I have a question . My wife and I would like to do the same thing as this couple but we have a 6 and 11 year old. Is there a program for english speaking foreigners in public japanese schools? Or do we have to enroll them in international schools? International schools are very expensive from what I’ve researched. Usually around $12k a year per kid. Is there another affordable option?
Absolutely LOVE this house! Good location. Minor renovation needed. Probably not rebuildable, based on where it's located, but when you consider where they (and I) live, it's a fraction of the cost of a home in San Francisco. You can't even buy a studio apartment for that price here. What a friendly, joyous couple! Congratulations to their family! I wish them many years of much happiness to come.
Yeah, I almost couldn't tell that the guy with the red beard and the red 4ft braided ponytail was NOT Japanese! (Hahaha!) But they are basically living my dream, so well done them!
21:14 in Minato ku there are two public elementary schools that offer English language support. Also in Hiroo. Both areas are in the more expensive range as far as housing goes but my son attended Nanzan elementary school back in 2018 so I can personally confirm the veracity of this. There may even be more schools that offer this now. A good idea is to check with the local city hall. Or ask a Japanese person to check for you
You moved to Japan too? Do you speak Japanese. I just can't believe being a developed country the housing is so cheap. I live in L.A. the land price is more expensive than a house in Japan. Japan is unique in the world
@@danpan001 My son attended Temple University Tokyo for the last two years and just graduated. He’s now entering a 1-2 year language program in Shibuya and is doing freelance video production work there so he’ll be there a while. He will live in our 3bd condo that we bought. We have been there 5 times and love it and plan to visit at least twice a year in spring and fall for a few weeks or more each time. Treating as a second home/vacation home for now. We’ll save easily $2-3k USD vs hotels each time plus no rent for my son to pay as he has the last two years at $800-900/month. I’m in my late 50’s and hope to semi-retire n the next 5 years and hope to live there for at least 90 days at a time in the spring and fall eventually perhaps establishing residence through starting a company there or maybe a job. My son speaks English, Mandarin and is learning Japanese. I’m learning Japanese and can speak a fair amount of Mandarin as well (there are many Chinese in Japan) and English.
SO HAPPY FOR THEM! I'm near San Francisco and YES it's crazy expensive! So I completely understand how expensive it is here in California! 😅 but I'm definitely doing my research on akiya and can't wait to move in the future ❤🎉
I’m close to SF too. And while there’s no doubt they got their house cheap (before renovations anyway) the comparison she did to $1.5M houses in SF is not a good one. I mean, this place they bought is 1-1.5 hours from Tokyo city center so a comparison to Fairfield area at the closest and maybe even Sacramento or Modesto would be more accurate. Now you can’t get a house in those areas for $100k USD but these houses from 1982 in Japan are not built to last more than +/- 30 years so as I mentioned I’d be fearful of what they might find once they open the walls for that leak repair and I’d wonder about a foundation that old.
I have been curious to buying and living in Japan. The home prices are great. I'm curious to know how they plan on working in Japan. Will they work remotely? Fixed income from investments? Visa? Monthly costs such as utilities? I realize there's national healthcare does this include tourists and visa holders? Would love to do a Q & A with this couple or other US transplants. I used to live in San Francisco too!
Many houses in SF are in the multimillion category. So if you own one and sell it you can get a nice house in a big city Japanese suburb for less than $200.000 and the balance of the money you can probably retire in Japan if you spend the money wisely.
It's amazing ❤ I love the house! Congratulations 🎊 It's sad how we all have to leave our county to find affordable housing in other countries!! However, Japan is and always has been GORGEOUS ❤ in my opinion. If i could afford to, I'd sell my home and move to Japan! I've heard that it's pretty difficult to get residency there, though.
Hey I am interested in buying a property in Japan. How much insurance and annual government tax? Also do you own the house and land or the land is leasing from government (return it back after several years)?
Maybe people who own a house get automatically a visa? I know it’s like that in Greece and Spain, sooo many Chinese people buying here to get their visas.
