Tokyo is not made for big families, so how do we make it work?

色々と工夫が必要です

Hey - I just saw the camera!

カメラが見えた！

Yeah, that's my daddy's camera. He makes videos with it.

パパのカメラだよ

[Life in Japan Theme Song]

エイデンと電話？

Well are you talking with Aiden?

親友のエイデンとお喋りね

He's having a phone play date with his best friend Aiden.

しっかり持って

You have to hold it so he can see it.

- 持てる？ - パパが？

Can you hold it? Oh, you want me to hold it?!

いいよ

OK, here we go.

私達は6人家族ですが 4人家族向けの家に住んでいるので

Our houses, like most homes in Japan, is made for 2-4 people.

スペースは限られています

With six people living here, we've had to get creative in how we use our space.

遂に来ました

Well this is it, this is a big day...

新しいベッドです

We are finally getting rid of our bed which we've had for a couple of years

これまでは 昼はスタジオの部屋で寝ていました

It's not even really a bed, it's a sofa that we bought so we could use this as my studio

準備出来たね

And then use it as our bedroom at night.

さよなら

Alright, here it is. It's time, it did it's service,

そうだね！

Sayonara Sayonara

荷物が届きました 見て下さい

It is done.

マットレスで塞がってます

We just got our special delivery. Check this out.

古いベッドです

Mattress, chair — you can't even get in the door!

調子は？

There's the old one. Alright!

ボードが出来た

How's it going here?

いいね

It's going. I've got the headboard almost put together.

暑いわ！

Oh, alright.

最後の仕上げです！

I'm sweating!

すごい！

Look at this! Putting the final touches on!

子供達が寝る前に

Oooo, wow!

ママとパパの部屋に いるようです

The kids asked for a couple of more minutes before going to bed

[ナレーター] ”奇妙な生き物が…"

If they could watch something in mom & dad's room and what did I find?

お気づきですか？

[TV Narrator] But perhaps it's not surprising to find strange creatures in places like this...

遂に本物のベットで寝れます

And if you noticed that things look different it's because that for the first time in three years

スタジオを別の部屋に移動しました

My wife finally has her own bed in her bedroom!

僕と奥さんのベットです

We've moved the studio out — we got a separate place for the studio, it's awesome!

空間の共有が課題です

I should also mention that her bed is my bed — we share the bed!

最近やっとスタジオを 別に持てるようになりました

Sharing space has been key for us fitting our large family in this small space.

スタジオへ通勤です いいですね

But it's only been recently that I've been able to have a dedicated work space that wasn't at home.

仕事場を持てるようになり 仕事の質が向上しました

This is my new morning commute. It's just a couple minute walk from my house. I love it.

良い家族には家も大事ですが 何より愛が一番大切です

Having a separate space for work has been a real game changer, one that has directly improved the quality of my time at home and at work.

ジョシュア！すごい！

But good home life is more than how nice your house is or how much prestige your address has.

包帯なし！

A healthy home is built on a foundation of love.

もういらないの？

Dude! What?! Look at that!

頑張ったね！

You can take [the bandage] off now.

"日の出が綺麗ですね！" と言われますが 綺麗な写真しか共有しないからです

You can take it off now?!

今日の日の出です 太陽は見えないです

That is awesome, Dude! Way to go!

でも良い日です

Somebody asked the question "Is it always so sunny and bright there? It always looks so beautiful."

大家族は大変ですが 幸せで満ちています

Well that's because I usually only take pictures of the beautiful days.

日常の幸せの積み重ねで 愛に満ちた家になります

Here's the sunrise today. Can you see the sun? No, neither can I.

- ダンスしよう - カメラさん

It's still a beautiful day though.

こんにちは！

A big family isn't a hindrance to a happy home, it's the culmination of a happy home.

- ああ… - どうした？

A house full of love is one full of special everyday moments.

カメラは話せないよ！

This is the kind of home environment that makes life rich and rewarding.

ジョシュア！今日は？

[Becca] Joshua, let's do a dance fight? [Anna] Hey camera...

