Thank you so much for taking the time to meet with us, and for sharing our story with this video. You really did a great job helping to keep us comfortable in front of the camera.We're watching now! If any of your viewers are interested in following our adventure, we share videos on our channel about: honeybees, natural farming, Japan immigration, incorporating and operating a Japanese business, living in a rustic 'akiya' abandoned house, running our retro-style guesthouse, DIY traditional Japanese house renovation, and whatever else we have going on.
Thanks for letting me tell your story it was so fun getting to see where and how you live in Japan! Can't wait to see how things develop for your homestead in the future!
@@michaelmurphy9778 It would be possible, but I personally wouldn't recommend it. My husband Evan speaks Japanese fairly well, and I really think that's part of the reason we've been accepted by the community, and our business has had so many networking opportunities. I don't think I could have done this on my own, with my limited language level. There's very little English spoken here, especially in the countryside. I think the novelty and excitement of using auto-translators with your new neighbors and business partners would somewhat quickly become a burden (for you and for your community members).
Oh man, I've been following both you and the Benton's for some time, super glad to see this video in my subscription box 😄 I visited the island two years ago and instantly fell in love, what a gorgeous place to live in, hopefully I'll be able to visit in the future again 🤞🏻
@rigsa Hello from Ōmishima 👋 Nice to hear you've been following both channels! If you find yourself in the area again, please feel free to reach out. We'd love to host you at our guesthouse or meet for lunch :)
I am so jealous, that's my dream to have a house and land in middle of a village where I can grow my own food and live peacefully🥹These people are beyond lucky to live such fulfilling lives, best luck 💖
@elitesless1539 Yes, absolutely! Because it's just the two of us taking on such a huge project, we have to be careful to only take on so much at once. But I love chickens... rehoming our flock was one of the difficult parts of leaving the US. We'll start building a chicken paradise this year, and hope to get chicks by spring 2026 at the latest. Sheep are also in our future plans; we would love a small herd for mowing the grass in our island's citrus orchards :)
For me it is a complete news that westerners move to Japan, which I support by buying the bikes although they construct them for dwarfs. When you are there please inform them about 2m nordics in existence. Seriously, could you get a little into the visa things IN CASE ONLY anything changes to the more easy?
We discuss a lot of immigration and visa details over on our channel. Feel free to check out our recent video about the 2025 Startup visa changes, and our last livestream, where we discussed in more detail :)
@@do_it_like_rei While it is a lovely butterfly, it is also one of the biggest pests to citrus trees, which our island is covered with. But as Steven said, there was no harm done to the caterpillar.
Happy it's working for them. Personally I can't imagine putting all this money, time, and work in when you're there on a visa and no guarantee you'll be allowed to stay in a couple of years though. I've also seen interviews about life in rural Japan from others that tells a different story. You need very good Japanese as often nobody in the country speaks English, all your neighbors are elderly, nothing nearby to do and very lonely, car is a requirement and getting a driver's license in Japan is tough, town hall meetings and volunteering is basically mandatory and old people are very petty about things with all the time in the world to look for problems. Ultimately it's a gamble if you end up with good neighbors or not.
Rural areas in every country usually only speak native language. The town hall and volunteering is a bit strange but I don’t know if that’s every small town or just a few. You would have to be accepted in any small community if u want a decent life
Living in Japan is definitely not for everyone and it shouldn't be, it's a homogenous society you MUST conform to the culture and language. But very specific types of people love it and it's great for them. 99.9% of Americans could not handle it. So many imagine a beautiful life in Japan and many countries, but traveling to a place and living in a place are vastly different and the grass isn't always greener. For some being an ex-pat is an amazing life, very unique and extremely interesting which is why I'm making this videos from everyone to learn from :)
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Thank you so much for taking the time to meet with us, and for sharing our story with this video. You really did a great job helping to keep us comfortable in front of the camera.We're watching now! If any of your viewers are interested in following our adventure, we share videos on our channel about: honeybees, natural farming, Japan immigration, incorporating and operating a Japanese business, living in a rustic 'akiya' abandoned house, running our retro-style guesthouse, DIY traditional Japanese house renovation, and whatever else we have going on.
Oh wow this just popped up. Yayyyy!!!!
@@Dima-theferalhedgehog 🤗🤗🤗
Thanks for letting me tell your story it was so fun getting to see where and how you live in Japan! Can't wait to see how things develop for your homestead in the future!
Could a couple move there not knowing Japanese?
