Autumn Night in an Old Japanese Country Home | Irori Hot Pot & Warm Sake [4K ASMR]

Three months have passed since I moved to the Japanese countryside.
Tonight, I spend another quiet autumn evening beside the irori, the traditional sunken hearth in this old home.

I arrange the firewood and build the fire with charcoal saved from before.
The freshly polished trivet, iron kettle, and iron pot return to their familiar places.

Tonight’s meal is imotaki, a comforting stew with taro.
I add burdock and chikuwa to suit my own taste—and once again prepare more than the pot can hold. Even the lid struggles to find its place.

The sake is Koshi no Kagetora, recommended by the owner of a sake shop I recently discovered.
Using hot water from the iron kettle, I gently warm it and enjoy a small cup from my Hasami sake ware while the stew simmers.

A little chicken grills over the charcoal, with lime to finish.
Later, udon and an egg go into the flavorful broth.
Around one small fire, the evening unfolds at its own pace.

A few acorns from the garden sit beside the hearth.
Such a small addition, yet even the time spent drinking tea feels a little different.

A newly discovered sake shop. Acorns found in the garden.
Since moving here, I’ve been finding more of these small pleasures in everyday life.

Please settle in, watch the glowing charcoal and rising steam,
and enjoy this autumn evening at your own pace.

In this vast world, you somehow found this little irori.
I’d like to treasure that small connection.
I hope you’ll stay close, so you can find your way back to this fire.

【Timestamps】
00:00 Preview
00:42 Building the irori fire
02:16 Preparing imotaki
02:36 Tonight’s sake: Koshi no Kagetora
03:37 Warming sake with water from the iron kettle
05:27 The first bowl
09:40 Charcoal-grilled chicken with lime
14:06 Udon to finish
18:43 Tea by the fire
19:37 A little autumn from the garden
21:10 Three months of countryside life
22:24 Until we meet by the fire