Jikka-jimai is the process of disposing of the family home. This is a topic I read and hear about more and more often. Japan has an aging population, with elderly home owners moving to care homes or dying. Middle aged children of elderly parents are anxious about what to do about their parents’ home when the time comes.
In recent times, it is more common for children to move away and establish homes in other places. There are fewer young people in Japan, and most of those looking for a place to establish themselves, want new, energy efficient homes.
Managing an empty house from afar is difficult, but neglecting an empty home causes problems with neighbors and can become a fire hazard. Demolition is expensive. If there are several children or relatives, it can be difficult for all to agree on what to do and how to cover costs.
Experts agree that planning ahead is the ideal situation. It would be best for the elderly parents to be involved in the decision, but many do not want to talk about death. This is a difficult problem.
We need a new Green Wave with younger people settling in the countryside. Then older houses would be inhabited again and hopefully done up to more energy-efficient and fireproof standards. Usually, houses in the country are larger than modern city dwellings, so as long as there are job opportunities, shops, schools and hospitals left, moving to the 'sticks' would be attractive. However, there are many abandoned houses in the cities, too. I have a number of them nearby and wonder when they will be demolished and rebuilt (or done up) so that once again people can live there.
What a beautiful house you found online. There are hardly any vacant houses in my area. A house is a precious commodity here. Sending you warm regards.
My cousins may have to sell the family cottage (which we consider the ancestral home, since it has been in the family for over 100 years). None of the younger generation can take it on. It's so sad.
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We need a new Green Wave with younger people settling in the countryside. Then older houses would be inhabited again and hopefully done up to more energy-efficient and fireproof standards. Usually, houses in the country are larger than modern city dwellings, so as long as there are job opportunities, shops, schools and hospitals left, moving to the 'sticks' would be attractive.
However, there are many abandoned houses in the cities, too. I have a number of them nearby and wonder when they will be demolished and rebuilt (or done up) so that once again people can live there.
Seems sad no one else would buy them.
What a beautiful house you found online.
There are hardly any vacant houses in my area. A house is a precious commodity here.
Sending you warm regards.
I agree that it's sad that no one else will buy them. Thank you for sharing, and warm greetings from Montreal, Canada ❤️ 😊 🇨🇦
My cousins may have to sell the family cottage (which we consider the ancestral home, since it has been in the family for over 100 years). None of the younger generation can take it on. It's so sad.
写真の家屋は昔ながらの日本家屋でとても風情があって素敵です。でも実際に住むとなると耐震補強や現代のインフラに適用させる事にかなり費用がかかりそうです。昔と比べると気候も変化しているし。私の友人は資格を持った古民家アドバイザーなので、しっかり家屋を見てもらい、家族が住むかホテルよりも安く泊まれるゲストハウスか店にするか等のアドバイスを受けるのも一つの方法ですね。私の夫の実家もいずれこの問題に直面します。私は夫の両親が望むようにしてあげたいです。
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