Love these stores, thank you for sharing.

I believe it depends where in japan at least regarding the social integration. Areas like Kyoto ate very conservative while Kochi is really welcoming .

Not sure if I like the methodology of being arrested and prosecuted in Japan, especially if you are innocent, seems like a few innocent people are being held because the system is too hard to fight against. But having said that if you are genuinely guilty and sent to prison the prison actually looks like a prison inside, unlike the ones back home. I guess the moral of the story is don’t mess around in Japan,or it’ll be a problem 😂. Certainly feel safe walking around in Japan.

Makes a $2 shop back home in NZ look a bit like a dump.

We have nine Daiso stores here in Melbourne.

My wife loves Daiso. There is one nearby us that opened a couple months ago.

8) thank you sir 👍 Where’s the daihatsu hijet section ? 😂😎

I mean you could ask this about any country. Like why aren't people immigrating to the US flocking to North Dakota and Wyoming? You're spending years of your life going through the immigration process just to end up somewhere with a relatively low standard of living.

Probably a lot of nice and educated people was this channel, I don't think any trouble makers will be here, but they should know that Japanese prisons are no joke.

From what you said about if you play up in prison. They make you sit legs crossed on floor in your cell have to keep still and not move. Doco on KZbin.

I would so love to live in a place like this. Quiet, nature, it sounds like a dream.

I am autistic. Isolation doesn’t bother me. There are some aspects that I’m not thrilled about, but I think it would be perfect. I’d be. I’d be happy. It sounds like I’d be much more active there than I am now. This would be a good thing for me because I’m too easily able to withdraw from the world. It has been a struggle to keep active and having a social obligation would be good for me. I am one of them. I’m definitely aging, I am retired.

The thing is, when a Japanese police officer finds out you're a foreigner, even if you look Japanese and have no foreign accent, they will request your alien registration card. If you don't have it with you, you could get into trouble, even if you've done nothing wrong and are completely innocent.😅

I studied in Nagaoka, Niigata, during the 1980s, a snowy region with only four bus services a day to the city center from the campus, which was located in a rice-growing area. If I missed the last bus, I had to walk for about an hour through deep snow to save on taxi fare, which cost around 10,000 yen.😊

i would not want to live near people i can live without them

If I come to Japan I'll do research as a much as possible in terms of their science and technology, architecture, management, etc. I have 0% intention of going to japan because of Anime.

Cause it’s haunted .. loads of ghost and killer giant hornets during summer

I am a bit confused because the shown areas partially look like rural areas from the region in Germany where I come from 😅 Imagine going thousands of kilometers away just to be someplace very reminiscent of what you already know 😂 Even the vibe of the dialects feels a bit similar to how dialects in rural areas here work. Not that that's a bad thing but I kind of like it and it is remarkable aswell as good to cheerish comonalities 🙏😊

I'm Interested living in Rural Japan, I will take my family of 2 kids there If moving there is easy, and give us lands and plots for Husbandry and financially supported for first 2 years, We will acclimated and contributed to society.

What are those numbers on the paper in the screen, are that the price or the kilometers that been used?

I would like rural Japan. The only thing that would be difficult would be language, but with real time translation now available, I think that could be dealt with. I enjoy being around animals and gardening.

Perfect video, I want to rent one of these next year when I come over!

I'm a boring person so rural JP is perfect for me! 😂

My hope and dream is to move to Japan in two years time. My husband was half Japanese and it was because of him I learned a lot about Japan and fell in love with it. I only wish he could've joined me. Your information makes me more excited. Thank you.

Without any doubt... A very nice place for retirement! 🏁😁

I think it's a matter of age more than a matter of preference. I am 24 I grew up in a rural area of my country, I moved to the city when I turned 18, and I loved it ever since. The amount of people you meet, entertainment you have, and all the possibilities of a city still excites me to this day. But I sometimes this noisy life gets tiring and I come back to my grandmothers and grandfathers house in a rural area to rest and recharge, I meet my old friends there living peacefully. But after 3 days of rest it gets boring real fast to me. I do get the appeal both city and rural lifestyle and both are needed. But currently I like the city more, I think it's because of my age and my current goals in life. But I do see myself getting old like my grandfather and living with my wife in a rural area enjoying simple and peaceful life. Just like my grandparents

Great summary of reasons. Immigrants are motivated to change their circumstance. As you pointed out, some people move countries out of necessity, others for political reasons. I feel lucky, as "Westerners" are lucky to be welcome in other countries. My grandfather immigrated for political and economic reasons you cited... and thus I lucked out, being born in a prosperous country.

Two trains an hour, need to drive to get to places, no night life… So like Sydney pretty much.

I would love to live in Japan's rural areas! 🥺

I would love to live in rural Japan…but I do not have a car…and that makes it very difficult. So I did the next best thing and live in a bigger city in the “Inaka”

Thank you, good information. Sounds much like where I live, in rural 🇮🇪 even the language aspect -can't tell if my neighbor is speaking Irish, or just has an amazing accent!

Sounds pretty similar to the southern US.

Forever alone

I wouldnt mind rural Japan living at all. Especially if I can catch a train to Tokyo for the weekend or something like that. I feel like I could import some friends to the area. 😂😂 maybe im just silly.

I feel like jobs and language are the main challenges for any foreign country

As someone born and raised in rural Alabama, all of these problems sound incredibly familiar. Youth flight, aging populations, isolated, nothing to do… But on top of that we don’t even have the bare minimum of public service, we don’t have festivals, and community is limited to church gatherings - not even touching on how the majority of people in rural areas have lost their minds over the last decade and have become increasingly hostile. If I could learn the language and find work, I’d honestly prefer living there to here from the sounds of it…

Then go back to where you came from! Access to Japan isn't a human right, and if you can't even be bothered to learn the language then you shouldn't be there.

Thank you for the video.

Rural Japan sounds great. Actually maybe not even rural enough based on the video

I would like to live in rural japan, but what are the overheads like? Could you live on a farm and be self-sufficient, or would the land rates and taxes be too much?

i want to live in the village and revive the touge culture

🤔 yes I've heard the story about a lady buying a Akiya sight unseen. Wow she didn't ask much of the person who was helping her 😢

Rural life is literally what rich people save up to do. Idk why people are scared of it, it seems to be the ultimate goal in life.

I'm ok with living in rural Japan...here in the US I live in a urban/rural area. City life twenty five minutes away but two minutes away there's horses, cattle, sheep and farms growing all types of fruits and vegetables. I have two vehicles so getting around is easy.

Ex pat = american immigrants. Just call them what they are.

I’d love to spend time in rural Japan to escape North American city life. Thanks for sharing!

Is there a meme of Ralph from the Simpson's saying, "I'm exceptional"?😅

The 65 year old vandal is a lawyer. But dont stop, please tell us about the Aussie lawyer who ran out of cash & held up a convenience store near his house in Japan . Or the Aussies who came to Japan specifically to spray paint trains!😢 All wete locked up.

The only point I would disagree with you on is the music festivals. Plenty of music in the rural areas from spring to autumn, but you need to be in the know.

It’s basically Pennsylvania with earth quakes