How I ended up buying land in “rural” Japan

[@LifeWhereImFrom]

This is a kind of part 1 of the whole journey. I honestly hesitated a bit about making videos about this since it seems kind of cliche to make videos about buying property in Japan. I think there's some interesting videos that can be made that are related to the topic, such as why there are so many unoccupied homes yet there's very little for sale or what it's like working with an architect. If there are any things you want to know about, I may be able to cover them in future videos. All the best - Greg

[@Hedgeyy]

Absolutely unique, and something that hasn't been covered enough. Looking forward to future videos!

[@Nynke_K]

How exciting! I didn't know your wife was also producing these videos behind the scenes. I'd love to see what it's like hiring and working with an architect in Japan!

[@bndopp]

Even though there are a lot of "cliche" videos about buying property in Japan, I am glad you made this video and am interested in hearing about your journey. One thing I appreciate about your channel is your ability to highlight the beauty in the every day life experiences and less flashy parts of living in Japan. As someone with in-laws in Japan and dreams of someday doing something similar to what you have done, your perspective is valued.

[@2sday538]

Are homes covered for earthquakes in a homeowner's insurance policy?

[@theblisteringdessamar8282]

Actually, we love it!

[@palalabu]

your kids are gonna be in uni in 3-5 years???? 😲 how long have I been following this channel? lol

[@RinaASMRs]

Yea! I was so surprised too

[@upa8629]

Yes, I feel so old after his statement hahaha

[@Bornofamaiden]

As it really been that long for me too?

[@kristinesharp6286]

I was wondering thinking the oldest was at least 16 by now. His elementary school rules, etc… videos were years ago.

[@estevaoabel3439]

I feel really old when i see his kids appearing in his videos. They change drastically each time

[@AbroadinJapan]

Congrats man! You chose a beautiful area!

[@thebestmediocregamer]

The man himself! When will you be showcasing your amazing land granted by the emperor chris? Haha

[@LifeWhereImFrom]

Thanks man!

[@pocarisweet8336]

Sir affable himself. 😊

[@DanNguyen-ey5tw]

An affable man giving an affable comment to another affable man who bought an affable land. Very Affable

[@ernestsio5698]

You guys should collab

[@BrianSmith-gp9xr]

I aquired a home in Rural Japan village of nine. Where I learned what being a good person truly is and community living is the norm. By repairing an od home I learned skills and met people in a way an apartment dweller never could. The old timers appreciate my efforts to restore a mud walled warehouse . They gave advice and ingredients. They stop by and tell me stories of long ago. "My mother lived in that house.." ."My Father was born in that house" I left a million dollar home to live in a hundred year old house.I had to repair. Best decision I ever made.

[@zzrhardy]

A wall of "sorry, it just sold" can also be a more polite way to say the owners won't sell to outsiders. In places where family and neighbourly roots go back generations, purely "open" or "blind" sales are not always on the table.

[@sirmione905]

if that’s the case, you can check if the property is on the list again later. An affordable house in the walking distance from Nikko station can attract buyers so I don’t think it’s necessarily a lie. If it’s in a real rural area where no one wants to live in, it’s really hard to find a local buyer so it’s much easier for outsiders to buy.

[@user-no2mz9hl4f]

I get that. Sometimes, when a bunch of outsiders move in, the essence of what made the town special becomes lost.

[@CromwellEdonis]

@@user-no2mz9hl4f True. But it’s pointless when no one is gonna stay there anyways. It’s better to be used than to just be left like a monument.

[@Marta_z_Dabrowy]

​@@user-no2mz9hl4f If white people did that, everybody would scream about ra*ism. But it's Japanese, they just want to "preserve tradition". 🙄Double standards.

[@dereksbooks]

Then why would they list it to the public?

[@jasonscottstone]

Congratulations Greg! This looks like a great project! The bottom levels can be used for gardens. I'd love it visit in 2025 to see what you build!

[@LifeWhereImFrom]

We have plans for a garden, yes, and some other stuff as well!

[@vzxvzvcxasd7109]

@@LifeWhereImFromI still don’t understand why you can’t use larger lower level instead… care to explain?

[@LifeWhereImFrom]

@@vzxvzvcxasd7109 As far as I understand it's the retaining wall. If it were ever to collapse, they don't want any house that could go down with it. I don't know how long ago it was built, but it could be 50 years ago or more. So most of the properties have these walls in place and they are grandfathered in. But if you're going to do something new, they'd want you to redo that wall. For the top portion, as long as we prove the ground is sturdy enough, we can build provided it's a certain distance from the wall.

