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We are in the market for a garden tractor...something that can spend most of it's time cutting the grass, but also has the necessary wherewithal to...

Imagine you could have a plot of land in any prefecture in Japan. All other factors being equal, where would you choose and why?

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I hope this question hasn't been already made in this forum, i couldn't find anything!

I dont want to know private details, of...

I just had a conversation with my girlfriend about the akiya we looked at when I was in Japan. When I mentioned how her attitude towards the house...

I have a couple tanks that I'm interested in repurposing for rainwater collection. There are a number of Japanese sites about this but to be honest I...

Whilst it might seem a little early, what with summer just around the corner, now is a good time to start getting ready for winter planting.

Now...

How possible is it to talk down the price of an akiya? The one I have my eye on isn't really that expensive (4.5 million yen) considering that it...

Pretty much just this. Is rent-to-own (購入選択権付賃貸) possible/common for old properties?

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So...now I have used 1,5 years of gardening/growing veggies for my own use in a just below 300 sqm plot to learn some lessons and feel more...

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A friend has a plot of forest land with many trees on it. He doesn’t want the trees to be there because they are preventing him using...

I am looking for a place to buy a sapling of self pollinating dwarf apple tree....
However I don't know how Japanese say dwarf tree, or...

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This small piece of overgrown hatake (approx 10m x 40m) lies between the trees on our property on the left (as you look at the...

Just wondering if anyone had any experience growing Suika here and if they care to share any tips on producing a good tasty crop.

I planted 2...

Hey everyone, I am looking for some help in finding a range of perennial edibles for growing here in Japan. Fruit and nut trees / bushes aside, what...

We have quite a lot of land at the back of the house I would like to use however because the farm hasn't been used for many years Bamboo has grown...

Here's a thread for any agricultural special offers you might come across. Every now and then I see one of the nationwide home centres selling...

Hey folks, an innocent boy from reddit here! I am doing a survey about Rural Japan right now as part of a project for my University Class. And I...

Current job is the pits and tourism in my corner of Japan is still on a steep climb. Opening a foreigner and Japanese-friendly guest house for...

We have a little female tanuki that lives around our farm and she generally amuses herself pottering around looking for grubs and generally doing...