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After nearly five months of paperwork, setbacks, and uncertainty, we finally got the keys to our abandoned Japanese farmhouse.
We bought this traditional home in the mountains of Japan for just US$22,000, but we'd only spent about 20 minutes inside before buying it.
We had no idea if the electricity worked.
We didn't know if the water still ran.
We weren't sure what had been left behind...
In this episode we:
• Move into the house for the first time
• Tour every room
• Discover what the previous owners left behind
• Begin the massive clean-up
• Explore our new village
• Share how we actually bought an abandoned house in Japan
This is Episode 1 of our biggest project yet as we restore this forgotten farmhouse into our dream mountain home.
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00:00 We bought an abandoned house in Japan
00:48 Arriving for the first time
01:55 First look at the property
02:44 Amazon deliveries arrive
03:29 Does the electricity work?
05:00 Testing the water
05:51 How we bought this house
08:31 Full property tour
14:15 Exploring the huge shed
17:34 The cleanup begins
22:52 Meeting our neighbour
24:38 First night in the house
25:56 Exploring our new village
27:15 Cleaning continues
31:42 Getting the gas connected
36:41 Hardware store haul
38:20 New travel gear arrives
40:33 Cleaning the bathroom
44:16 Hidden treasures left behind
47:56 A surprise wasp nest
49:16 What's next
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