[@Geoffpr]

This is just what I was thinking of for the bottom level. It is a very cool property.

[@chimingchiu]

We visited NIKKO earlier this month and found it a charming little town. We actually bought our groceries at LION DOR, the supermarket appeared in your video. Everything was so close to each other and you really don't need a car. Good luck in building your home and good luck in your next move.

[@michaels3003]

Amazing coincidence.

[@correykeen2956]

My wife and I had similar experience while we were looking for a house. We were at a house with the realtor and discussing making an offer when the realtor got a phone call from a couple that viewed the property earlier that day that made an offer for the asking price. I never made an offer for asking price and no one seemed offended by it. It took us 6 months to find a suitable place in the country, surrounded by mountains and right next to the Iruma river. We got it for 5 million yen less than asking, which is close to what I estimated renovations to cost. The house was a little over 40 years old, but a light steal frame Panasonic home. The main interior renovations took a little under 2 months, and there have been several other projects like painting, roof, and windows that we had done after we moved in. Moving to the countryside has been the best thing we've done.

[@AnomieTrain]

When I saw the picture right at the beginning of the video, I thought, "Greg, that's a parking lot." Good to know that you can build a house on it!

[@therelaxeffectrelaxingsoun2548]

I loved this video. With your storytelling this was more than just a "property buying in Japan" video. This explained the culture and unique rules in Japan, your experience, and most importantly, I enjoyed the sense of being on this journey with you! I love your videos, looking forward to the next videos in the series. Would love to see you redoing old videos now with your kids, such as what having breakfast and dinner is like with them :)

[@urouroniwa]

Congrats! My wife grew up in Nikko (her father worked in the shrine). It's an amazing area. The fact that it's a tourist location helps a *lot* for maintaining the viability of shops, restaurants and train lines. I live in rural Shizuoka in a very similar sized town and similar situation (minus the tourist trade). The fact that you are on the train line is massive. Previously I lived in a town away from the train and life is just much more difficult. Even if I wanted to buy clothes I would have to plan out an entire day because there were no men's clothing stores within a 2 hour one way journey. Anyway, I pretty much guarantee that you will enjoy living there. The one piece of advice I would give is that when you actually move there (or even potentially before that), try to spend as much time as you can meeting locals. We moved to this town about 4 years ago and it took probably the first 3 years for locals to get used to me living here. In the inaka, almost everybody is retired. Going for walks in the neighbourhood and actively chatting to people is really important to help them understand that you own property and will be staying (potentially) for good. Inaka life is different than city life in that being part of the community is really important. Attending the festivals, doing your bit in community activities, etc, etc ensures that people feel they can rely on you and that you are worth investing time and attention on. It can be lonely if you don't because everybody knows everybody else and it's hard to be the one left out. You may find it difficult to transition from running the minpaku to residing in the area, because people will get used to the minpaku housing short term guests. Just make sure to walk around the area frequently and turn down no opportunity to greet people and chat if they seem keen.

[@mfaizsyahmi]

For this one episode, LWIF stands for Land Where I'm From.

[@oceanliketeacher]

Land With Impeccable Foundation

[@mfaizsyahmi]

or Land Wife and I Found

[@angeleaishida]

@@mfaizsyahmi Land Wife implies the existence of Sea Wife

[@ditodoonstudio]

Congratulations Greg! hoping the best for you and the fam!!! please keep sharing your journey! I love Nikko !

[@user-elliseuji]

i totally understand wanting to give us all the details about your new plot of land but i would be so nervous essentially giving the internet my exact address!! 😅congratulations on this big decision and stay safe ❤

[@user-elliseuji]

ahh i just finished watching and i guess that if you’re planning on renting it out it wouldn’t matter much to protect your address anyway haha!

[@LifeWhereImFrom]

@@user-elliseuji That's exactly it. This won't be our home, so the address will be known sooner or later!

[@Those2menoverthere]

It’s also in Japan (obviously)… If someone is that weird where they feel like they want to do something bad, they’re likely not going to spend 1000s of dollars just to travel to Japan to mess with them or their property. It not like America where any average Shmo-Joe person can drive some amount of hours or minutes to your dwelling, and do whatever they want. 95% of their viewers are way far away, over seas. But yeah, ultimately it’s a rental-style property, so it won’t exactly matter.

[@michaels3003]

​@@Those2menoverthere, yes it would cost me a lot of money to visit Greg... Much less in Canada, but it's still a big country.