Yeah, my jaw kind of dropped when I heard that. I guess worst case scenario they could probably secure English teaching jobs for a bit that sponsor a VISA, and then work towards permanent residency. But also, if they have enough money to send their kids to private school ($20K or more per year) then they are well-off financially and maybe highly skilled workers (easier to get hired and get a VISA).
Welcome Californians! Remember, please refrain from introducing more activism to Japan. We have our own issues. We don’t need Free, Free P@L We don’t need Bee.El.Em We don’t need T’s rights (the + community are Not maligned here) We don’t need people gluing themselves to roads either. Respect the people Respect the country Respect yourselves
Amen! People from the west coast and n.e. are what you want to refuse at all costs. They just can't help themselves, they need to manipulate everybody's freedom and peace.
My main concern with this house is that damaged wall. My guess from looking at that kitchen, sun room and roof top add on, is that a Westerner was the previous owner. Surely a potential red flag for this house was its cheap price in relation to Tokyo. That roof top terrace was either built by some cowboy mob or done on the cheap. No way is that just a $5k repair. Having previously worked in termite management and inspection services, that entire section will need to be repaired, probably re built. I've never understood why people have building inspections post purchase of a property. Good luck to these guys.
Yeah, that was a big red flag for me. That leak repair is going to be way over $5k. Also being that old I’d be fearful to open the walls and see what going on elsewhere in the house.
I am traveling to tokyo Octo 26th-Nov 8th. Can I book you for an hour or two for questions? My business partner and I are looking to buy our first property and do not know where to start.
You can fill out one of these forms so I can help you: Akiya Income Generator (for rental properties): forms.gle/7ySUCdpiLVy9mHoy9 Japan Akiya Assist (for vacation homes): forms.gle/1A7FHHJxqHfuuUjh7
They paid 95k USD and they don't have jobs, they don't have any prospects either and therefore have no clue where they will work they must be trust fund or nepo babies to take an insane leap like that not being able to speak the language or having a job secured
Houses in Japan rarely come with parking especially if you are in a highly populated area like they are. You have to either purchase or rent parking space
You save your money and then you find the house you want and you purchase it or alternatively you secure a loan through a bank and purchase a home....I find it hard to believe you have no clue how to buy a house
I like how they are non-chalant about finding a job. Finding a job is not that easy unless you want to work for a Black company but they won't sponsor you. Should have found a job first, houses will always be available.
public Japanese HS is hard like most of Asia it more like engineering major first 2 year, it is design for them to take the national exam which very few will pass. US HS school are the easiest.
Home schooling is the way to go, at least here in Australia. Will cost me $500 per year per child as opposed to $25k per child a year for international schools in most Asian countries.
I'm hoping this stays a secret for another few years while I save up and build a career that will allow me to live in Japan. Just 2 years and then let this idea become popular ok? 🙏😂.
It’s not just the “secret” of cheaper housing it’s the yen to USD exchange rate and how Japanese view older homes. We bought a really nice 3bd condo in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, about 15 minutes train ride from Shibuya, last May for about $270k USD. It was built in the late 90’s and just fully renovated with new bathroom, new awesome Toto toilet, new kitchen and new flooring. Based on the yen exchange rate strengthening a lot in the last few months it would cost us over $315k USD if we bought today. That said the house in this video was built in 1982 and most Japanese see houses as having about a 30 year life and most aren’t interested in older homes so prices will likely stay fairly low for a while for older places especially if you’re willing to buy at a location an hour or more from Tokyo city center and especially if you’re willing to buy a place 15 or more minutes walk from the local train station. More than 15 minutes walk from a train station prices drop fast.
@@richs4878 Thanks for the info. This gives me hope that I have time. I've noticed more people are thinking about this now and I'm hoping corporate landlords aren't thinking of buying up tons of these places to flip and recreate the same housing crisis in western countries like the US (or maybe its just my own bias from my feed). How popular do you think this trend will become to move to Japan? It just seems like even the downsides of living in Japan are manageable vs the upsides.
