 year ago 2
@TheMrWar
Check out our "buying a house in Japan" playlist... there are more videos on the subject there.
(and stay tuned for more)
TheJapanChannelDcom 1 year ago
i like the way Japanese think lol i like new houses, you don't have to spend extra money restoring it.
linkinpain 1 year ago
whats the average price of the disposable houses?
ApplausableGuy 1 year ago 2
Very useful information, thank you for sharing.
Orangethingy 1 year ago
Are houses considered expensive or cheap in Japan? about how much?
CelesteRepchukTV 1 year ago
now thats inovation
dMITIC 1 year ago
Plasmo houses! Cool! lol
Hatterific 1 year ago
thats how all houses in U.S. suburbs are built. cheap
karimwesterntch 1 year ago
Are there rentable apartments? You probably already mentioned it but I was just wondering since you said when you purchase a house, but what about the ones you rent, does rent go down?
HillBillyDrew 1 year ago
Cool intro!
Akakashi07 1 year ago
maybe this way to build their houses has something to do with the earthquakes there as well? :-/
ManfredW 1 year ago
Makes me appreciate my home a lot more after seeing this. I always wondered why all the bathrooms in Japan looked exactly the same.
Chyaddo 1 year ago
Do you have a japanese school playlist ???
AnarUto47 1 year ago
Meh... living in japan makes everything down size huh?
small house, small car and small video size. XP
loocoot 1 year ago 7
@loocoot family guy reference?
ManfredW 1 year ago
What's the name of these types of houses in Japanese?
MrGrimezTheAntiHero 1 year ago
its like a gundam!
SDHLucid 1 year ago
Nice intro ;D
keepitridin112 1 year ago
Well im quite surprised to hear that the houses they made are not designed to last, but then if i think it all over - japanese have this attitude even towards their historical buildings. If a palace is too old and dangerous for tourists - they will destroy the palace and build it over again from scratch. But i wonder if their houses are like our wooden houses that are built in the garages, then picked up by parts with truck, transported onto the place and then assembled together?
Flankymanga 1 year ago
awesome opening sequence! *^_^*
avastacia 1 year ago
dig the new opening
shedininja001 1 year ago