[@melaniet3357]

@@LifeWhereImFromI’m confused! 😅 I thought it would be your home eventually after a few more years in Tokyo. Are you going to look for another property for your family? Or not move at all in the end?

[@mohd6556]

You should definitely make a series for this

[@acasccseea4434]

Then the whole house could be tax deductible!

[@jameshansenbc]

Great illustration of how great high speed / regional rail connections can make moving to a smaller city or town much more viable, as you can still get to the city with ease when you need to, reducing the pressure on housing supply in the city. But yes, congratulations on this, looks like it will be a really rewarding project!

[@mel-nq6re]

Small town access across North America is even more viable via the automobile.🚗

[@Knoloaify]

@@mel-nq6re They have cars in Japan too (especially in those parts). But going to Tokyo by car takes longer and is arguably not that much cheaper than going by train (you have to pay for parking, gas, and toll stations), and once you're in Tokyo the train system is more convenient than using a car. So yes, even if you have a car, a high-speed train connection to a big city is a big advantage. Why choose one or the other when you can have both?

[@peshmerge44]

​@@Knoloaify american brains have a hard time to comprehend this🤣

[@themutable5684]

@@mel-nq6re Think about mobility as a combination of flexibility, speed, and convenience. Where the automobile excels is flexibility and speed, though viable automobile speeds in the most open roads in North America still lose out to the speed of high-speed rail by a significant margin. But the biggest difference between the automobile and public transit is convenience. Assume that the stars align such that I could drive to one given destination in the same time it would take me to get there via high-speed rail (neutralizing the flexibility and speed concerns), let's say it's a 4-hour trip one way. During the 4-hour drive, I can't do anything else but drive. On such a trip, there will be long stretches of time where you can zone out a bit, but you are obliged physically to devote yourself to operating the automobile. During the 4-hour train ride, I can read, work on my laptop, eat, catch a nap, and otherwise make more productive use of my time. Some people find driving a pleasant experience, but for many it is a neutral chore and for some it is actively unpleasant.

[@ashkumar6048]

Amazing man. As a long time viewer of your channel from before moving to Japan, this video sparked a discussion between my wife and I about potentially doing something similar if we one day decide to live long-term in Japan. We both already have a town close to Tokyo where we would could see ourselves setting up. Coming from Canada, it's amazing what opportunities are still possible in this country to make things like this happen.

[@ronaldperez9606]

Hey Greg, I am so glad of you new project. Please keep us posted on your advance. Hope all goes well. Living in a rural area in Japan sounds awesome.

[@ericcousino2068]

I would be interested in seeing the journey you take in building this.

[@ollie2111]

I don't care how "cliche" it is, i love watching old japanese home reconstructions. They're so pretty and seeing them refurbished is really nice.

[@EximiusNovo]

Immensely jealous, my last day in Japan was in Nikko and I fell in love with it immediately. Because it was my first time in Japan, I stayed in Tokyo near the imperial palace. By the end of my week, I really didn’t like Tokyo 😅 Happy for you man, that’s an awesome place to own land

[@ChillyDigits]

Thanks for the insight Greg! So rare to get a frank view into the whole story behind a real estate purchase, wishing you all the best!

[@air2theron862]

Happy John encouraged you to be on camera more. Subscribers like it . Great video you guys! And congrats

[@jtuck682]

As usual, you do an excellent job of presenting a subject! Even though I have no intention of moving to Japan, you held my interest.

[@slymaverick77]

Congratulations! My wife and I moved back to Japan in 2019 and are now looking into property, as well. Nice to have a fellow Best Coaster continue to build a nice life in Japan. Always enjoy all of your work - thank you for sharing these great stories.

[@shwetasonny]

Welcome to Tochigi ❤ Nikko is one of the most beautiful places to live in. I'm in Nasu and we quite often visit Nikko national park, mainly Shiobara area.

[@nattartz6841]

Love your videos mate. You have such a great way of explaining things in a very clear and concise way. There’s video ideas I’m sure you have that you might think are boring but I can assure you there’s a large number of us viewers that appreciate and get a lot out of everything you make!

[@Wabi-sabiME]

Excited to see what will the house look, you guys made a great choice to build something, beautiful channel you and your family are creating a beautiful experience for the viewers, so relaxing and refreshing

[@stelioshz]

Congratulations on your purchase! I hope everything goes well, without any issues while designing and building the house. I am excited to see the progress of that, and how the final design of the house will be. If you are able to build a 2 story house on the land, using the 60sqm out of the 80 (if 80sqm are the maximum available space to build), and leave the other 20sqm for parking space, I think that you could create something really nice! Greetings, and good luck, from Greece! ^ ^

[@hungo7720]

These towns are hidden gems of Japan where is truly eerie and serene. Amazing description!

