Tips from a Young Farmer on How to Score an Affordable Rural Home in Japan
Lee Xian Jie has restored three centuries-old buildings in Ryujin-mura, a village in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture. The property, which was previously home to four generations, is one of Japan’s many empty houses (known as akiya) that are for rent on good land and have two family graves in the area. Although it’s challenging to live…