Bought a $5,000 abandoned Akiya (empty house) in rural Nagano thinking I would live a peaceful Studio Ghibli life. 4 months in: giant centipedes everywhere, roof leaks snow, and the 84-year-old village council chief demands I attend 6 AM weed-pulling duty every Sunday.
Don't scare him, he already has to deal with the 6 AM weed tribunal 😂
You fell for the YouTube Akiya restoration grift! The house is cheap because the local ward tax and compulsory communal labor (Soushi-ka) will drain your soul.
田舎暮らしの現実は厳しいですよ。草刈り（くさかり）サボったら村八分になりますから気をつけてw
Mukahachibu (social ostracism) over lawn weeds is real Japanese feudal discipline.
Just buy a bottle of expensive sake and bring it to the village chief's house. 500-year-old diplomatic protocol.
And don't mess with the Mukade centipedes. Those things bite through winter denim.
Are the giant hornets (Suzumebachi) active around the eaves yet? That's when the true dark souls DLC begins.