Japanese Minimalist🇯🇵 :The Best Morning Routine EVER

ABOUT THIS VIDEO:
Hi. I'm Aki, a minimalist who is a school teacher living in a small village in Japan.
Today, I would like to share with you the best morning routine ever compared to my past morning routines.

In Japanese kanji, morning is written like this(朝)
If I break this kanji apart, it means 10 months and 10 days.
In Japanese culture, we say, babies are born within the 10th month of the 10th day.

So, in other words, morning represents a new birth.
If I think of it that way, it’s like we are reborn each morning and have a new start every day.
Don’t you think it’s important how you spend your mornings each day?

Well then, without further adieu, let’s get started.

WHO AM I:
Welcome to samurai matcha journey! I'm Aki, a minimalist, kimono style school teacher in Japan. I make videos about my usual life in really country side of Japan. You can enjoy beautiful scenery, learn about Japan, and pick up some interesting lifestyle tips.

PRODUCTS IN THIS VIDEO:
Many people have been asking me how to buy things that I use,
so I tried to find products that is the same or similar to my items on amazon in the USA and JPNAN. (Please ask yourself, “Does this spark joy？“ before buying it.)

・Snow Peak sleeping bag

・GOKUMIN mattress 　
　Amazon USA　▶︎▶︎▶︎Sorry I can't find it.

・Tetsubin（Iron kettle）

・Small paper lamp（Isamu noguchi）

・Tatami floor

・TADAIMA wood dish
　Amazon USA　▶︎▶︎▶︎Sorry I can't find a similar item.

CAMERA GEAR:
・Camera sony α6400

・SIGMA 16mm F1.4 DC DN

・Ulanzi Claw Quick Release Clamp with Arca

・Neewer Camera Tripod

REFERENCES:

MUSIC:
・Epidemic Sound▶︎ES_As Lovely as You - Wanderer's Trove

WHAT I LIKE:
Minimal lifestyle
Matcha
Kimono
Anime(Ghibli)
Japanese food

CONNECT WITH ME:

GET IN TOUCH:

[joannaryan]

Hi Aki, my husband and I watched this video, he is so impressed about your morning routine! He got up at 5am this morning, spend one hour cleaning our shower and toilet! Then he did yoga and walking, also he picked up the garbage from the park! Thank you so much to inspire him!

[jdsjmqb]

I've always been "a night owl", but since I forced myself to get up early (usually 05-06:00), make the bed and go for a 30-60min walk I've started to feel a whole lot better. Proper routines is really really important, even though I've neglected it all my life until I discovered the worth.

[jinhan]

Hi Aki,

I get up at 6:00 am, feed the dogs, have fruit for breakfast and then drive to my aquafit training at the pool. 1 hour later, I walk my dogs in a small forest for about 40 minutes. Then I tend to my garden. Since I am retired, I enjoy my active and natural lifestyle. I thoroughly enjoyed your video and give you thanks for it. Blessings from Canada.

[nerd_alert]

Wow, Aki gets more done in the first two hours of the day than I do in my whole day. You are an inspiration!

[amazingandrea]

Konnichiwa, Aki san. Watashi wa Canadajin eto I am 60 years old ~ but people ALWAYS tell me I look 40. Just by chance, I have been doing this routine for decades, simply because it felt good. A teacher in my high school in 1979 encouraged us to contribute to a charity but I preferred to buy shoes (!!) so I committed to picking up a bag of trash every day, instead. Over the years, I have done this, on average, 5 days a week. Imagine what I have picked up in 43 years! Friends laugh at me when I clean up beaches on vacation or when I stop the car, jump out, put on my gloves, and clean up the road side. I am a flight attendant and I do this on my layovers, all over the world. It is my gift to the planet and I feel great about it. Like you, I hear the items calling me - ha! I admire your choices and consider us kindred spirits ~ but you might laugh (or cry!) at my (ima wa, totemo ooki) shoe collection. Daigaku de Nihongo wo benkiyoshimasu. Arrigato gozaimasu. Your videos inspire me! Is fall your favourite season?!! ha.

[neopotrebitel]

I am baffled at how you can be so energetic and at the same time have such calming energy about you! Really love your videos they make me feel so relaxed and inspired at the same time :)

[globaltrekkerexplorer]

I lived in Japan for a year and I loved the cleanliness of the culture. I prefer to clean at night before I go to bed. My house and body are clean so I feel that I get a better night's rest and when I wake up it gives me more time in the morning to workout. I love a cold shower to open my sense of being and usually helps with my alertness. This is a fantastic video for someone who wants to be more organized and productive.

[momdaughtertalk]

The work and life balance you have created for yourself is admirable. Stay safe and healthy.

[joannelim]

I like the way you find joy in the simple things in daily life. Optimistic and cheerful. I like the way you record your daily exercise.

[evam.t]

Hello Aki! Greetings from Germany, I am a new subscriber and I really enjoy watching your videos 😀I live in a city and I suffer from mild anxiety, and I learn from your videos how to be happy and contented with my life. After watching this particular video I took a walk this morning. It helped me starting my day, thank you so much!

[jeanne]

Thank you for bringing sanity and order into my life first thing in the morning.

[somethingbettercoming]

Hi Aki, i accidentally ran into this video and it was a breath of fresh air. I love your morning routine. The village you are in seems like a wonderful place to live a peaceful life. Thank you for sharing.

[herimuryanto]

Hi Aki, I’m from Indonesia, I ever working with japanese people, they are so concern with time and discipline. May I request to you to share the habit working for japan’s people, so it could be inspiring for us.. thank you and keep continuing to share a goodness 😊😊🙏

[agatadziedzic-dean]

Good morning from New York and Thank you Aki for sharing. As a person with different lifestyle, mom living in the forest- I need to admit that most of your rutine is very universal. And my morning workout and meditation is snuggles with my kids and walk/run in the forest with my dog. I am so grateful to live in nature and to share this life with beautiful people and beings. Blessings to you Aki and all the folks here and now🙏🙏🙏

[sarabaldeschwieler]

Even though you say you are not Superman, you are still AMAZING and I appreciate all the motivation you give so freely. Because of your influence I also now drink green tea every morning and I am trying out many of your other suggestions. Thank you 🙏

[_step_up]

Good to see a minimalist who actually owns things and doesn't pretend to own nothing in their videos!!

[songsparrow]

I love this Aki!!! Good for you that you keep very busy and useful. My husband recently passed away and I've been terribly lost without him. I will use your suggestions to help get me back into life again and to honor his memory. I know he would not want me only sitting and grieving. Thank you for your helpful suggestions that are also inspiring.

Trash and other items speak to me also. . . you are not alone. Thank you, with many blessings~

[hameezahamed]

My whole time goes sleep, sleep, sleep until 07.00. Take a shower, eat breakfast & run to the office.
This is horrible. Ruining the morning is like ruining the whole day. I need to change my lifestyle.
Thank you for your valuable content!

[Arya-cfvu]

I love this! As I get older I am shifting from a night owl to morning person, but I am still I the habit of going to sleep late! What time do you go to sleep and do you have a night time routine to help you get the best sleep? Please record your nighttime routine if you have one!

[surigomez]

it's amazing how many things can be done in the morning and I spend hours doing only one thing, every time I get up late I get a headache during the day, and I feel discouraged, I will adopt this method and get up earlier