幼稚園

Hi!

3週間ぶりの幼稚園？

Oh, camera... What?!

- そう - 良かったね！

The camera doesn't talk! Oh, you want Daddy to talk?

小学生のサラです

Joshua! What is happening today?

算数は？

I'm going to school...

”サラ・ズーム" をやるよ？

You're going back to school for the first time in — three weeks or so?!

1・2・3

Yeah! Whoa Dude.

待って！

Look at Student Sarah! Alright Student Sarah.

サラが消えたね！

How's the math going? Good.

そうだね

This is what I call the "Sarah Zoom." Ready?

ジェットコースター？

What's the Sarah Zoom? 1, 2, 3

すごいコースターになりそうだね

No!

すごい！

Oh, is that the Sarah Disappearing Trick?!

ピーチを飛び越えるの

[Joshua] That is.

通学路で見つけた 雨の日のクモの巣

Are you working on your big rollercoaster? Yeah.

カタツムリもいます！

Whoa Dude, this is going to be an intense rollercoaster. Look at that thing!

- 死んでる？ - 生きてるよ！

Holy cow!

幸せな家庭を築くには 努力が必要です

It goes over Peach. Oh it sure does!

ジョシュア！

What are the things we've found on our way to school? A spider web that caught some rain...

幼稚園はどうだった？

And look at this little snail we came across. Wow!

- みんなと会えた？ - うん！

He's dead. No he's not!

先生にハグした

He's not dead!

先生もしてくれたよ

You can't have a happy family without giving proper focus or attention to it, but when you do, the results speak for themselves.

ピクニックをするの

Hey Dude! Hey.

- ピクニック？ - そう

How was your first day back to school? Good?

- この箱で？ - うん！

Was everyone so happy to see you? Yeah.

楽しそうだね！

I even hugged the teacher. You hugged the teacher?

娘達が帰ってきたようです

And the teacher hugged me so hard also.

我が家が好きな事の一つが ショッピングモールに一緒に行く事です

And now we're going to do a picnic!

ノース・ポール！

You're going to do a picnic? Yeah

もう一回！

In the box here?! Yeah.

ノース・"ポール"？！

Oh wow, that's an interesting picnic.

ノース・"ポート"！

[Girls speaking in Japanese]

ノース・ポート！

I can hear the girls outside, they don't know I'm here though.

今の動画に上げてね

There's a bunch of thing we like to do together as family

面白い！

One of them is to go to our favorite mall together!

ノース・"ポート" だね

Northpour

ポート

Northport. Try it again!

ノース・ポートだね

Northpooouurrr what?

ジョシュアのお昼

Northport!

箱で食べたみたい

North- Northport! Daddy, put that...

証拠です

Daddy, put that on Life in Japan where Becca messed up.

- 行くわよ！ - カメラ切って！

That's so funny!

♪ ホール・ニュー・ワールド ♪

It's not "Northpour" it's North...

♪ 風のように 自由さ ♪

PORT

仕事と家庭のバランスが大切です

Northport — at Northport mall.

脆いバランスです

Let's go! Guess where Joshua had his lunch?

どの家族にも良いバランスがあると思います

In the box. In the box.

登ってるね！

Right down in there — look! There's the proof.

モール！

Let's go Dude, common OK, turn off the camera.

ダイソーやブックオフは 値段が手頃です

[Girls singing] "A whole new world, a new fantastic point of view..."

私達がまず行く店です

[Still singing] No one to tell us no, or where to go...

夕食です！

Learning to balance work and family is just as important as learning to handle your finances.

サラは掛け算の勉強だね

If anything gets out of whack, things go downhill fast.

掛け算を日本語ですると？

Each family must find a good balance that works. When we can, our family enjoys shopping together.

5 x 1 = 5 5 x 2 = 10

Oh Dude, going up!

5 x 3 = 15 5 x 4 = 20

At the mall! At the mall.

5 x 5 = 25 5 x 6 = 30

We have a number of favorite stores like Daiso and Book Off where we you can find what you need at a good price.