[@mics1377]

Congratulations Greg! Looking forward to your updates on the progress of your construction!

[@HomesteadJapan]

Woohooo! There's now more of us, hahaha. My whole area is also a bit above 11k. I don't know where most of them live, but not near us. I just moved from Tokyo a few months ago. The heat is one reason we went north. My wife hates snow, so it was tough to find a place that suits us both, but we did it. We bought a house with farmland (probably why it hadn't sold yet) that was built in the '90s and renovated recently.

[@GuilleGarciaAlfonsin]

So you are now very close to the famous Nikko Circuit, less than 20 minutes!! Congrats 🎉

[@walkthroughsepic]

It's also close to the Irohazaka pass, made famous by Initial D, and it's also a very scenic area besides.

[@s70driver2005]

I'd love to stay there and go visit Nikko Circuit!!!

[@terratrent6540]

Wow Uni is around the corner, how time flies! So excited to see how this pans out for your family! -SO much love from the USA

[@StevieTheWanderer]

Absolutely love Nikko! One of the most scenic spots in all of Japan that, surprisingly is not as well known (to foreigners at least 😊)- especially during the Fall Foliage season!

[@christophscholz]

Funny you are saying that. As a foreigner I’ve only been to two tourist places: Nikko and Anraku-ji in Bessho Onsen.

[@StevieTheWanderer]

@@christophscholz Anraku-ji in Bessho Onsen? Never been -- will definitely check it out!

[@tuck28]

Congratulations Greg and family! Excited to see how your new home comes along! 🎉

[@GMWorldProductions]

OMG! Can't wait to see how this develops! 👏👏👏👏👏And congrats!

[@endangeredmarmot4518]

This is incredibly exciting, Greg! I know the exact spot you purchased - the wife and I stayed very near there last September and enjoyed the view from what is now your lot. Congratulations, and great choice - Nikko is a great little town with so much character and history.

[@matthewjay660]

Greg, congratulations on FINALLY buying your property. I hope it brings your family peace and joy. 🏡 🇺🇸🤝🇯🇵🇨🇦

[@andrewlamb3585]

Congratulations on the purchase! I am so excited for you all :) Looking forward to the coming updates!

[@10lauset]

Can't wait to see the design and completion. Cheers from Edmonton.

[@TheNoisyNinja72]

Congratulations on the purchase. It's been 20+ years since I've been there, but I love Nikko & the surrounding area.

[@SticksPrime]

This is an awesome nostalgia trip. I lived in Nikko down in Daiyamuko for 3 years and absolutely loved the area. I’d still be there if I could. Enjoy the area and definitely explore as much as possible, we barely scratched the surface of the Nikko area in our time there

[@Xarnluz]

I visited Nikko for 4 days when I went to Japan back in 2018 and it was beautiful. Being in Tochigi prefecture everything was strawberry flavoured for snacks. And I found my new favourite food there: Yuba. Nikko was lovely, so much greenery and our Airbnb host was super kind showing us all the town spots.

[@nuke19491]

Nikko is the sister city of our town in the US. Very cool!

[@limitedmobro]

Aftar finding out about Nikkō, I have another travel destination in my Japan bucket list

[@i6power30]

What I learnt from real estate deals. When you see a property you like, you have to act fast. You should watch the market for at least 3 months and not expect landing any deals. Once you get experienced, then play offer as fast, decisvely, on the same day you see the property. You should also go check the neighbourhood around, walk around, even talk to people in the neighbourhood to get a feel what people are like around. Once I did this, and the next door neighbour of the house told me the house on sale used to be a pot grow op. Then I asked the agent to look into it, it was indeed so. Had I not talked to people on that street, I would not have found out.

[@iiKohaii]

Blindsided by the ending. Can't wait for part 2. This one was so sudden right as the story was getting juicy.

[@pang-ngiavang1956]

Please continue to share your experience and journey of building a house in the countryside of Japan. My husband and I are thinking of buying a vacation home in Japan as well. If I can learn from your experience, I would greatly benefit from it. Congrats and thank you for sharing. So happy for you and your family! I would love to see your new house in the future!

[@trezenx]

Congrats! Love your channel and this means we'll have more 'farm' / rural content, yay!

