Documenting my story of buying, renovating and living in my home in Japan. I share what I learn along the way, including mistakes, wins, and everything in between. This playlist also gives a look at daily life in rural Japan, right in the middle of one of the country’s snowiest and most well-known ski areas.
Curated by: Matt Guy (76 videos)
If you can take anything away from this video, make sure that it’s to apply for the government grants as soon as you have the house contract in your hand! Local governments will have different incentives - especially for low population areas. There are so many incentives to entice people to move into the area and sustain the community. I missed out on almost $10,000 USD in government grants because I didn’t apply for it within 30 days. I only found out through word of mouth and went to apply on day 45. They were strict about the 30 days from having the title in hand and I missed out. Would’ve really helped in a lot of ways :,) FYI, every local person I’ve met has welcomed me to the area with open arms. Today at the restaurant the owners said, “that’s great you’ve moved here!! We really need more people in the area and we would love the population to increase!” More than 5 other neighbours have said the same thing. It’s been very welcoming! ————————————- ————————————- My top 21 locations to buy property in Japan Looking for a great place to buy a house in Japan? Check out my curated map! You can find the details here: https://www.mattguy.net/buypropertyjapan ------------------------ ------------------------ FOLLOW & SUPPORT Japan travel guide https://www.rexby.com/im.mattguy/japan Instagram @im.mattguy YouTube @im.mattguy Buy me a coffee on Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/mattguy Special thanks to those wonderful people who recently bought me a coffee!! ☕️ ————————————- ————————————-