Return to Japan » Izu http://returntojapan.com Web Producer, Web Director, and Webmaster Jobs in Japan | Bilingual Sale Engineer | Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:58:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Buying a Used House in Japan http://returntojapan.com/buying-a-used-house-in-japan/ http://returntojapan.com/buying-a-used-house-in-japan/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:41:17 +0000 admin http://returntojapan.com/?p=26 The idea of a “used house” sounds strange for me. It is perfectly normal in Canada to buy a previously owned house. But as you may already know, in Japan, only the land has value. I won’t cover for now all the detail of what’s involved when buying a house but I will just say [...]]]> View from a "Resort" house in Izu peninsula, JapanThe idea of a “used house” sounds strange for me. It is perfectly normal in Canada to buy a previously owned house. But as you may already know, in Japan, only the land has value. I won’t cover for now all the detail of what’s involved when buying a house but I will just say that Izu land and house are relatively cheap compared to more densely populated area. To live in Izu is also an economic decision. Think about it when you return to your apartment with no kitchen. Is this healthy? Does it make sense? If feel like taking a look, check out this website about Izu houses for sale

]]> http://returntojapan.com/buying-a-used-house-in-japan/feed/ 0 Izu Peninsula Life http://returntojapan.com/izu-peninsula-life/ http://returntojapan.com/izu-peninsula-life/#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 16:09:13 +0000 admin http://returntojapan.com/?p=12 We have been considering moving to the Izu Peninsula for some time. Izu is central to Nagoya and Tokyo where we both have familial and professional interests. I recently found a really great site about Izu with breath taking picture of the sea. Unlike Aichi-ken dirty sea, thinking here for example of Gamagoori, the water [...]]]> izu-mapWe have been considering moving to the Izu Peninsula for some time. Izu is central to Nagoya and Tokyo where we both have familial and professional interests. I recently found a really great site about Izu with breath taking picture of the sea. Unlike Aichi-ken dirty sea, thinking here for example of Gamagoori, the water is blue. Lots of mountains and the climate suits my aspirations of escaping the winters of Canada.

I also note that our general impression is that most of the resident, are more educated. They are owner of summer house, they come to Izu to enjoy life rather than badmouth their neighbors. This is a point we are strongly taking into account when researching a location for a possible return to japan. We are slowly agreeing that Izu life would not be bad at all.

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