@@matten_zero Hard to tell how popular this will get of foreigners buying in Japan. Fairly certain we won’t see corporations buying up places to rent or flip as the value of older homes amongst the Japanese population is very subdued. If that does happen it will be close to areas like Shinjuku and Shibuya and near city centers. Newer properties there actually are seeing some modest appreciation. But once 45-60 minutes from the most popular downtown areas and again, more than 15 minutes walk from any station there just isn’t a lot of demand for older homes if there was you think anyone would be abandoning them or selling them for $50-100k USD?
can you, like, maybe, tell these people with who you go around with and film their house buying adventures, that they're kind of really gross, and how they belong in america?
?? Did you watch the whole video? They discussed the price they paid, why they chose that location, where it’s located vs central Tokyo, their jobs, their kids, schools, visas, what that area is like, where is located in detail, what to do about bringing pets, their planned renovations, etc. WAY more than just a house tour.
Lots of great information, but I agree this should have been a much shorter video. To make a good video you've got to be brutal with the editing. That's why the tiktok model works so well
@@Notrocketscience101TikTok works so well because the masses are now too dumbed down to absorb information that may require critical thinking on their behalf.
@@kimloanf2022 The house may not be an akiya in the sense that nobody wanted it. This place is very centric, urban, bussy, populated area, where inhabitants go in daytime to Tokyo to work, and get back to sleep in. So, not really cheap, but cheap though by California standards.
What's the hardest part of moving to Japan?
Apply for Japan Akiya Assist: forms.gle/1CxWV3W5dNxjVj1m6
I have a question . My wife and I would like to do the same thing as this couple but we have a 6 and 11 year old. Is there a program for english speaking foreigners in public japanese schools? Or do we have to enroll them in international schools? International schools are very expensive from what I’ve researched. Usually around $12k a year per kid. Is there another affordable option?
@@dannyribas84 If you work for US military there is American public HS on the base in Yokosuka.
@@Cordycep1 really? What about elementary or middle school?
@@dannyribas84 same
@@Cordycep1 Im not military. Im assuming you mean a civilian job in the base? Do you have any experience with that? In order to get a visa?
Absolutely LOVE this house! Good location. Minor renovation needed. Probably not rebuildable, based on where it's located, but when you consider where they (and I) live, it's a fraction of the cost of a home in San Francisco. You can't even buy a studio apartment for that price here.
What a friendly, joyous couple! Congratulations to their family! I wish them many years of much happiness to come.
That's probably one of the best deals/locations youve shown.
japan is the one of the nicest people in the world.i was there for 4 years.and they work hard.
the people are nice because they aren't american
Theyre nice to your face because they have to be due to politeness, you have zero clue what is said behind your back you sweet summer child.
@@archetypealch3my290 this is true for americans as well
They fart hard
Love the kitchen looking across from those big windows in the garden area !
The best!
Gorgeous house...good luck with it. I am sure you will be very happy
Congrats to this American couple. Seems like they've been living in Japan for a bit and finally was able to get their own house. Awesome!
Thanks to the rain, it does make the house looks way more beautiful!
it’s Spacious. I love the sun room.
Congratulations on 100k subs brother! Keep up the great work!
Thanks! Will do!
that's a crazy nice place wow
It really is!
Outstanding home.
Thank you for the videos and I’ll have to keep you in mind when buying a home or investment there.
Best of luck!
congratulations to this couple, you'll fit right in!
Yeah, I almost couldn't tell that the guy with the red beard and the red 4ft braided ponytail was NOT Japanese! (Hahaha!) But they are basically living my dream, so well done them!
21:14 in Minato ku there are two public elementary schools that offer English language support. Also in Hiroo. Both areas are in the more expensive range as far as housing goes but my son attended Nanzan elementary school back in 2018 so I can personally confirm the veracity of this. There may even be more schools that offer this now. A good idea is to check with the local city hall. Or ask a Japanese person to check for you
Nice. We’re from SF too and just bought a place in Kawasaki last May.
