Paolo fromTOKYO
3 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2020–2025
13:56 · 2.3M views · Apr 17, 2020
A day-in-the-life video following a move between apartments in Tokyo using a Japanese moving company. It shows how the movers work and what the experience is like.
Commenters recommend it for the movers' rigor and discipline, which they find oddly satisfying to watch.
3 comments from Hacker News
Longtime Paolo fan, he does a great job with his "typical workday" series. Not sure of the exact number he's done, but I personally estimate I've watched at least 20-25 of these across a wide range of industries (majority are in food preparation/service but he also covers construction, tech, animation, airlines, education, politics, and many more) and if there's one overriding takeaway it's the Japanese as a culture are extremely committed to maximizing product quality. It could be selection bias (maybe he only films exemplary people) but it doesn't seem to matter if you're dealing with someone preparing food, fighting fires, or delivering packages these people seem to really care about the overall quality of the service or product they provide. A few others worth watching: this video (movers...as someone who only has experience with American movers this is ridiculously better than what I experienced) [LINK] (package delivery worker) [LINK] (politician) [LINK] (fire fighter) [LINK] (anime director) [LINK] (car repair shop worker) Honestly if you like any of these you'll likely find they're all worth watching.
Decent family houses in Tokyo are definitely more expensive than this, but not hugely (also Kyoto surprisingly). There's some interesting things about the Japanese housing market, for example, many homes become "worthless" after the end of the mortgage -- so they depreciate and are more like buying cars. Tokyo is also an absolutely enormous city with even more massive metro area. There's very few examples on the planet that come close. Tokyo is sometimes called "the infinite city" for good reason. This means that yes, you can pay huge money for a coffin in some areas, and little money for an entire house elsewhere in the same city. New York is kind of the same way in that respect, but is actually still smaller and less diverse. I could write a ton more, but I think this series from "Life Where I'm From" which is pointed out in the article is a fantastic overview of housing for a nuclear family in Tokyo. How an Average Family in Tokyo Can Buy a New Home - [LINK] Brand New Japanese House Tour - [LINK] Are Japanese Homes Really Worthless After 30 Years? - [LINK] Old Japanese Apartment vs. New House - [LINK] What a Very Old Japanese House is Like - [LINK] Living in Traditional Japanese Townhouses: Kyo-machiya - [LINK] Checking Out New Japanese House Design and Technology - [LINK] I'd also point out this young couple who are expecting their first child (Paolo from Tokyo) What a Japanese Moving Company in Tokyo is like - this video $1500 Japanese Apartment Tour in Tokyo Shibuya - [LIN
Maybe if you used the Tokyo based Art Moving Center also known as Art Hikkoshi Center ( アート引越センター ) this video Seeing their rigour and discipline is like a visual ASMR video.