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The Sea Is Right Outside My Childhood Home 🌊 A Summer Visit to Rural Japan | Living Alone in Japan

Saran - life in Japan

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Open the front door and the sea stretches out before you — summer mornings and evenings at my family's home in the countryside🇯🇵 Back in my little room, I bake bread, crochet, and share the slow, quiet hours I spend alone🌊

Thank you for watching 🌿Please select subtitles from the settings ⚙️☺️
Hello! I'm Saran. I'm a Japanese woman living alone in Japan. 🇯🇵

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This time I'm sharing a video of my trip back to my parents' home🏠✨ In a peaceful little countryside town surrounded by the sea, I spent some time letting my heart slowly unwind🌊
In the video, I also give you a little glimpse of my secret hideaway, where the ocean stretches out as far as you can see😊It's been my favorite view since I was little and it hasn't changed one bit, and the time I spend there just doing nothing is healing that nothing else could ever replace🌿
And as a first-ever challenge for me, I tried making a long-form video🎥
Please let me know what you think of the longer video! I'll be looking forward to your comments💬✨

▶️ Index
00:00 Intro
00:30 Visiting my parents' home
07:37 Chocolate bagels in my new oven
19:36 Crochet
22:11 KALDI haul
23:18 Nasi Goreng
29:09 A peach break
31:14 Editing
32:27 Mochi French toast
36:08 Kitchen reset
39:42 Macaroni gratin
46:29 Making orange & grapefruit fruit liqueur
53:06 Bloopers

📝Recipe
【Chocolate Bagels】
Water : 100g
Milk : 95g
Dry yeast : 3g
Sugar : 1g
Bread flour : 280g
Cocoa powder : 14g
Salt : 4g
Honey : 28g
Rice bran oil : 10g

【Mochi French Toast】
Mochi : 2 pieces
Milk : 100ml
Sugar : 1 tbsp
Egg : 1
Butter : to taste

【Macaroni Gratin】
Chicken breast : 200g
Onion : 1/2
Shrimp : as you like
Mushrooms : as you like
Macaroni : 50g
Butter : 20g
Cake flour : 2 tbsp
Milk : 200ml
Heavy cream : 100ml
Bouillon powder : a heaping tsp
Nutmeg : 3 shakes
Salt : a pinch
Black pepper : a pinch
Shredded cheese : to taste
Grated Parmesan cheese : to taste

📩For Business Inquiries : saran.lifeinjapan@gmail.com

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20 Comments

@AmbientWorldRadio 1 month ago

Very peaceful. Thank you. 👍❤

@SergeyDali-789 2 weeks ago

Всегда красивы пейзажи ... И даже интерьер комнаты . Потому что там есть она. ❤❤❤

@TankweesengTAN 1 month ago

Dear sister I ❤❤❤ your video very much 💯💯💯🙏🙏🙏👍

@matotaupat9010 1 month ago

Good day. I totally understand that such wonderful view of the ocean looked for you as common thing for you as a kid. And now when you are grown-up, you understand and appreciate such beauty. Good luck.

@samj.4248 1 month ago

Your smile taking the platter of chocolate bread from the new oven instantly made me happy! Your parental home looks so cosy too, surrounded by the beautiful nature. Thank you for sharing again Saran san, no other video’s put my mind to ease like yours do. With lots of warm greets from Belgium.

@IrvingOsoy8896 1 month ago

Qué bonito lugar y qué especial poder regresar a un sitio con tantos recuerdos. Se siente mucha paz y cariño en cada instante, y es imposible no sonreír al ver esos paisajes tan hermosos. Gracias por compartir esta parte tan especial de tu historia; es un gusto acompañarte y conocer un poquito más de lo que llevas en el corazón. TKM.

@MT0531 1 month ago

Thank you for the vlog. Glad you have some wonderful time with my family. Watching you bake is so relaxing and fun. A longer video means i can healing more after a long tough day, so happy. Thanks for showing your hometown, it feel like a awesome place to live. You really give me lots of motivation and inspiration on how i want to live in the future. Hope you have a nice week Saran.

