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Independent, plain-English guides and tools for foreign buyers navigating Japan's akiya and rural property market. Everything here is researched from primary Japanese sources and written for how the system actually works, honest about the parts most listings skip. Pick what matches where you are: just curious, seriously researching, or staring at a specific listing you cannot read.
Independent, plain-English guides and tools for foreign buyers navigating Japan's akiya and rural property market. Everything here is researched from primary Japanese sources and written for how the system actually works, honest about the parts most listings skip. Pick what matches where you are: just curious, seriously researching, or staring at a specific listing you cannot read.…

Every guide and report is researched from primary sources and written to help you decide for yourself, not to talk you into a house. I share information and translation, not negotiation or agent services. New here? Start with the free decision tool, "Should You Buy an Akiya?", to see whether an akiya realistically fits your life before you go further.

Hello Akiya

Plain-English guidance for foreign buyers on how buying a house in Japan actually works.

Contact Us: hello{at}helloakiya.com

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