That seems not bad compared to to where i live. But what about health insurance? Im thinking of moving to Japan, want to import some stuff of my own with my car (Chevrolet C1500 pickup truck from 1997) I just dont want to leave my beautiful truck behind :) But how much would such vehicle with 6 seats 5.7l V8 estimately cost? Insurance wise. Gasoline is appart from that. Maybe I wont drive alot.

0:30 If I closed my eyes I would have sworn that I'm watching another episode of Gold Prospecting at Home with Klesh

Japan is a very cheap country.

You guys are being scammed with the "Forest Environmental Taxes" or carbon taxes and "car taxes". It's just b**ankers/billionaire made up taxes to so we don't "own nothing" to make the people because peasants/surfs. Japan has completely bought the "global-cooling/global-warming/climate change" propaganda. Notice, it has multiple names, because it's a macguffin; it's whatever they want you to be fearful at at the particular time of day and year. It's just their way of slowly taking away our personal wealth. Wake up! God Bless!

Great video 😂

i don't consider something you already bought as a "daily expense" that would fall under monthly if you didn't buy it and completely use it the same day. doesnt make sense to count a few ounces of cleaning spray as a daily expense. do you weigh the bottle before and after each use? thats too detailed and a waste of time.

Always look for a trip wire when it looks free or a good deal. But a year ago (2023) I looked at regular property in Japan and was amazed how reasonable it can be if your are looking for a quiet life. Note quiet life. Very nice video

That's not the particular question I'd be asking. Finding a house to purchase is the easy part. The hard part is achieving an immigration status that allows you to remain in Japan as well as being able to work there even if you don't speak Japanese. It's no easy feat, unfortunately.

I live in a rural town in the USA, and here were the parts that amazed me: Your car insurance is only $20 a month. Mine is ten times that! Taxes sound lower there, and more straightforward. Rent. Of course in Japan you have the opposite housing problem to the states, but rent is really expensive here. I did a quick internet search for rentals in my small town and the results I found were $825, $900, and $1500 monthly. Add to that that most rental leases don't include utilities.

Great video! I have a serious question about the rural community you live in though: do they also force you to participate in community events? My understanding is that if another big reason people leave these rural communities. Forced participation in “events” that require a lot of time and failure to do so results in retaliation.

Good video. You explained a lot in details in a 2 way view.

Compared to living any where in the US it’s still much cheaper in Japan.

Killin it!

Hi Danny, as all your videos very inspiring and also very instructive !! Regards from Spain !!

I love this channel.

Researching the cost of living in general now I’m watching a video about cost of living on the other side of the planet. 😂 I have to say though, the rising cost of everything especially things outside my control (property tax, HOA dues, insurance, etc) have me a bit anxious. While my salary has increased it feels like my expenses have increased more. I worry for those that were already living hand to mouth.

That cost for food is ridiculously low compared to what we spend in Switzerland, at least if we don't wish to eat potatoes only all day.

Good vid, showed some of the hidden costs and answered what was probably on a lot of people's minds. US is getting tough as far as housing prices go. You could get a house that was decent in the 100k USD range and now what little is on the market is high 200k and 300k range. That's in a 4 year time frame which is insane.... I'm on the east coast above Philly in Pa

Thank you for this valuable insight. I have retired and am considering moving to Japan. I want to visit as many places as possible whilst I can and I could afford to do so with my Pension income. Do you have to pay for House and Health Insurance ? Kind regards

people are kinda getting distracted by flat numbers what actually matters is expenses expressed in percentage compared to salaries in your local area

That was a great video, very informative and nice touches of humour.

What a shock!! hehe

Haha, the way she looks up at the end! 🙄

I really liked the head of this video where you're telling a story of making coffee with those lovely, thoughtful shots, and the cutaways of the city via timelapse. Interesting departure with no dialogue for a while. It's reminiscent of many craft videos where it shows just the hands doing work. I did find myself missing your face and dialogue and was happy to see and hear it at the end.

That's maximizing some free used wood! What is the light called in the back of the Ranma?

Wow! Was eye opening. Thank you for your insight.

Finally!!!!!!! After two months

That does give me an idea for installing a fan to keep air circulation around leather shoes during summer esp. I had a similar problem in ATL, major change from my desert home town growing up. I built a storage system in my prev house using French cleats to allow modular dressings depending on the space needs at the time while later allowing me to skip bringing out the tools to drill new holes. I stuck to the idea of hot air rises, so upper rooms got more use in colder times, to save on heating, hehe. Great build & ooh the illuminated ranma is what came to mind as soon as I saw the piece mentioned, Happy New Year to you and your family! What does your s/o think of the final product??

Japanese entryway with a flair of Danny!

Hi everyone I'm looking to make friends from Japan. I hope to tour the the country and explore the beauty of Japan and also find some hidden gems. Please let me if interested and thank you.

It's haunted houses.

Maestro

Great job!!

I've enjoyed watching your renovation and woodworking skills while learning a bit about rural Japan. Have a great new year!

Clever job of repurposing the ranma, Danny!

Nice video it looks amazing!

Looks great!

Functional and beautiful. Great work, as always.

What a great job! The transformation is astonishing and the whole hallway looks harmonious. Love your ideas with the hidden lights, so cool 🙂 Coming home must be such a pleasure now.

Nice work!

You should make it short and get the point. Not dragging with none sense.

Great transformation!!! I can imagine your wife smiling now as she enters 😊

Really have to watch out for those ceiling tanukis.

brrrr raccoon :) i love so much the ranma use

Tres sympa la deco et si beau ce lieux lointain du bout du monde. Car je vous regarde de France... Je vous souhaite une douce et frémissante nouvelle année 🎉🎉😊

Ups was that an unexpected iwanuki or a racoon ? Nice work 😊

The renovation cost, renovation deadline, and living mandates makes sense because they want it to actually be renovated and lived in and not just gobbled up and sat on again not being used having those stipulations hopefully keep it from being abused. But like anything the government dose it gums up the works. What they should do is make the houses like something close the 100usd to prevent the gift tax from making it a less bitter pill to swallow. Also if you're having to live there for ten years thay should have separate deadlines for renovations. Like in 3 years the out side of the building needs to be done then after that is done you have a further 3 years to do the interior. Or if you have to demolish and build up a new one you have idk 5 years to fund and complete the building after the cleanup of the demolishment. Honestly im thinking about it as it stands now. The main thorn in my side is as a American i like guns, and i cant have guns in Japan.

I'm sure there are a bunch of bargains you can get with these "free houses". You just gotta do the math and see if the house would be undervalued after renovations. Also it's already a red flag if nobody has bought them for decades, somebody probably already did the math.

Wtf so expensive

they so cheap becuase apprnetly japenese culture sees houses as somethign you buy use and allow decay and rebuild (guess that came from fact most things are temp becuase earthquakes?) while american culture sees house as somethign to invest in repair and jack up in value. so one causes stuopid high prices everyoen homeless but rich. and then the other way i guess they all decay and just arent houses.