In Japan, old houses are plentiful, cheap and sometimes even free. CNN speaks to some of the property owners who have taken the plunge to create not just a holiday home but to enjoy a piece of Japanese history.
Near the town of Fujino, off busy Route 20, just 65 kilometers west of Tokyo, sits a narrow, single-lane tunnel.
Walls were erected in the place of the traditional"shoji" screens that once separated rooms. Insulation -- not common even in modern Japanese homes -- was added under the floors to cope with bitterly cold winter months. The"doma" entrance was restored to become a welcoming space. A self-contained second floor was added for long-stay house guests.
Most properties in Japan's"inaka" are not like Nakamaru, which sits on a particularly special plot of land, but vacant houses are plentiful, cheap and sometimes even free. Also, not all of Japan's countryside is seen as equal. Hotspots are within two hours of Tokyo or Osaka, making them accessible weekend boltholes.
"The bones of the house were kept and as long as we didn't change square-meters we could do whatever we wanted," he says.
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