{"product_id":"ultimate-akiya-blueprint","title":"The Akiya Blueprint - Everything You Need to Know Before Buying \u0026 Renovating a Japanese Akiya","description":"\u003ch1 data-section-id=\"1ja66ya\" data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"518\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe Ultimate Akiya Blueprint\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"y71jnt\" data-start=\"519\" data-end=\"586\"\u003eEverything we wish we knew before buying a home in rural Japan.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"588\" data-end=\"680\"\u003eHave you ever dreamed of owning an affordable home in Japan, but had no idea where to start?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"682\" data-end=\"692\"\u003eSo did we.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"694\" data-end=\"958\"\u003eLike thousands of people, we discovered Japan's abandoned homes (known as \u003cstrong data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"777\"\u003eakiya\u003c\/strong\u003e) online and couldn't believe they were real. 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