House Tour: US$10,000 Kominka In Rural Wakayama

[@ericsurf6]

Nashi swam to the other side...ha ha...Love this channel. Thanks for your great videos.

[@Ryunohara]

Thanks for watching!

[@mac9954]

when he starts with the homestay business oh boy fun and game time,soon as you making money.

[@RieT.]

I'm also from Wakayama, livingin the US. The place has beautiful shorelines. Someday please introduce their gorgeous ocean side of the prefecture and sacred mountains such as Nachi and Koya.

[@Ryunohara]

Yes Wakayama is a beautiful place. Love it here.

[@rainnordrum-im4ms]

Thank you for sharing

[@mariafelix9670]

Thank you. You are very thorough. I wish I could buy a home there.

[@ajadrew]

Lovely looking house & very interesting! My dream is to have a house like this!

[@hanayama9079]

Thank you for your reply about the grocery stores and shopping center information. Good luck and be safe. 😃🤙

[@crinoid88]

$10,000 and its a dream? such beautiful design. I want to take my savings and move to Japan for sure.

[@annephillips1870]

Unfortunately, owning property in Japan doesn’t guarantee that you’ll get residency. Fingers crossed you’ll find a way to stay there. Wakayama is gorgeous.

[@corine422]

Aloha, I have been watching your video's for a few months now and really enjoy them. Thank you! My great grandmother is from Mirozu Wakayama and lived in a tiny fishing village. I went there with her when I was 10 years old and am planning to take my adult children there in 2025 along with my sister and mother. I can hardly wait until we get to Japan again and visit a remaining aunty in Mirozu and cousin in Osaka. I remember loving Wakayama the best as a child because of how clear the water was and the limpets I love to eat were plentiful. I ate sooo much I broke out in a rash. 😂 I love to see what you're doing in your little world in Japan. It's so beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

[@Ryunohara]

Thanks for the kind words and for following the channel Corine! Wishing you a fulfilling trip back here!

[@corine422]

@@RyunoharaThank You! I'd say don't work too hard, but I think you love it so much.. so you have fun and take good care of yourself! 🤙🤙🤙 aloha!

[@joanleenakayama7939]

You are going to be a serious housekeeper!! There’s so many rules & regulations for such connections! And, that cutting grass JOB!! Salute!! He is watching & supporting over U !! 🐉👀👁🌎🙏🙏❤️💪🏽💪🏽

[@Ryunohara]

Lots of grass to cut! Over 2800sqm in total at the moment.

[@justuscrusade5263]

@@Ryunohara I do landscaping and Roofing, I want to go to Japan with my family but I'm worried there won't be any work for me, as someone who doesn't know the language. Japan has always been a dream.

[@robmarsh2217]

Amazing work on the vid ! I like the way you just go for it . I think wakayama looks amazing,I'm looking online at ackiyas!

[@brainlessgonzo6558]

Nice video, that is a nice looking house. good find

[@RAZGR1Z]

All that information on owning land was really useful, thanks!

[@Ryunohara]

You’re welcome!

[@debbiecurtis4021]

I'm helping do a house renovation I Birmingham UK, it's tiring but I like the challenge. Good luck with your channel and your work.

[@worldcooking]

Beautiful living conditions in the countryside!

[@TwoPawz-13]

Great watching this video .. I want to come to Japan and look for some friends I made while they were in America I lost everything to fire here and numbers were burnt up I speak some Japanese so I hope that will help me in my search .. hiroshi did work at nippon exspress so just maybe he still does … Just maybe he will see this

[@fahmidamiah]

Thank you for this lovely video. A gorgeous place. Me and my husband are looking into visiting :) Take care and happy new year.

[@Ryunohara]

Thanks for watching! The cafe will reopen from 1 April (Fridays-Sundays 11am-3pm), come visit then!

[@intipunku8281]

Thanks. Very interesting.

[@ShadowPoet]

This might be super strange coming from another guy but, you're like the cutest thing I've seen on YT for a while lol. Sorry, couldn't help myself. Happy house hunting adventures!

[@graceonfilmsnstuff]

💯

[@debbiecurtis4021]

I've lived in Japan twice, but never seen a urinal in a private house. I visited a house I rural Shikoku once that had a cesspit Japanese style toilet.

[@kwdoug]

Thank you great job

[@Ryunohara]

Thanks! We haven’t done much yet, renovations coming up next year!

[@NinaNina-ry8fn]

Congeatulation on the purchase of tge house, I hope it will be beautiful after the renovation. Live in it in good health and happiness

[@Ryunohara]

Thank you!

[@michal.gawron]

Takimotos' accent is so funny! XD

[@christmassongs3076]

Im 2 min into this video and im in love great content

[@Ryunohara]

Thanks Simon!

[@danielaterrile4753]

Love it wonderful

[@misssometing]

Eh, I don't want Nashi to wink at me STAPPH XDDD and you looked way too excited when Nashi swam. HAHAHAHA

[@Ryunohara]

He already did! Can’t take it back!

[@shaikikbhalBasha]

good

[@ruzdyvillar4181]

Wow idol,nice there view house ❤

[@Ryunohara]

Thanks!!

[@roxanaemanuela6668]

Washi and Nashi - that’s a Ghibli story in the making. Too cute.☺️ Congratulations to your friends for their purchase! I can’t wait to see the renovation progress. ✌🏻I am a bit flabbergasted to hear about the survey maps. How about the deed of sale, isn’t it mandatory for it to be accompanied by the detailed house and plot plans, as well as their entry in the land registry at the town hall?

[@Ryunohara]

Not in super rural Japan! The old survey maps have to do.

[@DarkLinkAD]

America doesnt even require this in older homes..

