Domain.com.au6d
Abandoned akiya homes in Japan ripe for renovation
Tucked away in Japan’s countryside, millions of abandoned homes – known as akiya – sit empty, waiting for a second life. With ...
The Japan Times20h
From abandoned houses to ‘creative communities’: An Ishinomaki entrepreneur builds a vision for rural Japan
Kyoko Watanabe moved to Miyagi Prefecture to help with disaster relief efforts following 3/11. She ended up building a ...
Honolulu Star-Advertiser18d
Japan has millions of empty houses. Want to buy one for $25,000?
One person it did not dawn on recently is Alex Kerr, an author and Japanologist originally from Maryland, who became an akiya owner in 1973 when he acquired an abandoned country house (known as a ...
The Sun25d
Look inside eerie abandoned house deep in woods filled with vintage cars – including iconic Packard and Cadillac
PHOTOS show inside an eerie abandoned house deep in the ... antique car collector sits deep in the woods of rural Georgia. “According to property records, the home dates to the early 20th ...
Discover Moose Jaw5d
Is the province proposing simply burning down derelict rural buildings?
The Government of Saskatchewan is developing a pilot framework it anticipates will be available to participating ...