Why Kyoto's Traditional Homes Are Going EXTINCT

⛩️ Kyoto's traditional townhouses (Machiya) are stunning to behold and amazing to stay in overnight. However, they're disappearing at a worrying rate. We go inside and discover the 5 characteristics that make up a Kyoto townhouse and uncover why they've become endangered.

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A HUGE thanks to Koji Maeda for letting me loose with a camera inside his incredible townhouses!
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[AbroadinJapan]

NOTIFICATION SQUAD: I've desperately wanted to film a video in Kyoto for years and I'm delighted to have finally done it! It's currently eerily quiet given the absence of tourists, with the exception of domestic travellers taking advantage of this unusually quiet period. The city is a cinematographer's dream and I look forward to heading back there in the coming months to shoot a couple more videos - if there's anything in particular you want me to film, let me know. Open to your ideas!

[rachanikhil]

Can we appreciate the cinematography of this video, Chris's videos are almost documentary level in terms of production quality.

[IKEMENOsakaman]

Really sad that the traditional houses are disappearing. The wooden houses and architectures in Japan are very beautiful...

[Patterrz]

i'm a shower guy, but I would bathe so hard in that bath

[Geerzy]

Definitely want to visit Kyoto as soon as possible!

[LunguA]

Chris is slowly becoming a real estate agent. Petition to open "Adeal in Japan"

[JungianHeights]

When Chris films at home, it's a casual t-shirt... as soon as he films outside, we're treated to corporate Chris with that wooly long coat...

[ryanbowers]

I feel like a proud parent seeing how far this guy has come. He started out as a chubby guy complaining about the bird outside his window and now he's a legitimate filmmaker with arguably the highest production value of any YouTube channel. Brings a tear to my eye.

[timvantori]

Makes me so sad that traditional buildings around the world are disappearing... hope people will realise how much character and culture is lost when these buildings go

[CHEFPKR]

Kyoto was my absolute favorite city to visit. There was a teppanyaki restaurant behind the Hyatt Kyoto with a chef by the name of Masta-san. He made the BEST Hiroshima Style Okonomiyaki I've ever had. I really hope he's doing well...

[TokyoLens]

Beautifully shot. Beautifully put together mate~
Thanks for putting in the effort to share this one

[samsingletary]

My grandmother was born and raised in Kyoto. She moved to the U.S. in the 1950’s, but I went back to Kyoto with her in the early 2000’s and saw her childhood townhouse. Her neighbor from the 1950’s still lived next door! She invited us in and fed us dorayaki and tea. She was the sweetest old lady, with an arched back from years working in the rice fields. Beautiful lady, beautiful home, beautiful city.

[SolCrown]

I'm a sucker for historic things, I always really dig staying in old buildings like that. One of my very favorite parts of traveling to Morocco was walking the medieval streets and staying in the old riads in the medinas; some of the buildings were literally a thousand years old. Those houses are so cool, so beautiful. If I went to Kyoto I would love to stay in one!

[ferrousbuller]

"Why don't I have one in my house?" Next video: a low-speed police chase thru the streets of Kyoto as Chris tries to steal his Hinoki bathtub in one of those tiny flatbed trucks. :)

[kianj]

This Chris guy from Ryotaro Japan is a pretty good presenter. You can really tell he got his inspiration and style from him.

[johantitulaer]

I almost sh*t myself when I saw you walking down that alleyway. It looks EXACTLY like the place I stayed in. And when you stepped inside, you confirmed it. And the host back then told me they couldn't make these kind of houses anymore because of fire hazards and old standards so he was caring for it as much as he could to preserve it. The nostalgia is insane, thanks for this amazingly coincidental video.

[TrainfanJanathan]

Those houses aren't very earthquake-proof. They're very top-heavy and the roofs often collapse, crushing the inhabitants. (The roofs are extremely heavy)

I can see why it's not a popular design anymore.

[majinosity]

I honestly didn't know Chris was a Real Estate agent for the whole country of Japan.

[Mazekynn]

Whenever I start to watch any of Abroad in Japan's videos, I need to prepare food just in case he has food it in.

[eburshtein]

13:26 I love how even when he genuinely enjoys/likes something the Brit in him still find a way to naturally scowl even though he's admiring the architecture. lol, never change man. You're the best.