{"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":"Why This Hawaii Family Bought a Second Home in Japan","slug":"why-this-hawaii-family-bought-a-second-home-in-japan","published_at":"2026-07-03T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744/why-this-hawaii-family-bought-a-second-home-in-japan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744","url":"https://zencastr.com/z/9H2pBWqa","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/71a350cede9debae78e6304687405247f596066c1bfce6fe491afcf2d69bafbf/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiJjMDAyZjQ1Zi04ZWJlLTQwNGMtOTJjYy00NGI5MzEzNWU1MjgiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiIwODA0OWRlOS1jN2EwLTQ0MjMtYjczMy03NDA2Mzg5MjkzZGQiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2OWZjZDM1YzI5NWEwMmRlYzczYjg0OTgiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy8wODA0OWRlOS1jN2EwLTQ0MjMtYjczMy03NDA2Mzg5MjkzZGQvZXBpc29kZXMvYzAwMmY0NWYtOGViZS00MDRjLTkyY2MtNDRiOTMxMzVlNTI4L2QzNzYyZDU4LWVhMjMtNDJiYS05Y2UzLTc5YWEzOTM5N2E2ZC5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"A Hawaii family buys an oceanfront home in Japan for $16,000 and it has a surf break out front, a bike path, and ski resorts 40 minutes away. This is how they did it. In this episode, host Take Kurosawa sits down with Chris Rose, a former Army veteran, longtime Hawaii resident, and Buying a House in Japan direct program customer, at the Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden on Oahu's east side. Chris shares his full journey: from falling down the Instagram rabbit hole of cheap Japanese homes to closing on a stunning two-story oceanfront property in Itoigawa, Niigata for just ¥2.5 million (~$16,000 USD). What You'll Learn How Chris went from browsing Instagram to owning an oceanfront home in Japan in under two months The one filter trick on the Buying a House in Japan website that helped him find the perfect property the day it was listed Why he passed on a more popular (and pricier) Myoko ski town property The \"checklist method\" Chris used to evaluate every listing, and the boxes his Itoigawa home checked that nothing else did What it's really like to arrive at your new Japanese home in February with snow on the beach How they set up the house before arriving: Amazon JP deliveries, heaters staged by their coordinator Eric, and a professional deep clean Tips for meeting your Japanese neighbors the right way (hint: bring macadamia nut chocolates from Hawaii) How Chris's son Luke practiced with a Japanese water polo team, including a former Olympian coach, during their trip Why Chris recommends buying in Japan for the right reasons, not just because it's cheap The logistics of getting from Honolulu to a small coastal town in Niigata, and how they're still refining their travel system About Chris Rose Chris Rose is a former U.S. Army veteran and 25-year Hawaii resident who spent tw…","meta_description":"A Hawaii family buys an oceanfront home in Japan for $16,000 and it has a surf break out front, a bike path, and ski resorts 40 minutes away. This is how…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2761,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/buying-a-house-in-japan-6670744/episodes/why-this-hawaii-family-bought-a-second-home-in-japan/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/why-this-hawaii-family-bought-a-second-home-in-japan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}