Renovating an Akiya: Couple Transforming an Abandoned House on a Budget in Japan

I visit Laura and Ichi, who have bought and are renovating a house in Japan. It’s an akiya, not quite abandoned, but unoccupied for around 8 years, with a total project cost (purchase and renovation) of less than USD 100K.

For more details about how they bought their house and to follow their progress, check out and follow Laura and Ichi's YouTube channel:    / @konnichiwachannel1  

To see Ichi's art (currently showing at Japan's first physical NFT exhibition in Shibuya until July 22) and to buy his book check out the following links:
https://www.ichihatano.com/
https://www.theichistore.com/

Also check out Laura’s business: https://hellotokyotours.com/

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In between videos I'm posting at
Patreon:   / tokyollama  
Instagram:   / tokyo_llama  

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Artist: The Wesley Cousins Band

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