Stories from Japan's Vacant Housing Market

Akiya & Inaka supports technological experimentation as a means to uncover new business opportunities. Our most recent? An Inaka NFT series.

On our 1 year anniversary, we thought we'd look back and reflect on where we've come over the year and where we're headed from here.

$500 houses in Japan? The 2021 akiya newscycle is upon us, and this time around it's honing in on a very specific price point. Let's dig in!

Kintsugi is the Japanese practice of mending broken pottery with lacquer infused with precious metals - what an apt metaphor for akiya!

Renovation is very often a part of the akiya journey, but it doesn't have to be expensive, scary, or a hassle. Come with us to learn more!

Cryptocurrency has been around since 2009 and it's time we saw it do something cool. We now accept cryptocurrency for akiya research!

Rural Japan offers much in the way of alternative lifestyle - come with us to explore all the options available to start your journey!

We've taken a look at our activity in the so far to see what learnings we could come up with. Unsurprisingly, Kanto is leading the pack!

We took a client out to Sagamihara in Kanagawa prefecture, an area renowned for its educational resources and artistic communities!