I am a 3rd gen Nikkei with roots to Okayama (Niwase and Takebe in Okayama). I’ve heard I can get a permanent residency VISA in Japan now. Would that help me buy a property like this? I lived in Japan and married a national back in 1998, but we are divorced now. I still speak Japanese well, and want to live in Japan again in the near future. How far is this from Tokyo by train?
You might be able to get permanent residency, or you might be able to get a long-term residency through your family. David Watanuki would be a guy to talk to. Here is a page on our website: smartpropertyjapan.com/getting-a-visa-in-japan Google says it would be about 4-5 hours by train.
As the other commenter pointed out buying farmland can be tricky but there are also a lot of foreigners who have done it. Just do your research on the property. Okayama is a great area. I don’t know the importance of being by the train station is as you would absolutely want a car if you lived there. You cant exactly bring bags of rock onto the train😉 Expensive or cheap? Umm I’d say you are paying a premium for flat farm land and being in this little hamlet as opposed to the woods. I’d also say the price is about 90% land value and 10% house value. Maybe even less. So you are buying some land with farming potential and getting a ‘free’ house.
I think Foreigner can't own properties that are classified as farmland. So unless it can be split and sold off it might be pointless to anyone who is not Japanese or married to Japanese.
What kind of property do you want me to cover next?
Something near Tokyo and surrounding prefectures.
big ones :) not only tokyo but other prefectures
If you have the propensity and ability to own it the purchase is a great opportunity.
Good effort❤ interesting property!
Thanks!
Tempting.
Very cool❤
I am a 3rd gen Nikkei with roots to Okayama (Niwase and Takebe in Okayama). I’ve heard I can get a permanent residency VISA in Japan now. Would that help me buy a property like this? I lived in Japan and married a national back in 1998, but we are divorced now. I still speak Japanese well, and want to live in Japan again in the near future. How far is this from Tokyo by train?
You might be able to get permanent residency, or you might be able to get a long-term residency through your family. David Watanuki would be a guy to talk to. Here is a page on our website: smartpropertyjapan.com/getting-a-visa-in-japan
Google says it would be about 4-5 hours by train.
As the other commenter pointed out buying farmland can be tricky but there are also a lot of foreigners who have done it. Just do your research on the property. Okayama is a great area. I don’t know the importance of being by the train station is as you would absolutely want a car if you lived there. You cant exactly bring bags of rock onto the train😉
Expensive or cheap? Umm I’d say you are paying a premium for flat farm land and being in this little hamlet as opposed to the woods. I’d also say the price is about 90% land value and 10% house value. Maybe even less. So you are buying some land with farming potential and getting a ‘free’ house.
basically Japan has a huge net of train lines ?
Yes. It is awesome!
@@CheapPropertyJapan Could you link some websites with a map ? I've looked for it but gives the shinkansen map
keikaku-japan.com/sites/default/files/uploads/map-jr-train-network-japan-2019.jpg
anything near a big ski resort
I will take a look.
We did a video on Smart property Japan on a great house in Yuzawa.
@@TREMVan thanks! being on a fast rail line to a resort is great for ski bums hey!
I think Foreigner can't own properties that are classified as farmland. So unless it can be split and sold off it might be pointless to anyone who is not Japanese or married to Japanese.
Good point.
Near the car auction..
Somewhat close. 1 hour 16 minute drive to the Okayama USS auction.
@@CheapPropertyJapan ha