I Bought a New House in Osaka Japan Without Seeing It.

I Bought a New House in Osaka Japan Without Seeing It.

welcome to the channel we are a Canadian family 
who bought a brand new and completely empty home in Osaka this is our journey as we work to 
furnish the home from scratch and eventually settle in Japan from getting the keys to 
moving in and everything in between let’s go where are we going we are going to Osaka 
we’re going to buy a house she bought a house already what so we are going to go see it for 
the first time yes you heard that correctly we bought a house in Osaka and we haven’t 
even seen it yet sounds a bit crazy doesn’t it but it’s not like we just picked a random 
house though this whole process has been more than 6 months of research and planning which 
included a trip to Japan just to get a sense of the market ourselves this story is the 
final leg of our journey as we get the keys and finally see our new home for the first 
time let’s catch a plane and head to Japan we just got through customs at Osaka airport 
and we had a 16-hour journey from Mai the layover in Hong Kong and here we are so why are 
we here we are here for an exciting event a life milestone where we are going to be picking up 
the keys to our new house this has been many months of planning and research and here 
we are if you are interested in following us along we will be spending the next few weeks 
furnishing the house because it’s empty right now we’ll be buying air conditioners 
beds toilet paper everything all of the above so next stop is the seller’s 
office to pick up the keys so see you later but first we needed an extra set of hands 
here comes grandma all the way from Toronto good morning we are We are getting the keys we 
are getting the keys yes we are almost there such a long walk okay Cassian needed a little 
bit of help so I’m carrying him that’s okay we are almost at the seller’s office trying 
to find it i think it’s just up here and we will be meeting our agent we will be meeting the 
sellers agent and getting the keys keys to our new house new house yay okay let’s not get hit 
by any cars here all right we’ll keep you posted this meeting was actually very efficient 
as most of the paperwork was able to be completed electronically and as required in 
Japanese real estate transactions the money had to be transferred over a few days before 
this meeting so that means we bought a house we’ve never seen before sent all the money to 
a foreign country all before we even got the keys i guess we are a bit crazy after all oh and 
by the way if you have any questions about the process of buying a home in Japan let me know in 
the comment section and I’d be happy to respond now it’s finally time to see our house for the 
first time oh yeah thank you okay wow thank you thank you where’s your shoes where’s the shoes 
she can walk shoes okay bye-bye bye-bye thank you it’s real it’s real she’s 
looking at you here we go maybe we need a flashlight on the 
phones on the phone on the phone wow this is a nice bedroom or like washroom okay wow little dark in there 
here can you pull this no but no yahoo think that you have to make a contract anyway no you keep 
using it they’re going to stop okay we’ll have to do that ASAP should it be pretty quick to do oh 
yeah all night okay all right we’ll have to figure that out maybe tomorrow okay what a beautiful 
house Brandon congratulations congratulations there’s the b look high in the balcony that is we can ask her what is this what is this 
that I’m not sure i’m not sure maybe maybe this is the playroom this will be playroom i think 
so is it videotaping yeah oh nice view of the other house the house was beautiful and we were 
impressed by the quality of the worksmanship check out my other video for a full walkthrough of the 
entire house and before we could move in we had to set up the water gas and electric utilities 
thankfully our agent was able to call ahead on our behalf and get that process started for the 
gas specifically an appointment needs to be made for them to physically come and turn it on and for 
all of them we were able to set up online accounts and pay via credit card hello we are checking out 
the park that’s Hi hi we’re checking out the park that’s 5 minutes from our house it’s pretty pretty 
nice actually i’ll take you take you around here so there’s swings there’s slide here and more 
playground over there toilets and field so first impressions of the area well we’ve seen it on 
Google Street View but we never saw it in person so first impressions in person is that it’s quite 
nice there’s the the roads are wider here uh and there’s sidewalks compared to other areas of Osaka 
where we’ve stayed closer to the city so that’s awesome it looks like there’s a few markets and 
shops really close by as well which we knew was true because of Google Maps but to see it in 
person it’s a little bit uh comforting now so we’re going to be working to set up the house 
get familiar with the area and just enjoy the journey okay bye-bye who are you talking to who 
am I talking to i’m talking to you over the next few weeks and months and years I guess we will 
be working to furnish this house from scratch if you are interested in seeing how we managed to 
do this without speaking any Japanese or having any experience in this country subscribe and 
follow us along on our journey see you later

We bought a brand new house in Japan… without ever seeing it in person. 🤯

Hi, We’re a Canadian family, taking you along on buying a house and building a life in Osaka, Japan. We just bought a new house here, and let’s just say… it’s been a wild ride! From the excitement of starting fresh in a new country to the challenges we didn’t expect, we’re sharing it all in this Japan vlog. Come with us as we figure out what it really means to start over in Japan!

In this video, we fly from Chiang Mai to Osaka to get the keys – and see our new home for the very first time.

⛔️ Was it a huge mistake?
⛔️ Did we just throw our money into a real estate black hole?
✅ Or were we in for a surprisingly pleasant surprise?

Watch till the end to see our honest first reactions – and whether we ended up regretting this wild decision. 😳

// VIDEO OVERVIEW //

[0:00] Intro
[0:20] Packing and flying to Kansai International Airport
[2:35] Signing and getting the keys
[4:04] First time seeing the house!
[6:33] First glance of the neighbourhood
[7:48] What is next?

✨ If you’re want to learn more about:
– Buying a house in Osaka Japan as a foreigner
– What a typical Japanese neighbourhood looks like
– Life in Japan
– Cost of living in Japan
– Furnish a house in Japan
– Expat life in Japan with kids

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#JapanHouseTour #DetachedHomesInJapan #LifeInJapan #MovingToJapan #ExpatLifeJapan #JapaneseHomeTour

// THERE IS MORE //

✨✨✨Looking for other things to do in Osaka? Our playlist has a bunch of ideas: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8vt6uLeOMjkbtZUghE3odDHmftVMB4W9&si=3hB5mmZUK0i59BrJ

✨✨✨ Want to move abroad? We wrote a FAMILY RELOCATION GUIDE!
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