[@theresacoy9881]

Great video, I love Japan! Here in the U.S.A we have septic tanks too, we have ours emptied every 3 yrs & inspection, our septic size is based off how many bedrooms you have, I think urinals are a great idea, but honestly we had all boys so they would go outside in the woods pick a tree & pee, I was ok with that, maybe a little jealous 😉 P.S. I subscribed, great channel!

[@Ryunohara]

Oh! The septic tanks here have to be inspected by the prefectural government twice a year to ensure the discharge is clean and they have to be emptied once a year.

[@hanayama9079]

Are there grocery stores near by and if not what’s the closest shopping center.

[@Ryunohara]

Yes there’s a grocer about a 15 minute drive away and large supermarkets in Tanabe City, a 80-minute drive away. The nearest shopping centre is also in Tanabe City.

[@japolieb4292]

what kind of shoes do you have? They look amazing!

[@Ryunohara]

These are jika tabi!

[@ashleylee9962]

Stumbled upon your channel as I follow other kominka videos cos I have similar dreams! Love your work! What are the tax rates for owning a property like yours? What do you average the annual upkeep costs to be?

[@Ryunohara]

Hi! The property tax here is 1.4%, so it will be about US$140 per year. The other upkeep costs are for electricity, water, gas and internet. Electricity and water are almost zero if the house is unoccupied, but gas is about ¥2,000/month and internet is almost ¥7,000/month.

[@ashleylee9962]

@@Ryunohara thank you!

[@Ryunohara]

@@ashleylee9962 just noticed I wrote $1,400 in property taxes a year. There’s an extra 0 it should be $140. Edited the earlier reply.

[@ashleylee9962]

@@Ryunoharathat is pretty low by any standards. Thanks for the update!

[@immanuelmartinfilm]

Lovely house. Looking forward to seeing the progress. Do you know what year the house was built?

[@Ryunohara]

Approximately 100 years ago… so 1920s?

[@immanuelmartinfilm]

@@Ryunohara Thank you!

[@debbiecurtis4021]

Regarding your mouse, I guess you've never seen the film "Mouse Hunt". Please try to watch this film, it's very funny.

[@zanerangel6417]

Great video like always man I'm always curious tho were do you get your shoes?

[@Ryunohara]

From the hardware store! They are called jikatabi and are worn for gardening, construction work, and mountain work.

[@derrickroberts6000]

I wish I could vist

[@vipassana72]

If you were deciding to spend on upgrading why not upgrade to a green hydrogen fueling supply for hot water and heating? A small wind turbine with a combination of solar paneling could generate enough energy to provide adequately for off grid living. You certainly get enough for your money in rural Japan.

[@Ryunohara]

That would be really nice but gotta save up for those upfront costs first! 😅

[@rlee024]

Soon you'll be managing half the village! I'm wondering, how much would it cost to erect a prefab house like this one, with fixtures and sans appliances, on a piece of empty land?

[@Ryunohara]

A prefab house won’t look like this one lol. I guess somewhere between US$20-30,000?

[@rlee024]

@@Ryunohara Ah yeah I meant if *someone * wanted to buy land and plonk a hostel down with similar capacity in a rural area 😅 but i guess concrete wouldn't make business strategy sense there!

[@Ryunohara]

@@rlee024 I just searched for prefab houses and the most basic (super tiny, in a shipping container) cost US$25,000. The nice ones cost a lot more.

[@rlee024]

@@Ryunohara Thanks for the info! I see now how it would make a lot more sense restoring the old house than building a new replica of it.

[@debbiecurtis4021]

Please keep at least one room as a tatami room, it's traditional, and part of the Japanese culture, and should be preserved for future generations. It gives a room character.

[@VVMVVMVVM]

Thanks Debbie Curtis

[@chinkheestravels.9045]

Hi, I’m from SG too. I’m now in Japan as a student. I might consider buying a property in Japan or a farm land. Is it possible to get in touch with you for more information. Appreciate it a lot!

[@Ryunohara]

Sure, come visit!

[@debbiecurtis4021]

May I ask how you speak English so well? Have you lived abroad?

[@graceonfilmsnstuff]

the abroad probably came to Japan. most in the West forget their ancestors till recent times colonised most of asia.

[@MrSeebass89]

Great video, man! You definitely deserve more views

[@Ryunohara]

Thanks Sebastian! More to come!

[@taterspater470]

Hi, I'm a bit late, are there any more houses for sale same price around where you live?

[@Ryunohara]

Not at the moment!

[@creepinglimongrass3276]

it's odd alot of Japanese are now going back to the countryside. I wish that won't stop to balance the rural and urban population in japan.

[@Ryunohara]

Actually the opposite is true… the countryside is still emptying out, which is why houses like this one is going for such low prices.

[@kelvintay1074]

@@Ryunohara where in Wakayama is this? When will the house be ready for guests?

[@Ryunohara]

@@kelvintay1074 in Ryujinmura! My friend has to fly over to decide how she wants to do the interiors so it won’t be anytime soon now that Covid cases are climbing back up again and international travellers are still not allowed into the country.

[@tinhhanh614]

Hi, I am in California and interested in getting a house in Japan country side. Can you help??

[@Ryunohara]

Hi there you might find this helpful: instagram.com/cheaphousesjapan

[@NinaNina-ry8fn]

Why don't you replace them with fruit trees, Apples, wallnuts, apricots and pears

[@Ryunohara]

Already planted some!

[@debbiecurtis4021]

Or plum and cherry.

[@MELONenSURPRISE]

Hi ,...can you find me a such house in Japan...can anyone buy property?

[@debbiecurtis4021]

Please be careful with taxes, you may find yourself in legal difficulties.

[@crinoid88]

can you help me buy a house? :)

[@nistaffsubs6787]

Allmost 30.000 to 50k if the House has more damage..

[@Ryunohara]

Probably more!