I Built My Dream House in Japan

I hired a local housing company to build a custom home that fuses traditional design and building techniques with a modern, lifestyle-centered approach (日本語字幕はCCにあり). Check out the videos my friends @TokyoLens and @Ohara-the-Fox made on the house, as well as the housing company's website below!

Tokyo Len's video:

Ohara's channel (video on the house coming soon!)

Scenery House's website (Note: this is not a sponsored video).
＜シーナリーハウスからのお願い＞
シーナリーハウスへの資料請求などのお問合せは、大分県内にて別荘建築や住宅建築、リフォームを検討されるお客のみへのご対応とさせていただきます。大分県以外で建築されるお客さまへのご対応はできませんので、ご了承くださいませ。

Japanese architecture channel house tour:

I never imagined I would build a house in Japan, let alone my dream house. Join me and my friends Norm and Manu for a first look at the house and what makes it so special.

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Learn Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation from my Patreon Series "Japanese Phonetics"

Music: @StreamBeatsbyHarrisHeller

[AbroadinJapan]

Good god, this is astonishing mate. The interior is so warm and calming, it's the perfect space to de-stress and relax! The garden is the icing on the cake.
Can't wait to see it in person! Congratulations to you and the family 🥳🥳🥳

[TheAnimeMan]

Can’t wait to visit man! Massive congratulations!!

[retry_]

This is just so, so much better than the usual "Youtuber/Influencer" houses we see going around Youtube right now. It looks cozy, warm, and filled with personality and thought behind the design. Congrats man, this house has probably just became the dream house of thousands of viewers.

[TokyoLens]

What an EPIC project!!
Well worth all the time we put into documenting it
Thanka for the past half year man!!
And congrats on the beautiful new home!

[jdmgymi]

Im Japanese and this is one of the most beautiful houses I’ve ever seen. What an incredible combination of western and Japanese culture

[TokidokiTraveller]

Oh my god, this is beyond beautiful. So much thought must have gone into every inch of the space, it looks AMAZING. Congratulations 👏🏻 👏🏻😵

[DeviZowl]

New life goals:
- Get invited to sleep over at Dogen's house
- Build a house like Dogen's

[TokyoLlama]

Beautiful, beautiful house. That kitchen sliding door opening on to the courtyard garden is perfect, plus all the wood, and love the blend of traditional and modern - congratulations!

[Dogen]

Thanks to everyone that helped make this project possible!
Tokyo Lens' video:

Ohara's channel (video on the house coming soon!)

Scenery House's website (Note: this is not a sponsored video).
＜シーナリーハウスからのお願い＞

[ogremair]

I swear, Japanese contracors are the best, everything you see is so clean and no mess is left behind after the job is done (Paint, cement, gypsum, etc.), even if the work is so simple, yet their craftsmanship is sublime.

[inakakiwiana]

I love the privacy of the courtyard in the middle! Houses being like a foot away from each other is what I don’t like about the houses in Japan, but you managed to create your own space and it’s so beautiful too

[dk_boyblue]

the word "hyperfunctional" just gained new meanings for me. this house is balanced perfectly and thoughtfully in all grounds, every milimeter cubic space is used in the most functional sense and it's elegant, it doesn't have anything unnecessary and it doesn't lack a critical part. compared to that, the suburb concrete jungle most people live in here seems wasteful in all accounts but the population density.

[Verdekiwi]

As an architect I can say, those are some of best detailed window I ever seen in my career.

[girldm]

CONGRATULATIONS DOGEN!!! that is so lovely, omg. warm housewarming wishes to you and your family in your new home!!!!

[WhatIveLearned]

😮 What an awesome house
I never realized an elevated ventilation fan in the kitchen is what I want

[skofos]

As an architectural student, I REALLY like the approach you and the architects took. It is still very fonctionnal like the modern japanese housing yet it keeps the beauty, the scenographic journey in which you discover as a visitor or the owner. I think you chose a firm that has a lot of concerns in creating comfortable houses for families, and the results are outstanding!

[OrientalPearl]

Wow, it’s amazing to see it all finished! When I visited you 6 months ago the house was totally different. Beautiful!

[CarcinogenSDA]

Dude I am equal parts jealous and happy for you. That house is SO COOL. I'd call it "goals" for sure.

[letsplaypetrus]

This house has a "Lofi"-Vibe. It feels incredibly calm.

[LittleParade_]

I'm living for this era of "I moved to Japan" "I built my dream house in Japan" "I'm chasing my dream in Japan" videos