You moved to Japan too? Do you speak Japanese. I just can't believe being a developed country the housing is so cheap. I live in L.A. the land price is more expensive than a house in Japan. Japan is unique in the world
@@danpan001 My son attended Temple University Tokyo for the last two years and just graduated. He’s now entering a 1-2 year language program in Shibuya and is doing freelance video production work there so he’ll be there a while. He will live in our 3bd condo that we bought. We have been there 5 times and love it and plan to visit at least twice a year in spring and fall for a few weeks or more each time. Treating as a second home/vacation home for now. We’ll save easily $2-3k USD vs hotels each time plus no rent for my son to pay as he has the last two years at $800-900/month. I’m in my late 50’s and hope to semi-retire n the next 5 years and hope to live there for at least 90 days at a time in the spring and fall eventually perhaps establishing residence through starting a company there or maybe a job. My son speaks English, Mandarin and is learning Japanese. I’m learning Japanese and can speak a fair amount of Mandarin as well (there are many Chinese in Japan) and English.
What a lovely couple! ❤❤❤😊
That is a beautiful house!
I think so too!
SO HAPPY FOR THEM! I'm near San Francisco and YES it's crazy expensive! So I completely understand how expensive it is here in California! 😅 but I'm definitely doing my research on akiya and can't wait to move in the future ❤🎉
I’m close to SF too. And while there’s no doubt they got their house cheap (before renovations anyway) the comparison she did to $1.5M houses in SF is not a good one. I mean, this place they bought is 1-1.5 hours from Tokyo city center so a comparison to Fairfield area at the closest and maybe even Sacramento or Modesto would be more accurate. Now you can’t get a house in those areas for $100k USD but these houses from 1982 in Japan are not built to last more than +/- 30 years so as I mentioned I’d be fearful of what they might find once they open the walls for that leak repair and I’d wonder about a foundation that old.
What a large master bedroom! 😅You could have extra furniture in there like a sofa or day bed! 😊
I know, right? It's huge!
It's a nice house.
Everything's almost perfect.
Congratulations!!!
Can we get a vlog on the process they took for a resident type visa?
@@richs4878 duhhh….. talk with some decency. Also, the couple featured doesn’t speak Japanese, therefore extremely tough to find a job.
You need another Q & A video.
I have been curious to buying and living in Japan. The home prices are great. I'm curious to know how they plan on working in Japan. Will they work remotely? Fixed income from investments? Visa? Monthly costs such as utilities? I realize there's national healthcare does this include tourists and visa holders? Would love to do a Q & A with this couple or other US transplants. I used to live in San Francisco too!
Many houses in SF are in the multimillion category. So if you own one and sell it you can get a nice house in a big city Japanese suburb for less than $200.000 and the balance of the money you can probably retire in Japan if you spend the money wisely.
But they have to have permanent residency which is hard in Japan.
Definitely for younger investors!
It's amazing ❤ I love the house! Congratulations 🎊 It's sad how we all have to leave our county to find affordable housing in other countries!! However, Japan is and always has been GORGEOUS ❤ in my opinion. If i could afford to, I'd sell my home and move to Japan! I've heard that it's pretty difficult to get residency there, though.
It definitely is a beautiful country!
The kids will get a culture shock in a few months. 🤣🤣 Hope they don't get bullied.
Yes because there's no such things as bullies in the U.S...
Hey I am interested in buying a property in Japan. How much insurance and annual government tax? Also do you own the house and land or the land is leasing from government (return it back after several years)?
Buying a house before securing a work and a visa? Would love to see a follow-up in 3 months...
Maybe people who own a house get automatically a visa? I know it’s like that in Greece and Spain, sooo many Chinese people buying here to get their visas.
Yeah, my jaw kind of dropped when I heard that. I guess worst case scenario they could probably secure English teaching jobs for a bit that sponsor a VISA, and then work towards permanent residency. But also, if they have enough money to send their kids to private school ($20K or more per year) then they are well-off financially and maybe highly skilled workers (easier to get hired and get a VISA).
Wow that house looks very spacious! Would love to see a follow up video after they renovate it :)
Same here!
This is gonna be me next year!!
Love to hear that!
Same here! Paid off of last the bills now to build my nest egg for a house cedar Kyoto!
good video!
Thanks for watching!
Welcome Californians!
Remember, please refrain from introducing more activism to Japan.
