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Living Well on a Small Income in Japan 🇯🇵 Quiet Payday, Small Joys & Homemade Okonomiyaki

Tuma - daily in japan🇯🇵

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Hi! I'm Tuma, a Japanese woman living in Tohoku, Japan.
Enjoying the solo life. 🇯🇵
Freelance paycheck day — so I made the rounds: drugstore, import snack shop, supermarket. 🛒
Forgot the okonomiyaki flour. Had to go back. Ended up with dagashi snacks along the way.
Made the best okonomiyaki I've ever had — completely by accident.
I hope you enjoy a low-income, high-happiness shopping day in Japan with me! 🌱

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▶ RECIPE
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🥞 Okonomiyaki (Rice Flour Version)

Ingredients (1 serving)
・Rice flour — 100g
・Water — 100ml
・Egg — 1
・Mentsuyu or shiro dashi — 1 tbsp
・Cabbage, roughly chopped — 150g
・Pork — 100g
・Oil — 1 tbsp

Instructions
① Combine rice flour, water, egg, and mentsuyu (or shiro dashi) in a bowl and mix well. Add cabbage and pork and mix together.
② Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Pour in the batter and cook both sides until golden brown.
③ Top with okonomiyaki sauce, mayo, bonito flakes, and aonori to finish.

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🎬 Quiet daily life of a solo woman living in rural Tohoku, Japan.
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Your support helps me keep sharing good food and simple moments ☕️
Thank you always 🤍
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20 Comments

@Tuma-dailyinjapan Creator 3 months ago Pinned

Thank you for watching! 🙏
What's your favorite snack from your country? 🍪
I'd love to try it — tell me in the comments!

@MandyChung-w5i 3 months ago

This is when the internet is so beneficial. Sharing life and lifestyle to the world.
And how so many from all over agreed that a simple life is all we ever wanted.

@macystarie6728 3 months ago (edited)

Funny how women all over the world does a "happy dance" when food is yummy 😋

@MahaRanti-rk7zm 3 months ago

Small income is fine as long you can live well

@LiquidFlower 3 months ago

I honestly am so impressed with people who live happily on less. It inspires me to do more with less.

@danhinvietnam 3 months ago

As a man who is supposed to be the pillar of the family but is currently unemployed, I carried an immense amount of pressure and inadequacy. The motivation from you helped me lift that burden, giving me the confidence to pick up the camera and tell my story. I hope my small efforts will be empowered by you all. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

@Kocibrzuszek 3 months ago (edited)

I think this type of content is so important! We are so done with watching wealthy influencers. Love from Poland💖 also my favourite polish snack is Ptasie Mleczko😊 (Chocolate-covered marshmallow)

@HKBoy-w1l 3 months ago

Dear Tuma
In the south, we like to eat pork rinds
Deep fried pork skin with a layer of fat attached
Flavors like BBQ, salt and vinegar, hot sauce or plain
The American snack bags are large because
74% of American adults are either over weight or obese
The #1 rule for grocery shopping:
Don't go to supermarket when you're hungry
Have a good day 😊
Keep up the good work 👍

@jonathanjohn119 3 months ago

U r not poor.. u r very rich to have a quiet and peaceful life where all ur needs are met 🤗

@AnneJamz 3 months ago

Proof that happiness doesn't have to be expensive. 🇯🇵✨ Loved the peaceful vibes, small joys, and that homemade okonomiyaki looked amazing! 😊🍳

@Elprimo_615 2 months ago

Many people, even myself, need the reminder that there’s nothing wrong with living a modest life. We all tend to want more and more instead of appreciating what we have. it’s good to just slow down and enjoy life

@LindsiBiggs 3 months ago (edited)

This was very interesting! If I could get away from the supermarket spending as much as you do. I'd be living like a Queen. Oregon, USA prices are criminal...😭 My favorite snack right now is Honey Mama's cocoa truffle bars, but I don't normally snack. It is kind of a special treat.

@nooriar67 3 months ago

Okay hear me out- natto + dashi + mayonnaise + sriracha + kimchi + tofu + spring onions
Mix it like your life depends on it. And then on hot hot rice….🤤

@oshomasamson1906 2 months ago

from one freelancer to another, it's inspiring to see you spend so low whilst still getting good stuff

@bhavna76rasaily 2 months ago (edited)

This is refreshing to watch after all the overconsumption videos. As somone with a new business, who was a shopaholic in the past, its not easy for me to go shopping even at the grocery store, but I have learnt to save money and treat myself every now and then instead of buying things i dont need in the first place. Loved your happy dance at the end.

@getreadywithmemamma 3 months ago

I feel like you are strong, brave and doing well on your journey…. To walk away from environments and relationships that do not serve you is a sign that you are growing stronger and are able to be your own guardian against toxicity. You are doing wonderful things keep creativity and living happily and simply.

@allwhowander390 3 months ago

I know you are a special person because you have kept your maidenhair fern alive. Only special people can do that 😊 they are so hard to care for.

@downearth48 3 months ago

I just stumbled across this video by accident, a couple weeks after returning from my first trip to Japan. I need to learn the language so that I can go back and enjoy it better!
It is so impressive to see how you make do with a smaller budget. I am only working part time right now, so I don't have much money as well, and I'm trying to learn ways to make my money last longer by cooking more and growing my own food. I just started a batch of kimchi this morning, rather than going out to the store to buy more as I'm running low!
I wish you luck and hope your freelancing business grows even more prosperous!

@ChristopherSchweiger 3 months ago

Love the happy dance at the end. 😀 Nothing beats a home cooked meal.

@meowwchi 3 months ago

I'm a foreigner living in Japan. Because of this video, I learned how to make my own mugicha!! Thank you so much!

I have very little money so I'm learning to save while watching your video!