Traditional Japanese House Tour (An Abandoned Estate, Recently Restored)

Shelley bought this abandoned Japanese Estate and the antiques she found inside the house will shock you. It is full of traditional Japanese items that are hundreds of years old.

Her website

Her AirBnB

#JapaneseHouse #JapaneseHome #TraditionalJapan

[SeanandOreo]

This was a big project for us. Let us know if you enjoy it. If you want to learn more about Shelley's project or the AirBnB here are the links

Her website

Her AirBnB

[えびさしみ]

I am a Japanese. I really appreciate you, Shelly-san that you take care the Japanese traditional house as it is and keep all o the things belong to the house. I also respect you that you love all the people relating the house including the pictures.

[petermurphy]

The sincerity and respect that Shelley has for Japanese culture and traditions is heart warming. She is a genuine person. I wish her all the best.

[lill]

This was a great short documentary. It wasn’t over produced and had a genuine feel about it. Really enjoyed this!

[watchdealer]

I higly respect anyone who says "someone should" and becomes that someone!

[junfuture]

日本の伝統家屋を丁寧に修復し
維持してくださり、
ありがとうございます。

[claudiaayala]

I have so much respect for Shelley, this was a monumental task and it looks beautiful, she is so respectful and appreciative of the treasure she was entrusted with. I am so happy to see that she has been accepted and respected by the local community. Hopefully when this pandemic is behind us we can go and stay, it just looks amazing.

[keikei]

そんな彼女だからこそ、この家との出会いがあったのだろう。
建物も囲炉裏も琴も写真も彼女が拾ってくれて本当によかった。

[Gatecrasher]

As a woodworker I can say that the Japanese for hundreds of years were masters of woodworking and joinery and houses like this exemplify that

[MrSevenDragons]

Wow! This is amazing! I’m Japanese, but I don’t believe I could have found the value of this house when it was abandone. I believe the house found you as a perfect owner to belonged! After you remodeled it, I had a new life and it’s so beautiful! Good job!!

[junipa]

This woman is living my dream. She should write a book about that house, its history, the villagers and herself. It would lovely. Hope you guys will show more videos of this kind of traditional stuff, most of us don't get to see it unless we travel.

[thraven]

The thing that blows my mind as a cultural footnote, is that in all the time it was abandoned, it wasn't squatted and vandalized or robbed. There's few places in the world orderly enough that that would happen..

[sarap]

I love that she didn't do it to show off her wealth but give back to the community that had never been able to fully appreciate this estate before. That's really great

[alexanderx]

Most greedy magnates would buy that place for cheap and turn it into a restaurant. She bought it to be restored and made it into an open museum with a cafe bar. Excellent.

[anahata]

The house is lovely, but I enjoy even more trying to imagine the delight of finding all of the furniture and family artifacts, and imagining the stories that go with them. It's like she bought a treasure chest.

[Northfield]

As a long retired jewelry appraiser, i say that Shelly might want to photograph her antique swords AS IS, and email the photos off to some of the world class auction houses. Their response might help clarify what the strange word of "polish" the swords means. My experience is that polishing an antique, of ANY KIND, can reduce the value by 50% OR MORE! In other words, DON'T DO THAT polishing thing until you have had world class experts at least see multiple photos of the items. I strongly suspect that there might even be "local" resident experts in Japan who consult with such world class auction houses about things like antique swords, who will gladly come to the estate to examine the swords in person, for little or no charge to her. The net result to Shelly should be a very small outlay of cash on her part in order to obtain first class advice! GOOD LUCK!

[tita-jz]

im literally losing my mind, A HUNDRED THOUSAND USD?!?!?!?!?!? holy shit thats so insane for such a beautiful piece of property (coming from someone who lives in california only 4 miles away from the beach)

[courtneytowen]

i'm so happy to see the obvious emotion she has for the community where she lives and the house is located! it's one thing to restore a house and respect the culture and its past so much to keep certain elements and even display things like plates and photos belonging to the original family, but it's an entirely different level to invite someone with memories of the house and not being able to enter inside and give them a tour. you can tell she was deeply touched to be a part of that moment. i hope someday i am blessed with enough funds to restore a house like this, keep the memory alive, and be able to pass it on to someone who will appreciate the history and effort <3

[StaticP]

Wow this is so cool!
I really love these documentaries that you two do. I'm humbled and impressed! =O

[boogiedownbronx]

Can tell that Shelley has spent a lot of time in Japan. Her mannerisms and composure is just like a Japanese person. Those are the first 2 behaviors one should learn when living in Japan. To be able to adopt to their culture and show respect. What you do behind close doors is up to you. I used to live in Japan and never learned to speak properly Japanese. I was always surrounded by Japanese friends who simply wanted to talk (practice) English. But by showing Japanese mannerism people thought I was fluent in Japanese, so outsiders would always talk to me in Japanese and I would understand most of it, just by nodding and basic language knowledge I was able to communicate. But it well get you really far in Japan, especially as a foreigner. Amazing property and well done Shelley.