Moving into a $22k Abandoned Farmhouse in Rural Japan 🇯🇵

After travelling the world for 4.5 years searching for somewhere to call home, we bought a $22,000 abandoned farmhouse in the Japanese Alps. This is Week 2 of our renovation journey. In this episode we: 🏡 Buy our first car in Japan as foreigners 🔨 Rip up decades-old flooring 😲 Discover hidden surprises inside the house ⛰️ Explore our local ski resort 🛒 Experience everyday life in rural Japan We'll be documenting every renovation, every cost, every mistake and every surprise as we transform this forgotten farmhouse into our dream home. 📖 Want to know how we bought an abandoned house in Japan? Check out our Japan Abandoned House Guide: https://www.lloydandmandy.com/product... Want to check out the LiTime battery we're using during the renovation? Check it out here: https://litime.pxf.io/bkKQWg. Use code: LLOYDANDMANDY10 for 10% off. 🏡 Looking for your own abandoned house in Japan? We found ours through Mokomoko! Browse thousands of akiya listings across Japan using our link: https://www.mokomoko.com/?via=26a686 Use code: LLOYDANDMANDY for 30% OFF an annual subscription. 🎥 Subscribe for a new episode every week! Follow us: Instagram:   / lloydandmandy   Facebook   / lloydandmandy   Website: https://lloydandmandy.com 📩 BUSINESS ENQUIRIES Email: lloydandmandyenbom@gmail.com TRAVEL INSURANCE THAT WE USE AND RECOMMEND: 🏥 Reliable Travel Insurance: https://www.safetywing.com/a/lloydand... 💳 Wise travel money card - Click the link for your first transfer fee FREE up to $1000 OR a FREE Travel Card - https://wise.com/invite/dic/amandar1452 🛜 We use Starlink for internet at our abandoned house in rural Japan. If you're thinking about getting Starlink, you can use our referral link to get one month free on your second month of service: https://starlink.com?referral=RC-DF-1... 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Three Little Birds (Bob Marley: One Love - Music Inspired By The Film) by Kacey Musgraves, https://t.lickd.co/l/V1oJ1jda2kd 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Heartbeats by José González, https://t.lickd.co/l/pXG2WKN05ye 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root, https://t.lickd.co/l/08G5nNaAMZz 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap, https://t.lickd.co/l/d4nqByLNZNb 00:00 We Bought an Abandoned Farmhouse in Japan 01:19 One Week Later 02:45 Buying Our First Car in Japan 08:18 Mandy Sees the Van 09:08 Living Without a Fridge 09:51 Cleaning Upstairs 13:49 Shopping in Japan 16:56 Exploring Our Local Ski Resort 23:57 Hidden Hatch in the Kitchen 25:15 Learning Japanese Recycling 27:18 Grocery Prices in Japan 31:50 Can We Fix the Hot Water? 35:27 Ripping Up the Carpet 40:26 What's Under the Tatami? 45:15 What's Next? #Japan #Akiya #Renovation #Farmhouse #JapanLife #AbandonedHouse