It always breaks my heart when I see old family keepsakes/records/photo albums etc. abandoned or trashed after someone dies. That stuff is priceless and family history is a really unique thing since it's yours. Idk call me sentimental lol. Looks like a lovely and peaceful spot for a house though, right on the edge of those woods but you still have some neighbors.
The photo album is particularly beautiful. The photos, the sketches, it seemed like a lot of love and care went into creating it. It is a shame that a lot of the stuff is no longer needed
Sad, but having recently had to do this for myself after my parents moved out of my childhood home, I can say most of the stuff actually is probably junk... especially to people other then yourself. No one really needs to see your old bills from the 90's and middle school papers from 1985...
@@murry001 it looks like that album was from grad school or something, it said something about laboratory (grad school group on a hike I think...) but yeah, the passed family member pics in the shrine would be more important...
Honestly. Here in my country of Jamaica. Many of us have lived next to a graveyard, near one or even have graves in our yards. Especially in the more rural areas. So I wouldn't have an issue with living there. 😍😍 such a love house and neighborhood.
Nice location and layout but good luck with the renovations, guys! Also those little half curtains leading to the bathroom... like it's a restaurant but all brown from heads brushing against them 😆
In my opinion, I can see why the house is relatively cheap. Because it's next to a GRAVEYARD! Imagine you open your bedroom window first thing in the morning. In fact, I can see the graveyard leads all the way uphill. You are one daring dude. But then again, back in my country, the rich stay next to a graveyard and no paranormal activities were reported. Guess it's just psychological.
Nice house. Gonna need a lot of landscaping. Hopefully those floors are solid. Seen a lot of homes with worm wood from years of use and little to no maintenance. I wonder if you could pull back the retaining wall enough for a parking spot. Overall nice home for the price. Definitely have a lot to go through. Hopefully the neighbors are happy to have someone new to hang out with. I’m curious if you can burn anything in a burn barrel or do you have to dispose of it using their trash system. I know it gets quite expensive just to get rid of stuff.
For burning yard stuff, it depends on the locations and each area will be different. Generally it is somewhat ok but with restrictions on things like amount, season, and methods. The local city halls hold the details for the specifics
Grave Yard Explains $3500, any Raccoon's? There are successfull TH-cam channels that deal with roof clearing in Northern Japan. I hope that was a red snow scoop I saw in the garage
Not gonna lie, that’s the first time I’ve seen a Japanese grave yard in real life. Ive only seen them in anime. And never thought to look them up in real life. They have a prettier look to them than American cemeteries i e seen in my life.
I dunno, buying a home adjacent to a gravesite is generally seen as unappealing and can negatively impact property values. And given how much work is involved to renovate, reselling, if it ever got to that point would be extremely challenging.
That’s a nice area to live in. I love nature, tho I’m stuck in a city in Mie Ken that has too much concrete and asphalt and very little city trees. It’s such an eyesore. If I was single I would be moving up there, coz I miss snowboarding and the snow and all 😢. Haven’t been since 2005 Feb when I first came to Japan.
Strange question, but what do you do with all that stuff left behind? I think of here in the US, you would have a dumpster dropped off at the house and you would load it up. Then, they would come pick it up and dispose of everything for you.
How incredibly sad the family wouldnt even go there to get some photos or sentimental values. They may not have known them that well, but they were quite old with a lot of history. I definitely would have collected some items. I personally like ghosts and yokais and such, and the Japanese graveyards are so much more beautiful then the western ones, so I definitely wouldnt mind.
There are landslide zone maps available in Japan. Usually the real estate agent covers this information in the sale but should ask about it when buying. I’m not sure about this one but the info is there for the public. Plus info for flooding zones
How can i get a house like this while living overseas? The paper work etc do you have any video with these details? I dont want a graveyard next door though
Yeah, I don't see a lot of positives there. It was cheap, but its going to cost you $10k+ to dispose of everything needed to do a proper renovation.... assuming the frame is solid and no roof leaks. I don't see much of a hidden gem in there at all and the cemetery makes the future value that much lower.