We have our own issues.
We don’t need Free, Free P@L
We don’t need Bee.El.Em
We don’t need T’s rights
(the + community are Not maligned here)
We don’t need people gluing themselves to roads either.
Respect the people
Respect the country
Respect yourselves
Amen! People from the west coast and n.e. are what you want to refuse at all costs. They just can't help themselves, they need to manipulate everybody's freedom and peace.
Yes leave your liberal ideas in California.
Sorry to disappoint you, Californians and immigrants will ruin Japan like they do it to Texas
Always has to be that dbag that brings politics into everything
That would be my home office. 😅
How long have they lived in Japan and how did they get permanent residency ?
Hi Shu, are there any websites you can suggest to find Japanese Aikya's ?
You can try Suumo or AtHome JP.
Very nice house! 🏠 😅
My main concern with this house is that damaged wall. My guess from looking at that kitchen, sun room and roof top add on, is that a Westerner was the previous owner. Surely a potential red flag for this house was its cheap price in relation to Tokyo.
That roof top terrace was either built by some cowboy mob or done on the cheap. No way is that just a $5k repair. Having previously worked in termite management and inspection services, that entire section will need to be repaired, probably re built.
I've never understood why people have building inspections post purchase of a property. Good luck to these guys.
Yeah, that was a big red flag for me. That leak repair is going to be way over $5k. Also being that old I’d be fearful to open the walls and see what going on elsewhere in the house.
Have you done any in the Hiroshima area?
wanna buy a 空き家in japan
I am traveling to tokyo Octo 26th-Nov 8th.
Can I book you for an hour or two for questions?
My business partner and I are looking to buy our first property and do not know where to start.
You can fill out one of these forms so I can help you:
Akiya Income Generator (for rental properties): forms.gle/7ySUCdpiLVy9mHoy9
Japan Akiya Assist (for vacation homes): forms.gle/1A7FHHJxqHfuuUjh7
as a foreigner from the US do you have to pay the house outright in cash , or can you do monthly payments?
How do they deal with health insurance?
trying to find the price...
It’s in the video. About $100k USD, though some repairs and renovation costs are anticipated.
@@richs4878 Gosh. I'm jealous.
@@richs4878 thanks mate
the exhange rate was 160 in june albeit for a few days, it would have cost less than $85K.
I would love to buy a house in and move to japan problem is how to get visa or residency????
Akiya?
two questions 1) how much was the house 2) what are their occupations
They paid 95k USD and they don't have jobs, they don't have any prospects either and therefore have no clue where they will work they must be trust fund or nepo babies to take an insane leap like that not being able to speak the language or having a job secured
@@ShotgunStanley-AmericanCoutureThey are Californians.
@@AaBbCcDdEeF being an ex Californian myself I feel this lol.
@@ShotgunStanley-AmericanCouture 😂
I'd like to see how my brother & sister have place after moving in?
Everyone who loves everyone is brother/sister.
1 race 'human,
Finish line love'.
damn son where'd you find this?
Do you know something about fukuoka. I prefer to be in not to dense a city.
No parking?
Houses in Japan rarely come with parking especially if you are in a highly populated area like they are. You have to either purchase or rent parking space
Are they saying US being the supposely richest country is dangerous? THank you Shu-san.
Lol have you been to SF?
How do u buy a house?
You save your money and then you find the house you want and you purchase it or alternatively you secure a loan through a bank and purchase a home....I find it hard to believe you have no clue how to buy a house
What is the cost
They said they paid 95,000 USD for this house
Except for the kitchen, the layout of this house is not good IMO
Within 2 years you will be helping me with this process as well.
Two closets! 😅
I like how they are non-chalant about finding a job. Finding a job is not that easy unless you want to work for a Black company but they won't sponsor you. Should have found a job first, houses will always be available.
They could at least find a job to teach English 😂
@@carriez.8194 Nowadays it's not easy getting an English teaching job. The market is oversaturated, not enough jobs and too many applicants.
House was probably 2% of what they would have paid in SF 🤣
I expect the husband will have to cut his long hair and be clean shaved to be hired by a Japanese company
Sellers and buyers are not supposed to meet face to face..
