How We Prepare for Typhoon Season in Japan
9 things we do to prepare for typhoons, including setting up those darn storm doors!
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Top Questions About Akiya Houses: What You Need to Know About Abandoned Homes in Japan
And other things we have learned on our akiya hunting journey.
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My Honest Review of my YouTube Gear from the Japanese Countryside
A hopefully insightful guide to what I use to make my Japan countryside videos (plus a special guest dog appearance)
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Summer Festivals and Bug Proofing in the Japanese Countryside
Plus some house hunting and DIY house fixes we did this August.
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We Introduced Japan’s Countryside to our Canadian Family
Canada meets rural Japan 🇨🇦🇯🇵
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Counting Down to the Hottest Days of Summer
A relaxed update on the seasonal transitions of June and July
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Spend May in the Japanese countryside with us
Planting rice, cooking bamboo & house hunting
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Dog’s First Birthday, New Hot Water System, & Strawberry Picking
Exploring an akiya, strawberry picking with neighbors, and readying the rice fields!
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Celebrating our One-year Anniversary on YouTube
Looking back on the past year of YouTube.
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I Started Revitalizing our Neglected Yard into a Flower Garden this Spring
Our garden at our Japanese house was neglected for seven years. Now, we’re on a mission to restore it back to its former glory.
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How We Beat the Summer Heat in the Japanese Countryside
Living in the Japanese countryside during summer heat can be challenging (especially for us Canadians!) Here’s how I have adapted & found ways to deal with it.
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What We Do for Work, Visas & Other Tips from the Japanese Countryside
Here’s how we went from teaching English to our current non-teaching jobs, helpful tips on visas, and other top tips you should know while finding and changing jobs in Japan.
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Adapting to Countryside Life in Japan (One Year In)
Our One-year Journey and How We Adapted to Life in the Japanese Countryside
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Our Abandoned Japanese House Tour & Renovations so Far
Here’s what one year of renovations in our small abandoned ‘akiya’ house in Japan looks like after sitting empty for 7 years.
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Sakawa Town, Home to Japan’s Father of Botany and Sakura Cherry Blossom Spot
A historic sake brewery district and picturesque cherry blossom spot in Kochi prefecture
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