5 x 7 = 35 5 x 8 = 40

These are usually the first places we go whenever someone needs something, which seems like all the time.

5 x 9 = 45

Dinnertime! Oh yes! Yum yum yum yum.

綺麗な日の出です

Sarah is just about to start multiplication...

ジョシュアも起きたね

Girls, how does multiplication work in Japanese?

- 起きたばかり？ - うん

5 x 1 = 5 5 x 2 = 10

健康的な生活リズムも大切です

5 x 3 = 15 5 x 4 = 20

仕事・勉強・遊び リラックスする時間が必要です

5 x 5 = 25 5 x 6 = 30

都会生活では意外と大変です

5 x 7 = 35 5 x 8 = 40

ジョシュアの勉強箱？

Wow! What a beautiful sunrise today.

”J” の練習だね！

And Big J's with me to see it, huh?! Yeah!

- 名前に "J" があるのは？ - 僕！

Did you just wake up? Yeah.

そうだね！

Establishing healthy rhythms for your family is essential for getting the most out of each day.

古いソファ

There should be time for work, study, play and relaxing.

粗大ごみの日が来ました

A family in the city has to fight hard to maintain this healthy balance.

玄関を占拠してました

Joshua, are you in your study box?

あれは？

And you're working on your J's!

教会生活も大切な時間です

Who has a "J" in their name? Me!

準備中です！

You! Ah, sweet!

パスチャーチの礼拝が再開します

[Becca practicing piano]

オンラインと両方で礼拝します！

Do you like our huge couch here?

是非来て下さい！

This is in the entryway until garbage day comes and we can finally throw it out

この1週間 冷房も使いましたが

Until then, it's just like a big guest that stays too long.

今は暖房を使っています

Is that what that is?

ルースが友達と パンプキンバーを作りました

An important part of our family rhythm is church life, and we love it.

最高の朝です！

Check it out, we're getting ready!

- 調子は？ - 寒いよ！

Paz Church tomorrow will be meeting not only online like it normally does

- 寒い？ - 冬みたい！

But at 11:15 we're having an in person service here at the coffee shop.

冬の気分だね！

It'll be awesome. If you're around, please come!

遂にです！

Less than one week ago, we were using air conditioners, and then a cold snap

ごみ回収

And now it's time for heaters and sweatshirts and everything Fall that I love.

粗大ごみのシールです

Ruth and her friend Aiya made some pumpkin bars that I get to have with my coffee this morning.

申し込み済みです

Oh man, what a great morning! Starting off like this!

季節がうつろい 人生も進みます

Hey girls, what happened today? It's so cold! It's freezing!

新しい時がやって来ます

It's so cold, huh? It's just like winter.

みんなで朝食？

It feels like winter! What happened?

チェリー・オレンジ・ブルーベリー…

This is a big moment — literally, a big moment!

アナ 漫画はどう？

Take out the garbage.

誕生日会で使うの？

We have our oversized garbage stickers

上手だね！

Which lets us know that we have paid and you can take this junk out.

私のプレゼント

Seasons change to a rhythm, and so do the phases of life.

サラのプレゼント？

When it's time for a new phase to come, celebrate the old phase and then send it on it's way.

レゴの中？

What's going on up here? Are we having breakfast?

私のレゴを見て

Cherry, orange, blueberry, strawberry and pineapple...

私のレゴハウス！

Anna, are you working on your own manga?

カッコいいバイク

Oh- this is for the birthday party later?

見て！

Very cool Becca.

弾を打つ大砲だよ！

That's my present right there.

ベッカが手伝った？

Oh, your present's over here? Yeah.

大変！でも直せるよ！

Amidst the Legos?

風が強い！揺れてる！

Dad, you need to see my lego

誕生日は子供にとって 特別な時です

This is my lego house.

教会は大きな家族です 皆さんも家族の一員です

And this is my cool motorcycle.

視聴者の皆さんも同じです

Look at this!

