Japan Simple Life

Here is a share-space concept that I hadn't heard of before reading this article:

It isn't clear either in the article or on the website what...

Here in Ibaraki I believe you can't buy farmland that is smaller than 4000m2. Of course you have to meet many other requirements as well.

I've...

Hi there,

Can anyone give me some links to good real estate sites for property around northern Nagano? I've been visiting the same sites for a...

Hello all, it has been awhile (too long) since I posted, though continue to learn much valuable information.

Two years ago, we bought an akiya...

I browse the property and akiya listings in my area every day, waiting for a good deal to come up.

I've seen a few that meet my criteria for land...

I found a nice house that seems to be in good condition for just shy of 5 million yen. It's in a small town on the coast of Chiba. The train station...

Here are a couple of links that you can use to get started:

This is a really interesting property. They do not say whether you have to be a registered farmer or not but the land falls under various...

Yes, just one yen for this villa in Shizuoka Prefecture.
(has a little disclaimer that goes something like this Other statutory limitation
Building...

termites (check around foundation for little mud paths leading up)
ability to rebuild (check zoning)
whether access will be needed in the future if...

First AtHome has a new searchable database.
Very well laid out with search by prefecture and sub search by city etc

It has really good...

You could probably offer it to the local akiya bank for a token amount like 1man or something.

So it says you can't make any buildings on 街化調整区域 land, but does this include temporary ones such as container type structures? And would this also...

Remember that house that was put up here on another topic for free - the house in Akita - the one that also had the 500,000 yen for helping to get...

Just found this web site which has a few free properties as well as other cheapos:

For those of you who would like to try out the country life in a decrepit old inaka property before you take the plunge and buy one outright, this...

Dear all....
I have a nice house in the mountains in Kamikawa, Hyogo that is available for rent or the chance to stay. There is also the opportunity...

Article from the Japan Times:

And the web site in the article:

Not my idea of a place to live in Japan though.....

Free 3DK+Sunroom house with 140tsubo of land. (tranfer fees and possibly gift tax required)
Located on Sagi Island in Hiroshima Prefecture.
There...

Ibaraki Prefecture Kitaibaraki-shi Sekimoto cho

Old house with large garden 673.82 square meters (204.18 tsubo)
Plenty of space to make a lovely...

The present owner inherited the property but has no wish to live there.
The cost of the house and land is 0yen (gift tax may apply, registration...