24 Hours With a Japanese Hermit in a Hidden Village

What a beautiful video 😢
I love hearing him talk about the history and love he has for his village. What a gem is a location and individual. 88 years young and doing so well for himself. ❤❤

It amazes me that rural area with limited resources in Japan even look very good and neat 😭😭 in my country, there are plenty of regular household in the city with worse condition!
It kinda shows how much people in that village took care of their living space

Thanks for keeping those places remembered.

That looks like pure heaven.

You can see the passion he has for that village speaking about it. How cool. I love Japanese culture and would love to live somewhere like that

What about the dog will he take the dog with him when he leaves ?

love that guy

This is so special and was a privilege to watch. By far my favorite video of yours

You would have made a Man vs Wild video there🗿

Its beautiful..

let's all move there and tame the bears

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I hope he takes the dog with him😢
But I'm sure Kuro 🐕 will be left there to die😭

beautiful

Love his boots, are they traditional ones?

wow this was beautiful in so many ways

❤!

what people originally settled in these villages and why?

Love your sojourns brother and thank you for being such a badass ambassador for Japan. We need more good people like you for sure ❤💪🏽💪🏽

There was a truck up by the house?

I love how your guide is walking in front of you from afar like some kind of guide spirit 😂

Very Cool - Thank you

I absolutely love these videos. I appreciate them, as well as the music! Very entertaining ❤

beautiful!!

very interesting video

So very beautiful and how blessed you are to be able to experience all of it.

Thank you for doing this and giving me such an awesome experience.

You said you sent him a case of beer. How did it get delivered to him? Was it through the people associated with the dam? I don’t think Amazon delivers there.😊

I'm so amazed at the beauty that surrounds Izumi-san. Thank you, for sharing his life.

What a wonderful video. Thank you so much for showing us this beautiful place.

Any updates?

Thank you for sharing this precious visit. What an amazing place it is and what a beautiful person.

He was very smart to come back. the area is lovely😍

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his life would be a fantastic film, manga or anime!

That was something special. And I've lived in Japan for over 30 years. Really enjoyed this video.

such a amazing place, I would totally live there if I could its a shame not more people would want to live there.

Can you travel there with him together one last time this year? Give him the joy of seeing his old place once more?

wow just stumbled upon this video... Loved it! Thank you! Any updates on Ebisan?

Izumi-san is an example of what smiling and having a positive attitude does for people. Look at how well he has aged!

I don’t understand Japanese but i has to turn the volume way up. I loved listening to him speak and share his life. It’s very cool that you went way out there. I dig this content😊

Your adventures are amazing.

Is there any update videos of him? Would love to see you go back and read him all the lovely comments people left him

Watching this in 2025, this is just so wonderful. You give him your time and you showed so much care for him by not giving up during the 6 months you've talked. I hope you'll be able to keep in touch with him as much as you can, it's true that they feel when it's almost their time. He is saying goodbye.
I've been to Gifu once, I am not Japanese, but the mountains are really adorable, and very fascinating. I wish I was born there. Maybe in my next life. It's my favorite place in Japan.

What a beautiful video concept. The memories and life that you encapsulate are important. The fact that you put this much work into creating videos like this says a lot about you. You must have a deep sense of compassion, curiosity, respect, and love to do this at all. You should be proud of your work and how many lives it touches. You should be proud of yourself.

A little bear is still bigger and heavier than a massive dog to put it into perspective. You seen how quick a dog outstrips you in a race and a bear is faster still.