Old Houses Japan is your top destination for cheap "akiya" or also known as vacant/abandoned houses in Japan for purchase for low prices. New listings daily and free resources to kickstart your akiya hunt.
First of all, it’s not a bank. akiya banks are local government run property information services created to both encourage locals to sell their vacant houses and also to attract outsiders (mainly big city types from Tokyo and Osaka) to buy up an empty house in the area and move to the...
Matt Ketchum is a long-term resident of Japan, musician, music promoter and a co-founder of real estate consultancyAkiya & Inaka. The topic ofakiyahas been a popular one on Tokyo Cheapo and on the web, so we sat down with Matt for a deep-dive interview about Japan’s vacant houses. ...