5歳のビック・スマイル！

This is a cannon that shoots out some bullets

沢山の家族と過ごす時間が好きです

And that... Becca helped make it? [gasps]

パズ・キッズの収録をします

Oh no Sarah! What was this?

準備出来た？

Sarah's?

様子を見てみましょう

Skadoosh! It can be repaired.

収録の準備中です

Windy! Whoa, it's shaking!

親の生活リズムは 子供達のリズムにもなります

Birthdays mark the passing of the years and celebrations let each child know they are special.

アナが聖書を読んでいます

But our family is bigger than just our blood relatives

- 暖房つける？ - 寒い！

it goes beyond borders and nationalities and includes people from all over the world.

寒い？

If you're watching this, then you're part of our online family and we celebrate your life too.

ジョシュアくん どうした？

It's a big 5-year-old smile, wow!

すごい！

In everything we do, we like to include the family — and that also means including you!

暖房の前が ベッカの冬の定位置です

The kids are here today because the older kids are going to record for Paz Kids

- ジョシュア！ - もう起きてる

So they're getting all setup now, huh?

すごいじゃない！

Let's see how it's going.

おはよう！

Looks like we're almost ready here for the recording.

ママに座られなかったね！

The habits and rhythms we establish as parents will become the habits and rhythms of our children.

くすぐっちゃうぞ！

Anna's reading her Bible story, yes!

ガマンできるかな？

Should we turn on the heater this morning? I'm cold!

都会での生活の知恵として

You're cold?!

大家族には欠かせない事

[gasps] Joshua-kun, what's up Dude?

安い子供服です

Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness, Oh my goodness!

西松屋はコスパが良くて とても人気です

And beautiful Becca is back in her favorite winter spot in front of the heater

店内はシンプルな配置で

Joshua! Joshua's already awake.

見やすく助かります

I didn't know you were awake!

価格と品質が優れているので 余分な広告はいらないでしょう

Good morning!

びっくりした！

Good thing Mommy didn't sit on you.

恐竜！どこで見つけたの？

The tickle-hand is coming! [Joshua laughs]

お財布に優しいです

[Joshua stops laughing]

この数年 我が家も通ってます

Oh, look at this guy! He said "no more laughs."

パパ 見て！ 中がすごいよ

Now in talking about big family life in the city there's still another huge subject we haven't talked about yet,

ベッカに似合いそう

a subject so large it could certainly have it's own video.

掘り出し物を探しています

If there's one thing a big family needs a lot of, it's clothes.

グーグル翻訳で 説明を解読します

And if we're shopping for clothes, chances are we're going to end up at Nishimatsuya, or the bunny store as most foreigners like to call it.

何があった？

The bunny store is practical with an uncomplicated layout.

じゃんけんゲーム

It's not fancy but don't let it's simplicity fool you.

見せて

It doesn't have to rely on marketing or glamour to attract you, because it is cram full of good clothes at a great price.

勝った！

You scared me! Let me see.

自分の童心も蘇ります

Ow ow ow!

値段帯もデザインも 幅広いです

The dinosaur! Where'd you find that dinosaur?!

すごく可愛いわ

It is one of the best places for shopping on a budget,

お下がり以外も着たいわよね

and we have bought a lot of stuff here over the years and saved a small fortune.

サラ 良かったね！

Look daddy, this inside is so nice

西松屋以外は？

Look. Rebecca, this looks like you.

国内外のお店があります

Shopping here is almost always an adventure in bargain hunting.

ターミナル駅はお店が豊富です

This is the way that, sometimes, you gotta find out what the product is... Google translate.

お気に入りの店が決まると楽です

What do you have here? What's it going to do?

H&Mの子供服もいいです

A paper-rock-scissors game that you can't choose what it's going to be.

ジョシュアの好きな マリオの服もあります

OK, let's see.

子供服だけど 私も欲しいわ

[Playing Paper-rock-scissors in Japanese]

ベッカ 何か見つけた？

I won!

あった？

I'll admit that sometimes the kid in me comes out in these stores.

サラちゃん

But we all know that clothes range in cost and style and each person has their own preferences