I Bought an Abandoned Japanese House in Kyoto — Here’s How It Looks Now

At last! A long overdue video of my machiya home after renovation. The renovation completed in Apr of 2022 and me and my family have already lived in this new machiya home for over a year now. Sadly this video is also a closure of the renovation project of my home in Kyoto, but as you may have already saw in my previous video: there will be more machiya renovation projects! (not in Kyoto though) 0:00 Intro, entrance, and Tatami room 7:24 Hall, toilet 9:22 My house before & during renovation 10:00 Living and dining room 16:08 Bathroom and garden 18:50 Stairway and heading to the 2nd floor 21:40 Second floor hall and rooms 26:42 Bedroom (originally Tatami room) 28:38 Afterthoughts and BIG thank you! #hometour #renovation #beforeandafter #abandonedhouse #machiya #kyoto #akiya

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