You live in Japan right? I’m very curious, where did you get the $10K+ for disposal costs? Have you paid this before at a place you bought in Japan? Or is it just what you heard? It’s very interesting how expensive people have created this cost to be. I wonder if it’s because people have paid this because they don’t speak or read Japanese and end up doing things in a way that costs this extreme amount of money. Or they overpay a company because they don’t know the price and pay whatever. For content, some houses cost between $10k-$15K to demolish and remove the entire house with everything inside. $10k+ to dispose of things in this house is either getting extremely ripped off or the person has no idea what they’re doing
@@im.mattguy I do, but its not my first hand experience, it's an example from Anton in Japan channel w/ his current house project. In his case its a large place with quite a lot of junk. I think if you include pulling out and disposing of the demolished building materials, in addition to all the worthless furniture and the personal items left in there, its not that far fetched of a number. First hand, I have only had to deal with this kind of stuff in the US, where you can do a lot yourself, but if you hire a crew to come in and clear out a house it can still be a few thousand. (my parent's house)
@@thehungrygoldfish that's the thing, pay $3500 just to inherit someone else's ~$10k+ liability. And at the end of the day, from what I can see, I don't think its that desirable of a location, even if you could magically plop down a new house on that lot.
@ Ok, so pay a lot more for a house that needs less work in a better location then lol. Again, it’s $3500. You can’t expect a $5 million custom house in Tokyo lol.
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I heard here in Sapporo you aren’t allowed to throw snow into rivers or drainage areas like you showed. But, I have seen them putting in underground drain areas close to businesses. So, hmmm I see no problem with either, but maybe they are afraid the rivers would get more dirt buildup or wear away more 🤷🏼♂️ The one you did show was cement or stone so that should be fine like you said. Haha! So, what I am saying is basically you’re right.
It’s a good point you’ve made actually. It’s something that should be checked with the city hall. One of the neighbors told us that this is the infrastructure for snow removal but better to get official info. And some people do have the hot spring drainage points that you might be referring to. This is another system for areas that have access to hot spring water. Many canals like this were purposely built in the 1960s and 70s for snow removal efforts. That and for handling typhoon rain water and flooding - this particular canal is connected to a huge waterfall called Naena falls. I can also imagine this water might be used for agriculture but I’m not sure about that. Prior to canals, hot spring hatches, and snow removal machinery the locals would pile up the snow in the streets and they would become like a maze. It would be higher than the roof from what I’ve seen in the old photos and models. There are a number of museums that showcase how snow was managed in those days. It’s incredible to see what people used to do and that roads became basically unusable. I always think about this when I’m talking to my older neighbors as they have lived this life!
It depends how good the location. If the location is weak it might drop the price by 10-20% but in this case the location is good. Some people prefer to live somewhere quiet like this too
@@im.mattguy I would. The real issue is the language. I am curious. If you were an older retired person, what would be a good income (USD) to enjoy a simple life in rural Japan?
Income living in Japan? If you live a simple life and own your house it’s not expensive to live in the countryside. It also means your lifestyle would be based around cutting costs which not a bad thing. For example, a lot of people do farming to offset food costs
If there wasnt the issue of the residence permit, yes i would buy something somewhere nice and enjoy calm and nature, but no residence permit so no buying.
I hope you (not you person) aren’t harming local residents by flipping or “investing” 🙄 I hate that we have a tendency to colonize areas and it just seems unfair
It’s quite different, yes. The house these guys picked up is an akiya and empty for 2 years. It comes with certain challenges. My home was a regular house with occupants when I bought it. They had maintained it as much as they could up until they moved out
Oh hell nah! The backyard is a graveyard. Some Asian folks are superstitious. So this is why the price is really low. No one wants to live next to a graveyard. It's just spooky, even if you're not superstitious.
I feel sad for that house, with all the memories laying around and the old owners didn't want to take anything maybe yall can keep the images and shrine and pray to them out of respect if you want to. or at least to the house
In innumerable videos expat Americans babel about how wonderful Japan is compared to the s--t h--l America has become. These abandoned buildings that are sold at scrap prices are not a positive aspect of Japanese society. The abandoned houses along with the declining birth rate are not positive elements for the future. The best assumption is that the last owner of all these unwanted houses died and who ever now owned the house abandoned the dead persons possessions because there is no one to sell the house to. Didn't any of these dead home owners have children who would at least salvage the last owners personal possessions. Thin walls and no insulation with poor heating makes for crappy living conditions. Your new windows are a sensible move. In the US the method was to mount "storm windows" outside of the original windows. I am currently living in a 1900 semi attached row house with almost no insulation. The windows, not original to the house, along with the storm windows all need to be replaced. We plan on doing the window replacements ourselves. Good luck with your renovations. Is there any possibility for someone to renovate one of these abandoned houses and flip it for a profit? There is a US subculture that flips houses for a profit.
I have no issues living next to a cemetery. Death is part of life, and often it has a peaceful atmosphere. However if you take feedback: I didn't like you showing pictures of family members or people who have lived there. Their privacy should be respected, even when others have abandoned their portraits.