@@michaelmurphy9778 It would be possible, but I personally wouldn't recommend it. My husband Evan speaks Japanese fairly well, and I really think that's part of the reason we've been accepted by the community, and our business has had so many networking opportunities. I don't think I could have done this on my own, with my limited language level. There's very little English spoken here, especially in the countryside. I think the novelty and excitement of using auto-translators with your new neighbors and business partners would somewhat quickly become a burden (for you and for your community members).
I love it! The only reason I thought of it was because, as you know, chickens are so helpful to any garden! All love!
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Oh man, I've been following both you and the Benton's for some time, super glad to see this video in my subscription box 😄 I visited the island two years ago and instantly fell in love, what a gorgeous place to live in, hopefully I'll be able to visit in the future again 🤞🏻
@rigsa Hello from Ōmishima 👋 Nice to hear you've been following both channels! If you find yourself in the area again, please feel free to reach out. We'd love to host you at our guesthouse or meet for lunch :)
That's so cool you've been there too what an amazing place!
I am so jealous, that's my dream to have a house and land in middle of a village where I can grow my own food and live peacefully🥹These people are beyond lucky to live such fulfilling lives, best luck 💖
Thank you , I hope you can achieve your dream too :)
Cool the Benton’s! Awesome video thanks for sharing!
Hi-Standard t-shirt yay :D
I picked up the shirt when we saw Hi-Standard last year, during NoFX's final Japan shows :) :)
Ooooo Double upload on the Bentons! Love the editing man, it looks great!
Thanks Matt! Been loving seeing all your video updates of your property in Japan!
@@NaturesAlwaysRight Glad to hear it! Trying to get better at editing little by little lol
I’m so happy for these guys. I’m wondering if they have or could have chickens/sheep/goats
@elitesless1539 Yes, absolutely! Because it's just the two of us taking on such a huge project, we have to be careful to only take on so much at once. But I love chickens... rehoming our flock was one of the difficult parts of leaving the US. We'll start building a chicken paradise this year, and hope to get chicks by spring 2026 at the latest. Sheep are also in our future plans; we would love a small herd for mowing the grass in our island's citrus orchards :)
Why are there 10 to 12 million empty houses?
No birth rates aging population
Everyone left the countryside for jobs in the cities over time. Their population is decreasing as well.
For me it is a complete news that westerners move to Japan, which I support by buying the bikes although they construct them for dwarfs. When you are there please inform them about 2m nordics in existence.
Seriously, could you get a little into the visa things IN CASE ONLY anything changes to the more easy?
We discuss a lot of immigration and visa details over on our channel. Feel free to check out our recent video about the 2025 Startup visa changes, and our last livestream, where we discussed in more detail :)
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Follow the works of Dr Higa and japanese natural farming methods for success
The worm you squished was actually a swallowtail butterfly caterpillar. Please don’t kill insects without doing you research. We need pollinators.
I rubbed it lightly with my finger.. nothing was squished, relax.
@ I was just letting you know since you confused it with a pest. No need to be rude. :)
@@do_it_like_rei While it is a lovely butterfly, it is also one of the biggest pests to citrus trees, which our island is covered with. But as Steven said, there was no harm done to the caterpillar.
@ I have them too, they eat up the leaves on my lemons tree lol guess it comes with living alongside nature :)
💚👍very cool
Happy it's working for them. Personally I can't imagine putting all this money, time, and work in when you're there on a visa and no guarantee you'll be allowed to stay in a couple of years though. I've also seen interviews about life in rural Japan from others that tells a different story. You need very good Japanese as often nobody in the country speaks English, all your neighbors are elderly, nothing nearby to do and very lonely, car is a requirement and getting a driver's license in Japan is tough, town hall meetings and volunteering is basically mandatory and old people are very petty about things with all the time in the world to look for problems. Ultimately it's a gamble if you end up with good neighbors or not.
you clearly haven't watched the whole video.
Rural areas in every country usually only speak native language. The town hall and volunteering is a bit strange but I don’t know if that’s every small town or just a few. You would have to be accepted in any small community if u want a decent life
That can happen in any country..including your own. They are happy and learning so why be condescending?
Living in Japan is definitely not for everyone and it shouldn't be, it's a homogenous society you MUST conform to the culture and language. But very specific types of people love it and it's great for them. 99.9% of Americans could not handle it. So many imagine a beautiful life in Japan and many countries, but traveling to a place and living in a place are vastly different and the grass isn't always greener. For some being an ex-pat is an amazing life, very unique and extremely interesting which is why I'm making this videos from everyone to learn from :)