Stories about moving, renovation and subsidies.
Hints for living with an akiya on Shodoshima.
From Suginami, Tokyo to Shodoshima-cho, Kagawa. The Sasaki family, who moved with two primary-school children, chose a 70-year-old kominka beside an olive grove.
Read article →A list of the main renovation-support programs available in Shodoshima and Tonosho towns.
The water areas are where you want to start in a kominka renovation. We explain the points to check in an estimate.
A year into island-and-mainland two-base living. We share the real costs and the little tricks.