12 Things Japanese Bedrooms Never Have — That Make American Bedrooms Feel Cluttered

One night, Hana woke up at 2 a.m. and couldn't fall back asleep, surrounded by a chair of clothes, a crowded nightstand, and boxes in the corner. So she made a promise: for twelve weeks, she would remove one thing from her bedroom each week. 🌙 This video is that diary. Each week, Hana compares her Ohio bedroom with her grandmother's calm, simple bedroom in Osaka, and shows what happened when she took one thing away. You'll learn about the futon and the oshiire closet, the buckwheat sobagara pillow, tatami floors, the seasonal bedding swap, the kakejiku hanging scroll, and the washitsu, the flexible Japanese room that can be anything. At the end, Hana shares a simple twelve-week plan you can follow in your own bedroom. In this video: Week 1 — The decorative pillows Week 2 — The television Week 3 — The nightstand pile Week 4 — The chair of clothes Week 5 — The boxes under the bed Week 6 — Too many blankets Week 7 — The overstuffed dresser Week 8 — The clean laundry mountain Week 9 — The carpet Week 10 — The crowded walls Week 11 — A bed that never moves Week 12 — The spare room full of storage The reveal and your twelve-week plan 💬 Which of these 12 is the biggest problem in your bedroom right now? Tell me where you'd start! 🔔 Subscribe for a new Japanese vs American home video every week. #JapaneseBedroom #Declutter #JapaneseHome