11 Laundry Habits Japanese Families Have — That Americans Have Never Heard Of

When Hana left Osaka for America, her mother tucked a small blue notebook into her suitcase, and almost a third of it was about laundry. Hana ignored it for ten years. Then she ruined her third favorite sweater in the dryer. 🧺 In this video, Hana opens her mother’s notebook page by page and shares 11 laundry habits Japanese families grow up with, comparing each one to how she did laundry in America and what changed when she finally listened. You’ll learn why most Japanese homes don’t use a dryer, the pinch-hanger “arch” trick, the shake-and-pat method that almost replaces ironing, laundry nets, cold-water washing, tsukeoki (the overnight soak for yellowed whites), heyaboshi (drying indoors without the musty smell), and why Japanese children wash their own school shoes. Nearly every habit costs little or nothing to try. In this video: Page 1 — The sun is free Page 2 — The arch on the pinch hanger Page 3 — Shake it, pat it, then hang it Page 4 — Laundry nets Page 5 — Cold is enough Page 6 — Let the machine work while you sleep Page 7 — Collars and socks need hands Page 8 — Tsukeoki, the overnight soak Page 9 — Drying indoors on rainy days Page 10 — Children wash their own school shoes Page 11 — Wash the washing machine Closing the notebook 💬 Which page will you try first? And if your mother or grandmother had a laundry secret, please share it in the comments! 🔔 Subscribe for a new Japanese vs American home video every week. #LaundryTips #JapaneseHome #LaundryHacks