I can't believe I'm watching a video explaining how to sleep on a futon. I can sleep on anything softer than concrete.

@ilalai1843

2 жыл бұрын

ha ha same

@dianeibsen5994

Жыл бұрын

Can I ask how old you are? and how you do this?

@Brian-nx4lq

10 ай бұрын

Pavement is softer than concrete.

I got rid of my bed and thick mattress, bought a futon mattress which I use on the floor and haven't looked back! first week was difficult because it is much harder than used to but you adjust your sleeping position and now prefer it. you can easily roll it up and store it in the day giving you a lot of space and it feels more disciplined to do so, making the bed fresh before sleep instead of just throwing back the sheets in the morning and having a crumpled mess all day. bonus being, back is straighter and less painful.

@englishatheart

Жыл бұрын

Okay, but why would one want or need to be "disciplined" for sleeping? Life shouldn't be based on being disciplined with every single thing. Life is hard enough.

@klettersteig599

7 ай бұрын

@@englishatheartgood sleep habits take discipline in the world we live in (smartphones, artificial lighting, etc). Besides people like rituals

@DreadedBread

5 ай бұрын

@@englishatheartIt’s less “discipline” in the way you’re likely perceiving the word, and more about intention. It’s forming a practice, a ritual, before bed that sets the intention for a night of rest. By the time you’re ready, you’ve already programmed your mind to be ready for rest. It tells your mind “this is the time for sleep,” helping you ease into it much easier than just having a bed always around that you likely use for browsing your phone, watching TV, homework, etc.

@Shamonwhitehurst252

2 ай бұрын

@@englishatheartso you are lazy we get it

@RealLifeRodger

2 ай бұрын

Yeah tell me you’re a victim of poverty without telling me you’re a victim of poverty.

You do a good job of showing how comfy a shikifuton is. I have had mine for almost a year, now, and I will NEVER go back to a mattress!

@dlmurray55

2 жыл бұрын

how thick is the one you got? cotton?

@dlmurray55

2 жыл бұрын

also is a Kakebuton really needed, seems like a waste to cover it in the end also. I would think with AC/heat in USA it wouldn't be needed and we could just use a normal blanket or something

@5PercentPresent

2 жыл бұрын

@@dlmurray55 A couple of inches; cotton, yes; it looks just like the one in the video. However, it does thin down from nightly use. Sunning it fluffs it up a bit, but the fact remains. Mine is almost two years old now (well, it's getting there), but still very comfortable.

@5PercentPresent

2 жыл бұрын

@@dlmurray55 The kakebuton komforter is very worth the investment. For all that it is big and thick, it is SURPRISINGLY lightweight. It is also SURPRISINGLY toasty. This is nice for elderly people who get uncomfortable under the weight of multiple layers of blankets to get warm. It is also good for people who either run out of gas for their heaters or who have their electricity go out for whatever reason and the heat goes out with it. "Normal" blankets in the US are made with the understanding that the consumer who buys them MOST LIKELY has central heating in their home. The Japanese bed and comforter are made with the understanding that the consumer who buys them ALMOST DEFINITELY does *not* have central heating in their home. These are made to keep you about as warm as an electric blanket would, only without the electricity. It is very comfortable, heating the space underneath it so you have room to turn or roll over without experiencing a cold draft. The fitted sheet for the komforter is just an extra layer of protection for it from absorbing skin oils, or spilled drinks, or whatever. And, as you can see, the fitted sheet doesn't keep you from seeing the aesthetically-pleasing printed pattern. I personally put my kakebuton into storage over the summer; I have not mastered the trick to sleeping through the summer with it. But it's still worth it.

@dlmurray55

2 жыл бұрын

@@5PercentPresent where did you get your shikifuton?

I love this

I have one and love it! Very comfortable for my back.

I have a Japanese platform bed, it is just a couple of cm off the floor so that air circulates

Thank you

this was super informative! i especially liked the little culture tidbits that were included throughout :)

thank you so much

Great video! I can't sleep on the floor but I would love to see a demonstration of sleeping on a raised tatami platform bed with futon. Thanks for the video and look forward to the next one.

