Japan’s FREE abandoned houses?? | Conbini Cult Ep 31

Japan gives away free abandoned homes?! Japan will pay you to move there?! Sounds too good to be true, right?  Why does Japan have so many abandoned houses anyway? Let’s take a deep dive into Japan’s unique housing crisis.  Got questions or want to share your story? Send us an email at [email protected] Words mentioned 散骨 sankotsu - scattering of ashes 代理散骨 dairi sankotsu - proxy scattering (professional company scatters the ashes of the deceased at sea rather than the family coming together to do it)  代理 dairi - substitute   田舎 inaka - countryside 墓地 bochi - cemetery  不動産 fudousan - real estate 負動産 fudousan - unsellable property, real estate with negative value 負ける makeru - to lose 空き家 akiya- unoccupied house  廃墟 haikyo - ruins, abandoned building 古民家 kominka - folkhouse, old farm house 騙された damasareta - got tricked/fooled/bamboozled Frankie - @franklinthewoman Cheyenne - @lostwithlow Sources: Dairi Sankotsu: https://mainichi.jp/articles/20241118/k00/00m/040/105000c Akiya https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/unpacking-akiya-the-millions-of-empty-houses-in-japan Number of Vacant Homes in Japan Reaches Record 9 Million https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h01987/ What is the RRC program https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/05/20/issues/regional-revitalization-corps-kyoto-fukui/ RRC homepage https://www.iju-join.jp/chiikiokoshi/index.html Housing loans https://www.century21japan.com/property-buying-guide-applying-for-a-housing-loan/ Renovation estimates https://www.akiyainaka.com/2021/04/20/renovation-rural-japan/#:~:text=Group%203:%20Major%20Renovation%20Project,%C2%A510%2C000%2C000%20would%20be%20prudent Akiya gold rush https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/09/02/economy/akiya-renovations/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CFor%20a%20while%20now%2C%20I,the%20property%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20warns. Videos BBC - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojNm2TxqfN4 Tokyo Llama - https://www.youtube.com/@TokyoLlama Another channel to check out - Maigomika - https://www.youtube.com/@maigomika エアトリ (air trip - website Cheyenne referenced) https://www.airtrip.jp/?source=o.virgo.airtrip.jp Time stamps 00:00 intro/muscle girls/hosts 05:23 new type of funeral service 10:12 useful words/disclaimer 12:32 intro to housing crisis 18:24 Japan’s unique housing crisis 19:54 vacant vs abandoned 31:52 hidden costs of buying an akiya 36:46 Japan pays you to move? RRC Program 47:29 how to buy a home  54:49 renovating an akiya 1:03:23 good akiya experiences 1:06:18 gentrification

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