[@eejster0357]

Congrats on the purchase! Beautiful piece of land in a really quaint town. Will definitely visit. That snow capped mountains in the background and the river is a winner. 🍾

[@Pictoru2]

Congrats bro! can't wait to see what you do with it, keep us up to date.

[@map-reduce]

That’s great, congratulations to you and your family. I love building/renovation stories so I hope you’ll be posting some updates 😊

[@JasSchMin]

such exciting news! Congratulations....never been to Nikko but love to , my dad was there in 1970, nature there is beautiful he mentioned

[@randomjaddis9680]

Loved visiting Nikko. The shops along the main strip were amazing

[@Tanner_Video]

Awesome! Smart investment and a great area to buy in, love visiting Nikko. My wife and I were in your situation around 5 years ago, we bought land in a mountain town here in the US. Since then we built a tiny home on it and it's an AirBnb full-time. It enabled us to purchase more land in the area and do the exact same thing, we are on a path to retire in 2 years. If you enjoy the process think about reinvesting into more real estate...we'll be able to retire before we are 40 lol :)

[@robenglish416]

Congratulations! There seems to be so many people who tries to leave the big cities for something more rural (or I watch too much KZbin). We are thinking the same and covid made it possible since suddenly it was possible to work from home! And with the great public transport in Japan you could probably get around on bikes, buses or trains! Absolutely love this idea and hope you will make videos about the project!

[@simplydaft]

I love hearing stories of land/akiya purchases in Japan, so this video was a great watch. I plan to be travelling around Japan in 2025 so it would be fun to see what you end up building! Keep up the fun content Greg :D

[@okidave]

It is not surprising if reach out that a property suddenly becomes unavailable. Sometimes, when the property owner finds out the buyer is a foreigner they'll make up an excuse to not go through with the sale. A few years ago I had a land owner back out on a sale when they found out I was purchasing the land. Before that my Japanese wife and the real estate company were dealing with them. Eventually we found something better and it was move in ready. I am not confirming this scenario happened but it is something to keep in mind.

[@microchipmatt]

You've done, what I've dreamed of doing since I was young. Buy land or a house in Japan. The difference, you had the plan and goal to make it happen. As of yet, I have not executed on that plan. I'm so happy for you.

[@kamranrachlin2769]

I stayed on that street after I walked the Nikko Kaido a couple summers ago! Lovely area but the bugs by the river were brutal haha! Was honestly shocked by how many decaying buildings were in that area honestly. Walking rural japan you see a lot of them but given how close it is to temple, I expected it to be far more tourist centric. Would not be surprised if there was a lot of renovation in that area over the next ten years if the tourist boom continues. In any case, it’s a beautiful city and a wonderful place! You’ve picked well! Good luck!

[@amariafrost]

Nikko is absolutely beautiful and I think it would be a fantastic spot to live once the kids are in college. Hope the whole process goes well.

[@attn.]

Im am so looking forward to a build up series!

[@liketheleaf]

Congratulations Greg. Nikko is a beautiful area.And best of luck for your project!

[@BulukEtznab]

I'm happy for tchou having found a nice piece of Land in the countryside to built a "retirement home" or at least a "home away from the City-Life", depending on what it'll be... Yet, I've just seen the video by @veritasium "The Rainiest Place On Earth", where they show the situation about heavier rainfall especially in Japan leading to more Landslides there and I think one of the problems is Japan's close house-builds without any trees stabilizing the slopes of the villages in the rural areas, where houses are still being built the same way as in big Cities: close by without much space in between them and not enough drainage in the ground to make sure the water in the soil can be diverted out of the ground quickly enough during high-capacity downpours. And this is a physics problem, not a religious one - so not believing it doesn't save anyone from the consequences. So, I recommend watching the mentioned video and maybe re-evaluate the land you've bought under this new insight...if there's a slope and the drainage is bad or the soil "wobbly", maybe reconsider the area and try finding another beautiful spot with similar conditions, but less danger or losing the investment or - in worst case - even your Lives untimely to the consequences of not well-thought-through conditions... I mean, I wanna see your videos still when I'm old and grumpy 😉👴🏻

[@Boomdizzle99]

Nikko is an area ive yet to visit but is on my list of must see! Heard its a rrally beautiful area. Nikko toshogu shrine with its grandiose structures and the beautiful mountains and rivers one can escape to during the summer makes it a really great area for living! Cant wait to see what you do with it Gregg!!

[@TroyBrophy]

My wife and I bought a house and property in a mountain village in Saga. What I wasn't aware of at the time was that we were expected to attend village meetings, participate in village maintenance (cleaning the water cistern, weeding the roadsides), and generally be part of daily village life. Since we are splitting time between that property and one 90 minutes away (by car), it's become very hectic to have our lives in two places.