I need to take some detail of sleep in the summer.

Arigato! My wife and I just bought a traditional futon. Not one of the western style futons. It is nice to see how additional Japanese use traditional futons. I just discovered your channel through search regarding traditional Japanese futon usage. I am looking forward to seeing more of your videos, also, I plan on subscribing, as well. I’ve hosted nearly 29 Japanese exchange students, and love the experience! I hope to travel to Japan. I’d like to soak in a hot springs, go hiking, explore all the new communities in Japan, and, of course Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo Disney sea! Anyway thank you for posting this up! Great video! We hope to enjoy our new futon when it arrives soon!

Thanks, lady.

Hi, thank you for the video. I've seen them stack one futon on top of the other, for extra comfort. Can you say more about this, and are they're different materials made for both or the same materials? Also is there a difference between a futon and a shikibuton? Are Japanese futons made with wool or mostly only cotton?

I sleep on a Western bed but I fold up all my blankets every morning and stack them at the end like you would do when you put away a futon. Thats what I was taught to do.

This is nice. I just moved to a new room I have rented. It is very small (2x3 m). So I have decided to buy a futon so I can fold it during the day and have some space. But it was hard to get a good futon in the Czech republic.

@travelbonne4872

2 жыл бұрын

I just got my Fulton from a company in Japan they will ship worldwide. The company is called futon beds from Japan. I got it because the reviews are really good :-)

What is the music?? It sounds so familiar~

I like the way she pronounces futon. Her accent is cute.

She is so cute.

@frederickaugustusdouglass9713

3 жыл бұрын

So dam.cute

it's too cold outside

This has zero dislikes damn

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Just checked with the compass on my watch, and I face north when I sleep. What's that mean, I'll actually die someday? Bed's in the best position it could possibly be in, and I sleep in the way that is most comfortable to me. If that will one day be the death of me, so be it. Good sleep and a shorter lifespan is better than bad sleep but living longer, I think. (I know, it's not that serious.)

@tokyowalking9437

22 күн бұрын

Sorry for worrying you with our video. In Japan, it is considered bad luck to sleep facing north because dead people are made to lie facing north at funerals and other occasions. I do not know exactly, but it may be that the afterlife is believed to be in the direction of the north. But even in Japan, there are people who sleep facing north due to housing conditions. You will not die or get sick by sleeping facing north. Do not worry. This is an old Japanese superstition!

@mariavasko2948

10 күн бұрын

It is not.

Στην Ελλάδα το λέμε "στρωματσάδα"😊😅

japan is the best place in the world in my opinion i wanna live there super bad but im not one of those people who wanna live in japan for the anime the culture is why i want to live there

How much time does Japanese sleep for a day

@coldhands4799

2 жыл бұрын

The same as any other person, they're humans just like you

@felipenavarrogarrido6826

2 жыл бұрын

like 30 minutes

I want to buy but I'm too lazy to wash it ...

What type of pillows

@5PercentPresent

2 жыл бұрын

@AshBernard - She appears to be using a regular cotton pillow, but if you're interested in the traditional one: The traditional pillow ("Makura", or "Soba Gara Makura") is a firm pillow filled with buckwheat hulls. I say that it is firm, but only in the way that a mattress can be firm - it isn't a block of wood or concrete! And if you don't know what a hull is, think of the paper-thin pieces of popcorn which get stuck between your teeth. Those are popcorn hulls. It is kind of like a beanbag for your head. The Makura pillows usually come pretty packed. That said, the hulls are loose inside of the pillow, and because each piece is small and thin, they move around easily. So you can still burrow into the pillow, and you can also add or remove the amount of hulls that you want to increase or decrease firmness. I LOVE mine. I sleep on my side, and my pillow fits very well in the junction between my shoulder and neck. It is firm enough to support my posture and soft enough to be adjustable. My Makura pillow has a thin zipper on one length-side of the pillow, where I can open it and empty it of hulls so that I can put it in the wash. There is a tube or sleeve of fabric (made of either plain white or color-/pattern-matching fabric) which slides over and sits along the center of the pillow. It isn't as wide as the whole pillow; it's just meant to cover the open seam where the hulls would be contained; or, modernly, to cover the zipper so that it doesn't rub up against you. It's a tight fit on a packed pillow, and the ends of the Makura pillow stick out on each side. I personally use a pillowcase, also, for my Makura pillow, just because It lessens the amount of times I have to empty and refill it of its hulls for a wash. (Moisture in the hulls will RUIN them!) I wash the full pillow once every few months, but the pillowcase gets washed more often. The only downside is that the pillowcase is much bigger than the small space-saving rectangular Makura pillow, so it's less of a pillow-'case' and more a pillow-'sack'. I love it, though, along with my shikifuton ('mattress' futon) and kakefuton ('comforter/duvet' futon blanket).

