Going Alone

This house has a story within a story… Yumiko found the listing and then passed it over to me to discover the location of the house on...

This house doesn’t have a story (that I know of at least) though Yumiko and I have taken a strong liking due to its humble amenities and...

This 200-year old house in Wakayama Japan has quite a story! Located along the ancient Kumano Kodo pilgrimage, the current owner...

Here’s another interesting place, which includes a forest! Located in Okayama, near the Japan inland sea, this 100+ year old house, built...

Here’s an interesting place. It’s an older farm in Oyabe, Japan being offered for free. The current owner is actually hoping a foreigner...

This house may be my favorite yet. The current owner purchased and renovated the place for his parent’s retirement, and with their...

Imagine owning and operating a small Showa-era Japanese apartment building in the hot-spring resort community of Atami, roughly an hour...

Following World War Two, and especially after the start of the great Economic Miracle, an exodus of young people left the Japanese...

Would you like to become a farmer in Japan? Or maybe a fisherman? How about both?? This listing on the beautiful island of Shikoku is for...

Address: Japanese: 〒413-0023 静岡県熱海市和田浜南町2 English: 2 Wadahamaminamichō, Atami, Shizuoka 413-0023, Japan Triangle house in Atami Click...

Some of you may remember me telling the story of a Japanese farmer in the village of the Long Bear who offered to sell me his entire farm...

Price slash: $53,000 to $36,000 USD I found another house for sale in Japan which I know is featured in one of my old Walking in Japan...

After visiting the supermarket today, and fussing over our vegetable purchases, Yumiko suggested that perhaps we should buy a house in...

The current owner of this 96-year old traditional style Japanese farmhouse is ready to "hand over all the home and all of the rice fields...

Quick chat with Emily as we went for our Thai food to be prepared and learning about her experience in America and what it is like to be...

I was asked to share about the work that I do now since returning to the United States. I decided to elaborate with the story of how the opp

Recalling a time with another community and another way of life.

An impromptu vlog with my daughter, Emily. We were out for a day long motorcycle ride running errands and visiting family...

I began this live stream to discuss the reason I seemingly abandoned my connection to my friends in Japan from the JVLOG community.