[@hanazuki333]

How did they explain it to you, or was it said during the singing of contract.. That you had to do all those community chores...

[@zacharydouglas4309]

Nikko is a great area. When visiting Japan. I always make a day trip out there as a pallet cleanse from Tokyo.

[@Geoffpr]

Congratulations Greg and family! This is such a cool property in a nice location. I am very excited to see future videos for it! 😁👍👍

[@astroboy3507]

Congratulations on the land Purchase!!! Looking forward to see the layout design! 🤗

[@DanielleWheeler-w6h]

I spent a month in the area during the winter, my child was bored but a great place to retire. They have a fascinating illusion museum near by.

[@Siriusly_Sirius]

Congratulations! And, as always, I enjoyed your story. Best of luck with your plans!

[@kiddwong4186]

Congratulations. A new chapter in your family's life is always scary but exciting. I've definitely tossed around the idea of moving to the Japanese countryside with such cheap land.

[@Moridin101]

Nikko was genuinely one of my favorite areas when I visited. Nice choice!

[@cecilearquette1637]

I loved Nikko when I visited Japan last year. What a nice little town, a great place to live. When we come back for another visit, we'll see if your place is done 🙂

[@xaraxen]

I hope having a home in Nikko will bring a wide smile to Greg and his family.

[@TioDeive]

All the best of luck in your new project. Cheers from Brazil.

[@carolinalamas1572]

Congratulations Greg! I loved the video and I hope you keep on doing more so we can know how things going on. Wishing you all the best and happiness in this new journey.

[@marc-andremuller1954]

What an adventure! I went to Nikko last year and there is so much to do there; wonderful for hiking in the mountains. People will enjoy staying there I am sure!

[@kazuwilliams5222]

I was in Nikko about 15yrs ago. It's a beautiful area. Congrats.

[@g00nther]

Congrats. Looking forward to see how this develops 🙌

[@mvadu]

Congratulations Greg! Hope to follow along the journey for house building

[@sorkai2]

Thanks for sharing your journey greg

[@shewhoisaudacious]

It sounds like an exciting new adventure for you and your family. I would love to see the process of the build. All th best.

[@aayushrivastava]

Congrats Greg and fam. Loved the update.

[@Senno82]

Nikko was probably my favourite location when I visited last year. Lake Chuzenji, Yudaki Falls - its very beautiful and peaceful.

[@AurinneA]

Congratulations! Really interested to hear your experiences about the whole process, and hopefully seeing videos about the region as well!

[@nickbond8102]

I'm sure this project will lead to many great videos!

[@beepdotboop]

Whoa excited for you and I can't wait to see the progress on it!

[@oat1000]

Nikko is super nice. I was at Mt. Hangetsu parking lot last year and even managed to spot Mt. Fuji (100 miles/160km away!)

[@erawanpencil]

Excellent idea for a video series! please keep us updated with the building process!

[@thedoublep434]

The 169 road to Nikko is absolutely breathtaking, you get some gorgeous views, a fantastic viewpoint at Ropposawa observation deck. You can find some farms on the mountain plateaus, those farmers have truly one of a kind views, I'd love to see a video of you visiting those farms (ex: Ozasa farm)

[@5217tuber]

Congratulations on the land purchase, and I’d be very interested in what you and your wife find it is like to work with a Japanese architect on a residential project. This past April, I was finally able to spend 2 nights in Nikko and really enjoyed it. The World Heritage sites there are world treasures!

[@TheBeatles..]

loved the story Greg. Its exciting

[@franco3584]

Congratulations , Really looking forward to your progress.

[@SDuke-trinbago]

Congrats!🎉 I can't wait to see what architectural design you all decided to go with.

[@julyatienza2993]

Congratulations on your newly bought land🎉!!

[@IBartOnAir]

Quite interesting. I will most likely never own land in Japan, yet always like hearing about stories like this. Best of luck to you and yours. Hope the retaining wall doesn't prove to troublesome!

[@thecloofer1255]

Best of luck with the land, the new home, and the move! Ganbatte!

[@madmommy]

Oh, we have definitely been in the “sold before we could look” camp! Moving from a more laid back community in Kansas to the quickly growing Omaha metro area (also known as Silicon Prairie) we struggled to purchase a home because they often sell within days. We got lucky with our home in that we heard about it, looked at it, and made an offer before the For Sale sign even went up.