@Simcore999

2 жыл бұрын

@@5PercentPresent Yes because, it looks rather firm for cotton thanks

@SherrisPlace

Жыл бұрын

@@5PercentPresent I would very much like to see how the hulls are washed and dried! 🙏

@5PercentPresent

Жыл бұрын

@@SherrisPlace As stated in my initial comment, moisture will ruin the hulls. They MUST be removed from the pillow before the pillow is put into the wash, and the pillow SHOULD be left in sunny spots around the house throughout the month in order to wick away sweat that seeped in from the scalp. Hulls will retain moisture if you try to wash them, they'll never dry out, and this WILL result in moldy hulls. I fill many large nesting bowls with removed hulls; there is a lot more in that small pillow than you might think! Then the pillow, of course, must be completely dry before scooping or funneling the hulls back in. There is no process for washing the hulls themselves.

Just a note, the music was a bit loud and distracting. Makes it very difficult for the hard of hearing to hear what is being said. Enjoyable video nonetheless. 😊

That mattress cant handle this thickness

Beautiful music. Beautiful woman.

Why a blanket over you as a sheet is so much easier to wash/clean compare a blanket?

@bruhmoment91

2 жыл бұрын

Probably just comes down to preference

@pootoobaby738

2 жыл бұрын

Usually duvets have a removable cover around them, so you don't have to wash it as often I guess

@5PercentPresent

2 жыл бұрын

The kakefuton (comforter/duvet futon blanket) has a fitted sheet of its own. Do you see in the center of hers there is a rectangle shape filled with a pattern of colors, which are bordered by white? That border is the fitted sheet. It is a traditional 'Open Window' fitted sheet. The comforter is placed in the fitted sheet through the big open window hole in the top. This way you can see the pretty pattern of the comforter, but it is protected on the inside by the sheet. Typically, the sheet gets removed for regular washing and the comforter itself gets hung out to fluff up in the sun.

my mom shamed me infront of the store clerk for getting a futon… 😢

@cgruquet

9 ай бұрын

Aren't mom's awesome?😅

@jerrimenard3092

4 ай бұрын

I would not shame my child for that. I would think they were very smart.😊

Wait so you shouldn’t sleep with your head pointing north?

@tanukidrummer

2 жыл бұрын

In the old days, the Japanese believed that the cold wind from the north brought with it illness and bad omens. They believe that if one slept with their head facing north, it was a bad omen that the person would soon die. In the west its a custom to have the dead buried with their feet facing east, but in Japan they are preferably buried with their feet facing South (though any direction besides North is also accepted).

@walterscott2286

4 ай бұрын

Yet, it is always suggested by today's health gurus that we should sleep in alignment with the Earth's North/South poles for optimum health.

Thanks for the helpful video. Sadly I'm now in love lol 😂 she's the cutest chick eva

lol no one sleep like this any more! We have beds now!!!

Put what on it? 1:22

Narrator: Firstly, prepare the mattress and put sheets on it Me: *takes a shit on the mattress*

@user-ty7sg9fd5k

2 жыл бұрын

oh-

@couerleroi1

Ай бұрын

I'm confused. Why would you shit on your mattress? I would think that would be messy and smell bad.

Did she die sleeping north?

Creepy..

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