@@Bob-l7m2g it's not necessarily disrespectful. The video itself is decent. What I mean is that these people have no say in this. I personally wouldn't like someone to film my pictures when I'm dead and show them on youtube for thousands to see. Not saying he has to delete it, more like a request for future videos. Privacy is too easily ignored these days.
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It always breaks my heart when I see old family keepsakes/records/photo albums etc. abandoned or trashed after someone dies. That stuff is priceless and family history is a really unique thing since it's yours. Idk call me sentimental lol. Looks like a lovely and peaceful spot for a house though, right on the edge of those woods but you still have some neighbors.
Those are some amazing clear photos for 1960s and the care taken with them. Life moves on and next door is a constant reminder of how it all ends
Hahaha great comment
It's very sad to see someone's lifelong accumulation of personal things just abandoned by uncaring relatives as trash to be sold off.
The photo album is particularly beautiful. The photos, the sketches, it seemed like a lot of love and care went into creating it. It is a shame that a lot of the stuff is no longer needed
Sad, but having recently had to do this for myself after my parents moved out of my childhood home, I can say most of the stuff actually is probably junk... especially to people other then yourself. No one really needs to see your old bills from the 90's and middle school papers from 1985...
It is a total lack of respect by the relatives to leave a dead person's possessions.
It says something very negative about Japanese society.
thats the first thing i thought, why wouldn't the relatives keep the photos etc
@@murry001 it looks like that album was from grad school or something, it said something about laboratory (grad school group on a hike I think...)
but yeah, the passed family member pics in the shrine would be more important...
That graveyard is beautiful, I wouldn’t mind that at all. A great place for contemplation
Not a positive for Japanese people.
Same! I'd rather live next to those departed neighbors, versus the living neighbors I have right now 😭
That is so exciting. A steal for $3500.
The home is so beautiful ❤ I can’t wait to see what they’ll do with it ! I’m sure they’ll fill up the home with positive energy and love ☺️
Honestly. Here in my country of Jamaica. Many of us have lived next to a graveyard, near one or even have graves in our yards. Especially in the more rural areas. So I wouldn't have an issue with living there. 😍😍 such a love house and neighborhood.
I'd love to have a place like this!
Nice location and layout but good luck with the renovations, guys! Also those little half curtains leading to the bathroom... like it's a restaurant but all brown from heads brushing against them 😆
I’m actually viewing a house in Joetsu tomorrow. It’s sad to see all those memories left behind. I hope the guys get what they want with this house.
In my opinion, I can see why the house is relatively cheap. Because it's next to a GRAVEYARD! Imagine you open your bedroom window first thing in the morning. In fact, I can see the graveyard leads all the way uphill. You are one daring dude. But then again, back in my country, the rich stay next to a graveyard and no paranormal activities were reported. Guess it's just psychological.
Nice house. Gonna need a lot of landscaping. Hopefully those floors are solid. Seen a lot of homes with worm wood from years of use and little to no maintenance. I wonder if you could pull back the retaining wall enough for a parking spot. Overall nice home for the price. Definitely have a lot to go through. Hopefully the neighbors are happy to have someone new to hang out with. I’m curious if you can burn anything in a burn barrel or do you have to dispose of it using their trash system. I know it gets quite expensive just to get rid of stuff.
For burning yard stuff, it depends on the locations and each area will be different. Generally it is somewhat ok but with restrictions on things like amount, season, and methods. The local city halls hold the details for the specifics
Good video and can’t believe how cheap they bought it for
personally i could never live next to a ohaka lol but good price
Lived pretty close to one in okinawa and it was pretty normal af and im raised hispanic. But i get your reservations means more for me to find :)
Those dolls are so cool
Probably have some value too
It is interesting how different cultures handle deceased estates.
I’d love to see renovation videos.
Grave Yard Explains $3500, any Raccoon's?
There are successfull TH-cam channels that deal with roof clearing in Northern Japan.
I hope that was a red snow scoop I saw in the garage
I love your neighbors: quiet, keep to themselves, no issues. A graveyard is the best you can hope for.
Not gonna lie, that’s the first time I’ve seen a Japanese grave yard in real life. Ive only seen them in anime. And never thought to look them up in real life. They have a prettier look to them than American cemeteries i e seen in my life.
Perfect, right next to the cemetery. DandaDan vibes are great.😅 That explains the price.
I dunno, buying a home adjacent to a gravesite is generally seen as unappealing and can negatively impact property values. And given how much work is involved to renovate, reselling, if it ever got to that point would be extremely challenging.
I'm assuming thats one reason it was so cheap.
