Returning to Noto, Japan – the Hometown I Tried to Leave Behind (JP/EN CC Available)

This was so well done. Sending to my “half” daughter working her way through film school in Australia.

あなたのこれまでの心の葛藤、そして、それは今後も続いていくであろう事と、現実にあなたが、これまでに直面してきた数々の問題、また、それは続いていくであろう事を感じ、そして、考えると…私は安易な事は言えない。
あなたの、この動画を、私は今2回目を視ています…たぶん…３回目も視ると思います。
私は娘達と孫娘を持っています。その私の立場から、あなたの動画を視聴していると…あなたのご両親も、あなたを含めて、彼らの子ども達への思いにも、私は心を巡らせてしまいます。たぶん…あなたのご両親は、自分達が能登で「輪島塗」をつきつめる人生を選んだ事と、彼らにとって、なによりも大切なあなた達子供への深い愛情の間で、ご両親も言葉にできないほどの深い葛藤と、もしかしたら…後悔の念などの、複雑な気持ちに揺れているのではないか？と考えます。

私は東京に住んでいるので…幼い頃から、日本人以外の人達のいるコミュニティに慣れていましたし、私の両親はすべての人達が「心地良く感じるコミュニティ」を作ることに、とても心を砕いていました。そういった環境で育った私は、とても幸せかもしれません。外国由来の方達の気持ちを分かると安易に言いませんが…彼ら外国由来の人達が、疎外感を感じないコミュニティが、広がって欲しいと、いつも思っています。もちろん、私の娘達や孫娘達にも、その私の心を伝えてきました。

せめて…一人でも多くの日本人が、外国由来の人達の気持ちに寄り添った行動と考え方を持てるような教育と地域コミュニティでの、「教え」が続く事を願っています。

ジャズミンさん、とても苦しい時代を過ごしてきたぶん、あなたのワークライフバランスがとれ、そして、人にとっての最小で何より大切なコミュニティは「家庭」だと私は思っています。あなたが、あなたのご両親と、あなた自身が抱えてきた「心の葛藤」が、これからのあなたと、あなたの未来の子ども達が感じてしまう事が少なく、そして、安らげる「故郷」に巡り合う事を切に願います。

私は関東のとある県が地元ですが、東京へのアクセスの良さがある一方で
あなたの故郷のような
美しい田舎で暮らす人達を
いつもうらやましく思います。

Excellent work, I'm curious if your parents still live in Japan ?

AI 作成動画？
単なる作成動画？
創作短編動画ですか？

Thank you Jasmine. I love the nature and memories. Skipping looks fun. It's nice to see you happy.

Thank you so much for this beautiful and deeply moving documentary. I choked up several times because I could relate to the feeling of not being fully welcome or not truly belonging; of being the one who doesn't quite fit in.
I admire the way you reflect on both your past and your present. The wisdom you've gained through those experiences will, I'm sure, help you build a meaningful and purposeful future.
To me, you come across as a citizen of the world rather than someone defined by a particular place. Your experiences have given you the ability to empathise with and show compassion for many different groups of people. That is a rare gift, and one that our world needs now more than ever.
It wasn't easy for you to feel accepted when you were young, and it wasn't easy for the people in your village in Japan to know how to connect with you and your family. We humans long for connection, yet we are not always able to create it. I believe that most people have good intentions, but not all of us have the awareness or the skills to see the value of building bridges between people instead of excluding those who seem different.
My wife is Chinese, and I'm from Europe. We have been incredibly fortunate that both of our families welcomed us wholeheartedly. So far, our son has also been been warmly welcomed wherever he has gone. The kindness of strangers is one of the most beautiful expressions of humanity that I have experienced in my life.
I've subscribed to your channel, and I'm looking forward to seeing what you create next.
Warm regards from Europe.

I'VE GOT IT…… YOU ARE A "J B B " !!!!! Japanese Born Brit ….. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Wow! what a journey. I know nothing about Japan or Japanese culture (I'm English/London) and I loved this opportunity to get a glimpse of such a different place and culture. Its beautiful. And your question 'what is home' is relevant to so many in this global, shifting world. Thank you for sharing and I hope lots of people get to see this film

I won’t say I’m further down the path you’re on Jazmine, I think everyone’s path is unique. But I recognize a lot of the things you’ve struggled with and the way you’re responding. So I’m going to offer some observations based on my experience, and it’s up to you to decide how much is relevant to you.

Something I learned over time is that nomadic and expat communities are something of a drug. The people who gravitate to those communities are very open to new connections, so it’s easy to create deep bonds very quickly. The type of bonds you feel like you’ve always been missing. But the nature of the lifestyle also means you’re constantly saying goodbye to people. Losing people starts to become easier and easier, especially because you don’t really grieve their loss. You don’t have to sit with those negative feelings, because there’s a constant flow of more new and exciting people. You start telling yourself things like “I don’t want to take anything for granted” and “I just want to live in the moment” and “I’m thankful for every day I get to spend with my friends.” And these words are all true to you and they sound beautiful and affirming. But they hide a truth which is equally real and more lonely – that you’re no longer really committed to anybody you meet, because you know that sooner or later you’ll drift apart.

But weird as it sounds, that deep loneliness you grew up with is something that can’t be erased just by having good times with people who you enjoy being around. It requires the security of knowing that the people you depend on won’t leave you, and that’s something that not many people find in a transient community.

Whether these observations are of any use to you or not, I wish you all the best on your journey. You deserve all the happiness and connection that this world has to provide.

サチだぁ！

Oh, Jazmine. This is so good and moving and high-quality. Your work made me tearful. I'm deeply grateful for this. Thank you.

Jazmine, after the tragic earthquake I remember that you said you would find a way to comeback and help. And you did return and you are helping.

Really engaging and well made

This is really fascinating. I am going on a tour of Noto Hanto thid October. The tour company specifically designed the tour to help the recovery of the region after the earthquake through tourism. Although each tour is short, the cumulative effects of regular tours could help.

I have studied Japanese off and on since 1981 and spent a year there as a 留学生. Back then 外人were rare and being stared at like a specimen was normal and I was perfectly fine with that since I was only there temporarily and happy to be an outside objective observer. Now foreigners are seen by many Japanese as a plague and even a threat to Japanese monoculture. However foreign workers are now a necessity. The population crash will change Japan. It seems the rural people, like in Noto, know this even if people overwhelmed by tourists in Tokyo and Kyoto have a different opinion. I will be very interested in how my tour group interacts with the Noto people and their perception of foreigners

久しぶりに元気な姿が見れて嬉しく思っています。🎉

Does anyone know the song she's singing at 19:06 (https://youtu.be/jZwvmfeRtVQ?si=BB7altEnFtKQdMjL&t=1138)?

you are not now and can never become ethnically Japanese meaning you can not become fully Japanese so to some degree will always be a foreigner. Now you don't have to like that but you should accept it as a fact of life. Nationality to some degree often includes ethnicity not always but often