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Season 10 Episode 14 - Vacant Homes
In Japan, one in every seven homes is empty. These 8.5 million vacant properties may increase the risk of fire and burglary, or negatively impact local real estate prices. But new ways are emerging to make use of them. In one regional community, empty homes were turned into high-tech offices or shops, and the local population began to increase. In Tokyo, finding new tenants for shops has revitalized a shopping street. We find out why there are so many vacant homes in Japan and discover some creative solutions.
Episodes in Season 10
Kitchens
28 min
Satsumaimo: Sweet Potatoes
28 min
Dinosaurs
28 min
Japanophiles: Kyle Holzhueter
28 min
Camping
28 min
Male Aesthetics
28 min
Konnyaku
28 min
Japanophiles: Isabelle Sasaki
28 min
Ueno
28 min
Meteorological Data
28 min
Amami Oshima: Paradise Found
28 min
Amami Oshima: Shaped by Adversity
28 min
Japanophiles: Francesco Panto
28 min
Vacant Homes
28 min
Rokyoku: Musical Storytelling
28 min
Japanese Honeybees
28 min
Japanophiles: Martin Holman
28 min
Unused Fish
28 min
Garbage
28 min
Firefighting
28 min
Japanophiles: Benjamin Flatt
28 min
Izumo: Home of the Gods
28 min
Izumo: Land of the Supernatural
28 min