That’s a nice area to live in. I love nature, tho I’m stuck in a city in Mie Ken that has too much concrete and asphalt and very little city trees. It’s such an eyesore. If I was single I would be moving up there, coz I miss snowboarding and the snow and all 😢. Haven’t been since 2005 Feb when I first came to Japan.
I think they can make a nice home out of it. Looks like lots of yard sale material inside. Do folks have yard sales in Japan?
Strange question, but what do you do with all that stuff left behind? I think of here in the US, you would have a dumpster dropped off at the house and you would load it up. Then, they would come pick it up and dispose of everything for you.
How incredibly sad the family wouldnt even go there to get some photos or sentimental values. They may not have known them that well, but they were quite old with a lot of history. I definitely would have collected some items. I personally like ghosts and yokais and such, and the Japanese graveyards are so much more beautiful then the western ones, so I definitely wouldnt mind.
What about landslides, is there a risk?
There are landslide zone maps available in Japan. Usually the real estate agent covers this information in the sale but should ask about it when buying. I’m not sure about this one but the info is there for the public. Plus info for flooding zones
How can i get a house like this while living overseas? The paper work etc do you have any video with these details? I dont want a graveyard next door though
The cemetery would be a complete no-no for me and probably the majority of people.
Is it a spirituality thing?
Seems peaceful to me
@@robertsteiner9596 wrong. I’d love it
I like cemeteries, I find them to be peaceful and a place of quiet reflection.
Wrong. I would definitely buy next to cemetery
The neighbors should be quiet. I think it will be a very nice home.
Yeah, I don't see a lot of positives there.
It was cheap, but its going to cost you $10k+ to dispose of everything needed to do a proper renovation.... assuming the frame is solid and no roof leaks.
I don't see much of a hidden gem in there at all and the cemetery makes the future value that much lower.
What would you expect for $3500 though?
You live in Japan right? I’m very curious, where did you get the $10K+ for disposal costs? Have you paid this before at a place you bought in Japan? Or is it just what you heard?
It’s very interesting how expensive people have created this cost to be. I wonder if it’s because people have paid this because they don’t speak or read Japanese and end up doing things in a way that costs this extreme amount of money. Or they overpay a company because they don’t know the price and pay whatever.
For content, some houses cost between $10k-$15K to demolish and remove the entire house with everything inside. $10k+ to dispose of things in this house is either getting extremely ripped off or the person has no idea what they’re doing
@@im.mattguy I do, but its not my first hand experience, it's an example from Anton in Japan channel w/ his current house project. In his case its a large place with quite a lot of junk.
I think if you include pulling out and disposing of the demolished building materials, in addition to all the worthless furniture and the personal items left in there, its not that far fetched of a number.
First hand, I have only had to deal with this kind of stuff in the US, where you can do a lot yourself, but if you hire a crew to come in and clear out a house it can still be a few thousand. (my parent's house)
@@thehungrygoldfish that's the thing, pay $3500 just to inherit someone else's ~$10k+ liability.
And at the end of the day, from what I can see, I don't think its that desirable of a location, even if you could magically plop down a new house on that lot.
@ Ok, so pay a lot more for a house that needs less work in a better location then lol. Again, it’s $3500. You can’t expect a $5 million custom house in Tokyo lol.
I heard here in Sapporo you aren’t allowed to throw snow into rivers or drainage areas like you showed. But, I have seen them putting in underground drain areas close to businesses. So, hmmm I see no problem with either, but maybe they are afraid the rivers would get more dirt buildup or wear away more 🤷🏼♂️ The one you did show was cement or stone so that should be fine like you said. Haha! So, what I am saying is basically you’re right.
It’s a good point you’ve made actually. It’s something that should be checked with the city hall. One of the neighbors told us that this is the infrastructure for snow removal but better to get official info. And some people do have the hot spring drainage points that you might be referring to. This is another system for areas that have access to hot spring water.
Many canals like this were purposely built in the 1960s and 70s for snow removal efforts. That and for handling typhoon rain water and flooding - this particular canal is connected to a huge waterfall called Naena falls. I can also imagine this water might be used for agriculture but I’m not sure about that.
Prior to canals, hot spring hatches, and snow removal machinery the locals would pile up the snow in the streets and they would become like a maze. It would be higher than the roof from what I’ve seen in the old photos and models. There are a number of museums that showcase how snow was managed in those days. It’s incredible to see what people used to do and that roads became basically unusable. I always think about this when I’m talking to my older neighbors as they have lived this life!
Peaceful place
17:55 If i were to sell/abandon a house, I would have taken the photos
I know that in Japan, graves are very common in your neighbor’s house, but in the hearts of us Chinese, it is not so good 😅😅
Nice did you find this house on the Akiya bank ?