@Anonim-64 3 weeks ago (edited)

I live in indonesia. Nasi goreng is very delicious. We usually make nasi goreng mixed with ketchup and a little sauce or chilli so it's not too spicy also the egg is mixed in with rice while cooking and putting in chiken slices. It's very delicious

@the-cbh2870 1 month ago

Hello Saran, I’m from Indonesia. Nasi means rice, and goreng means fried. Usually, the seasoning comes in two varieties: original and spicy. Another secret to fried rice seasoning is kecap manis (sweet soy sauce); you can add eggs along with the vegetables, or serve the egg as a topping alongside prawn crackers and cucumber-carrot pickles.

@klarah.5830 1 month ago

I hope you make more long videos ❤

@stevendk6461 1 month ago

You are truly a fantastic cook, my beautiful Saran! It's always a pleasure to watch you cook and bake. I wish you a wonderful week, my beautiful Saran! 😘❣

@Douglas-vg9hi 1 month ago

Thanks so much for the longer video, those must take a lot of time to edit for you. Your family home and hometown looked beautiful. It looks very serene. Congrats on the new oven. Your chocolate bagels turned out amazing from it. I'm looking forward to seeing all that you share that comes from it. Great idea on the orange and grapefruit liqueur, look forward to seeing how it turns out for you. Thanks for sharing and your videos, happy to have this little moments in my day.

@francescomendolia8151 1 month ago

Your simplicity is one of the things that make your videos so enjoyable; you have a very calm manner and radiate an inner serenity that I think so many of us are searching for. You are charming, lovely, and kind to the world around you; you’re a fantastic cook and have a beautiful face complemented by a beautiful smile. I always watch with great pleasure and interest, and I always come away having gained something new. I hope I haven't gotten too personal, and I truly wish you all the best that life has to offer. 🌻🍀

@jeffreyredwood 1 month ago

Somehow I feel this old house suits you perfectly.

@простыерецептысолнце 1 month ago

Thank you, a long's video. There's very interesting.

@bockkenneth628 1 month ago (edited)

What is that phrase? “You don’t what you got till it’s gone” (Myself, guilty as charged) Your place looks beautiful! Thank you and love ya! “Wait!” Who’s cleaning all these dishes…not me…I called it first. Can we just make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich…wait never mind that looks really good!

@ama.rock_yt 1 month ago

Hi Saran! ✨ Wow, this was a big surprise — a long-form video! 💗 I really enjoyed this format, and I have to applaud the effort you’ve obviously put into the editing of this one. 👏

Seeing you driving was a real surprise too, as this is the very first time you’ve shown that! 🚗

Your parents’ home and the surrounding views are absolutely beautiful. I’m sure they were so happy to have their daughter back home with them. 💗 I’m happy they are doing well 😊

And now I can’t wait to see what delicious “Saran wonders” you create in your new oven! 🤍😂

PS: While I love all your previous vlogs, and the 20–25 minute mark definitely seems to be your sweet spot, I think throwing in a longer one like this every now and then would be a really nice change of pace. 🌿

@KitCatty-22 1 month ago

Hi Saran. I really enjoyed the longer video. How blessed your parents are to have a lovely home so close to the sea. It's so beautiful and quiet there.😊

Your crochet projects look so pretty, especially your flower coaster! I need to find a craft too.😊

Your fusilli gratin looked so delicious!!! Pasta is my favorite food!! And gooey, cheesy macaroni is the best!!

I remember your very first video. You've really come a long way!! ❤ It'd be nice to see longer videos every once in a while. Thank you for all your efforts that go into filming and editing!

I pray you have a blessed week ahead, and God bless and keep you always! 💕

@TheAandonov 1 month ago

Thanks for another great video, understand the longer it is the more I get to know your life and that's great

@joannak3369 1 month ago

Hi Saran. I've always watched your videos but I don't think I've ever commented. This video was quite enjoyable and it was nice seeing something different. The home you grew up in is lovely and what beautiful scenery! Being so close to the ocean is a blessing and a privilege. Where I grew up, homes next to the ocean are way over a million dollars. My husband and I would have to both work 2 or 3 jobs to ever afford that!! Well, probably not even then. We always take things for granted as children, don't we? Those chocolate donuts sure looked good, too. Congratulations on your new oven. Getting new appliances is fun. I'm about to get a new larger rice cooker myself so I can cook all in one meals for my family.
Sometimes long videos are fun to watch. I'm sure they are a lot of work. It's really nice to see something other than just cooking. Cooking is nice, but it's also interesting to see other things. Thank you for sharing 😊