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How We Bought Our Abandoned House in Japan | Process, Costs, Risks, Finance, How to Find One

Tokyo Llama · documentary · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

The Tokyo Llama channel details how the creators found and bought an abandoned akiya minka house in Japan. It covers process, costs, taxes, financing and risks of renovation.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a candid look at the real costs and paperwork of buying and renovating an abandoned Japanese home.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “highly recommend the YouTube channel Tokyo Llama.”

    Renovating a traditional Japanese house: taxes, paperwork, family tradeoffs

    nataz, 2023-08 · Strong recommendation · in “Exploring the eerie beauty of Japan's abandoned villages”

  2. “this video goes through the costs of buying an abandoned house in Japan”

    Costs of buying an abandoned house in Japan

    rwmj, 2020-08 · Recommendation · in “1-Euro Houses”

  3. “highly recommend the YouTube channel Tokyo Llama.”

    Renovating an abandoned Japanese countryside home

    shagie, 2024-01 · Recommendation · in “Need a Home for 80k Puzzles? Try an Italian Castle”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: akiya, japan, real estate, renovation, kominka

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