They are close to ski hills.
Tell them about Pow Surfing
Does this mean the former homeowners just moved next door to the cemetery?
Does the graveyard and temple location affect the cost of the house?
It depends how good the location. If the location is weak it might drop the price by 10-20% but in this case the location is good. Some people prefer to live somewhere quiet like this too
@@im.mattguy I would. The real issue is the language. I am curious. If you were an older retired person, what would be a good income (USD) to enjoy a simple life in rural Japan?
Income living in Japan? If you live a simple life and own your house it’s not expensive to live in the countryside. It also means your lifestyle would be based around cutting costs which not a bad thing. For example, a lot of people do farming to offset food costs
If there wasnt the issue of the residence permit, yes i would buy something somewhere nice and enjoy calm and nature, but no residence permit so no buying.
I'm curious , no spirit or ghost in japan?
You may want to consult a Feng Shui practitioner to help you redecorate and improve energy flow.
they're going to love a customer like this.... they can sell them on every possible remedy to get rid of that cemetery energy!
Honestly, the dead make the best neighbors.
墓場の横に家って珍しいね。
寺の就職の家だったのかな。
next to a cemetery
because im mostly forever alone.....having dead people next door to talk to wouldnt bother me one bit!
😂 😂
Bit too close to the grave yard for me lol
I hope you (not you person) aren’t harming local residents by flipping or “investing” 🙄 I hate that we have a tendency to colonize areas and it just seems unfair
The butsudan’s worth more than the house
Graveyard is my limit. You pay me lol
I usually dont mind bu this inside tour made me super sad
Not as good as yours Matt, needs tons of sorting. But doable.
It’s quite different, yes. The house these guys picked up is an akiya and empty for 2 years. It comes with certain challenges. My home was a regular house with occupants when I bought it. They had maintained it as much as they could up until they moved out
Oh hell nah! The backyard is a graveyard. Some Asian folks are superstitious. So this is why the price is really low. No one wants to live next to a graveyard. It's just spooky, even if you're not superstitious.
hi help me buy an aikia home
I heard that the government can reimburse you for all the reparations you make in the Akiya houses , try to ask the local community , good luck .
11:54 "I kind of look like this guy..." Bro, not all asians look the same 😂 You look nothing like that guy hahaha
No thanks. Could not live next to a cemetery 😢
I feel sad for that house, with all the memories laying around and the old owners didn't want to take anything
maybe yall can keep the images and shrine and pray to them out of respect if you want to. or at least to the house
That is scary
In innumerable videos expat Americans babel about how wonderful Japan is compared to the s--t h--l America has become. These abandoned buildings that are sold at scrap prices are not a positive aspect of Japanese society. The abandoned houses along with the declining birth rate are not positive elements for the future. The best assumption is that the last owner of all these unwanted houses died and who ever now owned the house abandoned the dead persons possessions because there is no one to sell the house to. Didn't any of these dead home owners have children who would at least salvage the last owners personal possessions. Thin walls and no insulation with poor heating makes for crappy living conditions.
Your new windows are a sensible move. In the US the method was to mount "storm windows" outside of the original windows. I am currently living in a 1900 semi attached row house with almost no insulation. The windows, not original to the house, along with the storm windows all need to be replaced. We plan on doing the window replacements ourselves.
Good luck with your renovations. Is there any possibility for someone to renovate one of these abandoned houses and flip it for a profit? There is a US subculture that flips houses for a profit.
Such a sad video, i don't like it, 3 descendants of bombers show 0 respect to people who create this great country but now are dying out((((((
I have no issues living next to a cemetery. Death is part of life, and often it has a peaceful atmosphere.
However if you take feedback: I didn't like you showing pictures of family members or people who have lived there. Their privacy should be respected, even when others have abandoned their portraits.
Why is it disrespectful? There simply photos.
@@Bob-l7m2g yeah i'd say it's more disrespectful that the family just left all that there lol...
@@Bob-l7m2g it's not necessarily disrespectful. The video itself is decent. What I mean is that these people have no say in this. I personally wouldn't like someone to film my pictures when I'm dead and show them on youtube for thousands to see. Not saying he has to delete it, more like a request for future videos. Privacy is too easily ignored these days.
Nope not 4 me not even 4 free .
Perfect for holloween do.
you should not of shown the family photos , disrespectful IMO .
They probably should have went in shoes off
the stupid weak never die...
Don’t show these 2 guys ever again
Why?
Whyy? I liked them. Matt show them again please :)
What a stupid comment