{"podcast":{"title":"Buying a House in Japan","slug":"buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744","podcast_index_feed_id":6670744,"rss_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting/QyNVYebX.rss","website_url":"https://www.akiya-mart.com/","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/imports/podcasts/08049de9-c7a0-4423-b733-7406389293dd/e3d25a10-5efe-4641-8d7c-635199d9d669.png","author":"Mokomoko Productions","episode_count":144,"summary":"We’re Joey & Take - two friends who dreamed of owning a cheap home in Japan. So we bought one...and then five more! Dreaming of owning property in Japan? We cover everything you need to know and more. Highlights include: Pros and cons of purchasing in Japan The complexities of Japan’s real estate market Challenges for foreign buyers Interviews with locals, expats, and experts All the mistakes we’ve made (so you can avoid them!) Find your Japanese dream home: www.akiya-mart.com Serious about buying? Let’s chat! https://www.akiya-mart.com/how-to-buy/ Take a video tour of our Beppu Akiya: https://youtu.be/M7Hb6ENxm_0 Take a video tour of our Tokyo Akiya: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ils4PSA8kqg Take video tour of our Nagasaki Akiya: https://youtu.be/Snd_KXz7VBw Drop us a line! podcast@akiya-mart.com","last_synced_at":"2026-07-31T20:18:02.599294+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744"},"episode":{"title":"Welcome Back to Our House in the Tokyo Suburbs: Tama Base Camp Update","slug":"welcome-back-to-our-house-in-the-tokyo-suburbs-tama-base-camp-update","published_at":"2026-01-02T13:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744/welcome-back-to-our-house-in-the-tokyo-suburbs-tama-base-camp-update","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/01IucpFJ","audio_url":"https://redirect.zencastr.com/r/episode/6956ab92eb5298264e74a11d/size/628943874/video-files/64a21cee4dc8ef27ad81de5d/0601aa16-d9d6-4510-aff6-5d76339a82c6.mp4","summary":"Happy New Year from Tama Base Camp! This week, Take and Joey discuss the decision to focus on having a more suburban Tokyo retreat vs a more lively, but maybe more draining, HQ in central Tokyo. They highlight the benefits of Tama, including the space, tranquility, and amenities, along with the importance of having a reliable property manager. They also reveal current plans for the future of Tama Base Camp and where their focus is shifting in Japan overall. Buying a House in Japan is a production of AkiyaMart. Find your Japan dream home at akiya-mart.com [https://akiya-mart.com/]. 01:46 Welcome to the Podcast 02:25 Exploring Tama Base Camp 06:02 Unlocking Local Amenities 12:25 Future Plans for Tama Base Camp 22:28 Final Thoughts and Conclusion","meta_description":"Happy New Year from Tama Base Camp! This week, Take and Joey discuss the decision to focus on having a more suburban Tokyo retreat vs a more lively, but m…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1464,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744/episodes/welcome-back-to-our-house-in-the-tokyo-suburbs-tama-base-camp-update/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744/welcome-back-to-our-house-in-the-tokyo-suburbs-tama-base-camp-update.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}