Wait until the kids finally experience passive aggressive in the form of relational aggression
Are they planning to send their kids to international school because adjusting to Japanese school life can be a nightmare for American kids.
public Japanese HS is hard like most of Asia it more like engineering major first 2 year, it is design for them to take the national exam which very few will pass. US HS school are the easiest.
Home schooling is the way to go, at least here in Australia. Will cost me $500 per year per child as opposed to $25k per child a year for international schools in most Asian countries.
they will blame japan for not conforming to stupid people
@@Tsuphotohow can home schooling be cheap? Don’t you have to hire a mathematician, a philologist, etc to come at your home and teach your kids?
@@martafiord Sounds like he is going to try and make the kids self study without any teacher involved.
Too much for my old brain to absorb! 😅
I'm hoping this stays a secret for another few years while I save up and build a career that will allow me to live in Japan.
Just 2 years and then let this idea become popular ok? 🙏😂.
It’s not just the “secret” of cheaper housing it’s the yen to USD exchange rate and how Japanese view older homes. We bought a really nice 3bd condo in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, about 15 minutes train ride from Shibuya, last May for about $270k USD. It was built in the late 90’s and just fully renovated with new bathroom, new awesome Toto toilet, new kitchen and new flooring. Based on the yen exchange rate strengthening a lot in the last few months it would cost us over $315k USD if we bought today. That said the house in this video was built in 1982 and most Japanese see houses as having about a 30 year life and most aren’t interested in older homes so prices will likely stay fairly low for a while for older places especially if you’re willing to buy at a location an hour or more from Tokyo city center and especially if you’re willing to buy a place 15 or more minutes walk from the local train station. More than 15 minutes walk from a train station prices drop fast.
@@richs4878 Thanks for the info. This gives me hope that I have time. I've noticed more people are thinking about this now and I'm hoping corporate landlords aren't thinking of buying up tons of these places to flip and recreate the same housing crisis in western countries like the US (or maybe its just my own bias from my feed).
How popular do you think this trend will become to move to Japan? It just seems like even the downsides of living in Japan are manageable vs the upsides.
There is time go for it 😀
@@matten_zero Hard to tell how popular this will get of foreigners buying in Japan. Fairly certain we won’t see corporations buying up places to rent or flip as the value of older homes amongst the Japanese population is very subdued. If that does happen it will be close to areas like Shinjuku and Shibuya and near city centers. Newer properties there actually are seeing some modest appreciation. But once 45-60 minutes from the most popular downtown areas and again, more than 15 minutes walk from any station there just isn’t a lot of demand for older homes if there was you think anyone would be abandoning them or selling them for $50-100k USD?
@@richs4878 gotcha. This makes sense and gives me hope.
Weeb paradise
They became polite after hiro@naga
This house is very Western in its design. 😅
Don’t think the beard is going to work in Japan.
can you, like, maybe, tell these people with who you go around with and film their house buying adventures, that they're kind of really gross, and how they belong in america?
Stfu hater. The only thing that’s gross is your jealousy.
What?
Agreed, more Californian weirdoes is the last thing Japan needs.
This is just a house tour video, no actual real helpful information
?? Did you watch the whole video? They discussed the price they paid, why they chose that location, where it’s located vs central Tokyo, their jobs, their kids, schools, visas, what that area is like, where is located in detail, what to do about bringing pets, their planned renovations, etc. WAY more than just a house tour.
Whoa , look like japan is not cheap anymore , thought is was cheap to buy a house in Japan ?… not anymore 😢 ….
Lots of great information, but I agree this should have been a much shorter video. To make a good video you've got to be brutal with the editing. That's why the tiktok model works so well
@@Notrocketscience101TikTok works so well because the masses are now too dumbed down to absorb information that may require critical thinking on their behalf.
@@kimloanf2022 The house may not be an akiya in the sense that nobody wanted it. This place is very centric, urban, bussy, populated area, where inhabitants go in daytime to Tokyo to work, and get back to sleep in. So, not really cheap, but cheap though by California standards.