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The mental gymnastics of trying to convince yourself that it's somehow worth it lmao

One day I will speak Japanese as well as Dogen when he plays clueless Americans

Don’t worry about gokiburi, gejigeji will take care of it!

Are you alright dogen sensei you looks skinny

At that point you’re pretty much just buying on overpriced lot to build your new home on which is what you should’ve done in the first place honestly… Do the Dogen solution and build custom if you can BUT don’t underestimate how livable and more importantly affordable the preset type of homes can be. Sure it’s not unique but if you don’t have any different needs or wants then they can make a wonderful home still.

Preach Dogen, preach!

2:38 Buzz 🤣

Why would you buy a house in a country you don't have residence status? And even that, a house that needs full renewal?

Still a lot cheaper than anything near me

Even native Japanese speakers rely on context since many speak with the accent of their regional dialects.

I've been in a multi-year long process of trying to get the concept of "insulation" over. The word seems to have no obvious meaning or translation in Japanese language or culture. And when it's understood, by some, it's seen as a kind of luxury, like customized paintwork on a car (i.e. not something which is actually needed or particularly useful) As for strengthening the house for earthquakes.. the regulations have been updated and upgraded over the decades, so a house from the seventies *could* be improved on, but.. We've had experts going over our house, and whatever is done can't get us to "3" which is the current good standard for earthquake-safety. We can get to 1.5 or so. Much better than what we have, which is way below 1.. but in the end, it's actually cheaper and better to tear down everything and start over. In any case, as anyone familiar with houses know, if it's 50 years old you are 100% certain to have got drainage issues (water from outside no longer kept away from the base) and you may as well get all the groundwork redone anyway. Another reason for just starting from scratch. Another thing.. while talking to a representative for a construction company (the owner actually), he presented what is actually a common myth: That a house can be too well insulated, that it can be too air-tight. Which is false. A house can never be too well insulated or air-tight, as it's way more efficient and better to get the air refreshed in a controlled way (ventilation, air circulation, even windows). So there's still a way to go, even though modern concepts are starting to make its way into Japanese house construction. One company actually stated that they were still 30 years behind Europe.

Not knowing the word for "cockroach" but "insulation" no problem

Don't forget about mukade. AND suzumebachi.

This house has no cockroaches. The house centipedes ate them all.

I feel this pain 😅 Transfer wise and revolt card are the best option I find. Cheaper to transfer money though an atm than the direct transfer to my band lol

2 minutes I am never getting back

Its so sad he dumbed down the title bro 😢 it was much more interesting before

That earthquake was actually Hikari 645.

The akiya I briefly lived in (owned by a Canadian who dipped a decade prior) had gokiburi, an old man neighbor who asked me on a date, a spider in the garden the size of my head, and plenty of ghosts.

Ow, my bubble… eh… 200k still super cheap for a house.

古い家に超デカ蜘蛛もいる。益虫だと分かっても、マジで勘弁😅

This video made me realize half my country is in abject poverty, because this house is still a steal, I'm not kidding

Okay. A little back story first. Back in the early 2000's, I played a game by Sega that featured photo realistic areas of certain cities in Japan. They even included tour maps and contact (website) info of the places you visit (i.e.: restaurants, stores, gifts shops, parks, etc.). I really love that particular area of Japan as a whole. So when I happen to stumble upon a site that advertised homes in that area starting close to $10k USD, I got very interested. As most have heard, Japan is going through a crippling aging population crisis. Because of this, a lot of homes are becoming vacant or abandoned. Real estate agencies just want to get something out of these properties if they can. Keep in mind that some homes still have a LOT of stuff in them (like the previous owner's items) that you clean out, while others have been refurbished and cleaned out in order to make a quicker sale. I've marked about nine different properties ranging from $10k to around $85k USD that I will try to move into by early 2025. And even though it may end up being a financial strain in the beginning, living in peace with people with common sense while also have peace of mind will be worth it.

the japanese in the subtitiles and the japanese in the video dont match in meaning, only sentiment

In a land where the buildings are vulnerable to earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, volcanoes and general all-round fire, I prefer to rent, keep my assets liquid and move out of any danger zone that may arise.

Come buy a 50s house in the south, the only thing in the walls is the cockroaches.

Paints walls black, adds ninja scrolls, puts futon in closet, "Ninja Air BnB!"

new zealanders could handle it . our housing stock is cold shitty and expensive . + no one talks to each other here any way !

I love the comedic timing of the cockroach flying around.

Joke's on you! I already live in Taiwan where we have even more earthquakes, even more cockroaches, and houses are built even less reliably :)

現実はね。。。。

Scary point #1 - I want to renovate something, but the planning permits required need to me to address an old unresolved boundary dispute from thirty years ago, which no lawyer will touch, unless I pay twenty times the cost of house and land, #2 need to put up new guttering, which requires me to disconnect the power temporarily, which requires me to install a newer standards approved terminal thingo on the house, which requires me to upgrade the power pole outside, which requires me to get the electricity company to do a,b, and c, (cost, cost) #3 access via a private road is not clear cut and requires another legal battle to establish right of way and to who , #4 the local folks don’t like me.

I live in an old house is Texas, I'm not seeing a whole lot of difference.

Now that's finally a good callout of all the influencers selling false hopes with 空き家

And that's just barely scratching the surface lol

You know what? That’s still less than a third the price of anything here in Sydney. I’ve been looking at random places around that aren’t super cheap but much better value than here.

With everyone talking about moving to Japan and Akiya I’m glad you did this bit

..........but are the wild boars tasty?

Roaches arent bad 😊,, mukade ie centipedes are !! 😂

Btw Jpanese houses DEpreciate much so after 30 years its worth Zero,,go for !😂

Problem w old Jpan houses it needs lots of RENOvations $$$ ❤

With 5 milion old houses in Japan you can find one at good price 😂 see Shu Matsuo chanel

On the plus side, you get regular visits from Inosuke, who will protect you from demons! 🐗

Moving from the rural Southern US to Japan, it seemed like not much changed with respect to a lot of stuff. We paid roughly $6k US for our summer house and as is it was actually perfectly fine and usable. Modern toilet, modern kitchen, fiber internet, and Amazon delivers. I think the most painful things are bamboo and mukade.

You know how much it doesn't matter? A 1/4 acre plot of 'land' in a swamp where it is illegal to build in Canada is currently over $60k. A 4 person house that is condemned and you have to pay to tear it down is probably more like $250~350k. (these are real prices from when i looked 6 months ago in Ontario)

I keep hearing conflicting info on akiya. 1.) The house is worthless, is the land that's valuable, and 2.) We want USD$800k for this worthless house. I still want one though

$200k for a brand new house, that's only 3 hours away from any major city. Throw in another $50k for a car, plus all registration and such. What a bargain! I'm not sure that Dogen realizes just how bad things have gotten here in the USA.

$60,000 is still dirt cheap for a plot of land.

The only stroke order I care for is the order of the keys I stroke to write the kanji I wanted

And getting financing is a whole other issue if you need it.