Your Children Will Throw Away 90% of Your Closet — 11 Japanese Rules I Follow at 80 So They Won't Ha

📦 11 Japanese rules to clear your closet while you are still here (seizen seiri), so your children never have to. In Japan we call it seizen seiri: putting your house in order while you are alive. The closet is where it starts. These are the 11 rules I follow now, at 80, so my children will not carry it alone. All 11: 1. Empty one shelf 2. The shop question 3. Clothes for who you are now 4. Fold standing up 5. The hanger rule 6. One for sad days, one for happy 7. One coat for each hook 8. One basket for scarves and bags 9. Give with warm hands 10. One memory box 11. The card on the closet door 👍 If this helped you, press subscribe. Every week I bring you one more Japanese way to keep a house clean and calm. 🍳 Cooking too? Come see me on my kitchen channel, Sachiko's Kitchen. Chapters: 0:00 Why the closet comes first 1:44 Rule 1: Empty one shelf 3:20 Rule 2: The shop question 4:10 Rule 3: Clothes for who you are now 5:01 Rule 4: Fold standing up 6:05 Rule 5: The hanger rule 6:54 Rule 6: One for sad days, one for happy 8:24 Rule 7: One coat for each hook 9:16 Rule 8: One basket for scarves and bags 10:16 Rule 9: Give with warm hands 11:12 Rule 10: One memory box 12:16 Rule 11: The card on the closet door 13:36 All 11 again 💬 Tell me in the comments which rule your closet needs first. I read every comment. #seizenseiri #decluttering #closet #japanesehome #downsizing