In this video I discuss our plans for the Japanese Garden in our house in Rural Japan which was previously an Akiya. I also give you a quick update on the renovation progress.
I am a foreigner (Mexican American) living and renovating a traditional Japanese house in rural Japan. We bought an old Vacant Japanese house (Akiya). This abandoned Japanese house is in rural Japan. Follow our Akiya house renovation and Japanese countryside living. I bought a JDM Kei truck AKA Japanese Mini Truck to help clean the previous owner’s property and daily Japanese rural living. We travel Japan as much as possible and provide travel tips in Japan.
私は外国人（メキシコ系アメリカ人）で、日本の田舎で空き家の古民家を購入し改築しています。空き家のリノベーションと日本の田舎暮らしを発信していくんで是非良かったらフォローの方を宜しくお願いします。
前所有者さんが残していった家財道具を処分する為とこれからの田舎暮らしの為に軽トラを購入しました。私たちは可能な限り日本を旅行し、日本でのトラベルティップなども配信していこうと思ってます。
Soy un extranjero (Mexico Americano) que vive y renueva una casa tradicional Japonesa en una zona rural de Japón. Compramos una antigua casa Japonesa vacante (Akiya). Esta casa Japonesa abandonada se encuentra en la zona rural de Japón. Siga nuestra renovación de la casa Akiya y la vida en el campo japonés. Compré un camión JDM Kei, también conocido como mini camión japonés, para ayudar a limpiar la propiedad del propietario anterior y la vida rural japonesa diaria. Viajamos por Japón tanto como sea posible y brindamos consejos de viaje en Japón.
#traditionaljapanesehouse #akiya #japanesegarden
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空き家リフォーム
DIY古民家
外人のリフォーム
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Other sources of information for Realestate in Japan:
Recommend opening in Chrome for English translation.
Dave Olson’s website:
Dave provides many links and information Akiya and Komika purchase.
“Akiya” abandoned, cheap/free* houses in Japan / annotations, resources, riffs, musings, stories
At Akiya Sumai you can search for vacant houses around Japan.
https://akiya.sumai.biz
At Ie Ichiba there is a Bulletin board to search vacant houses / Akiya Houses and old buildings in Japan
https://www.ieichiba.com
Other Useful Links:
https://www.athome.co.jp/
https://www.kurasapo.net/
https://www.koryoya.com/
https://www.homes.co.jp/akiyabank/
http://www.inakanet.jp/index.html
7 Comments
Enjoy the videos! Do you plan on doing a cost breakdown when all the renovations are done?
The garden is already looking good, can’t wait to see what you do with it
I have always been interested in the garden and have screen shots of it. To me, the stones and their arrangement are high quality material and design. I'm so glad to see you will tackle the project and bring it back to its intended beauty! I have used a heavy duty reciprocal saw with very coarse blades for cutting out roots more quickly, sometimes, than hand tools. Probably best to remove as much of the roots as possible. I wish I could be there to work with you! The miniature stone garden piece at 4:40 is wonderful. I wish I could find it in a import shop here in the SF Bay Area!
A local, traditional garden designer could name your beautiful tree and maybe offer suggestions to compliment the wonderful stones with flowing water and successful plants. La Chingona will come in handy with this project too! Buena suerte!
You NEED to reclaim the pond and the water fall for moving water in your pond or you have a mosquitos hellhole^^ i would pressurewash the wall behind and next your house and i can imagen in summer siting outside near the pond will be a blast !
If the electrical isn't completed yet buy some pipe up and bury it shallow to the intended lantern locations and have him run wire to a switch inside the house so you can turn it on and off when you like. Probably only a hundred bucks in material but a very cool thing to have. That garden has huge potential and is in a great spot.
I want to install some type of water feature and run the pumps & lights off solar panels.
Hi, I believe your tree is an Acer palmatum aka Japanese maple. Native to East Asia. Make sure to observe if your tree is blooming during spring time, if not that is one of the indications your tree need some care. If I’m wrong would love to get the correct name for this tree in the next video. 😊