From AKIYA (abandoned house) to Dream Home - House Tour Chat with Lawrence in Iwakuni Japan

<p>Lawrence works for the American military in Iwakuni (Yamaguchi) Japan and he says they are "empty nesters" as they were looking a great home with garden space and a garage to enjoy in their retirement years. </p><p>In this talk, we chat while we get a house tour from Lawrence and also have the chance to talk with the builder who worked on his house and the supplier of beautiful domestic wood for the project. </p><p>For more details, check out the great videos Lawrence has shared documenting his house buying and renovation process on his YouTube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKyYYQp1L5t4GTOTfs780SA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cocolenchojapan</a> </p><p>Intro/Outro music by the talented BeanPod host Casey Bean - name your price to support his music on BandCamp <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbm04WjBEaHhrUHVUVGpBb2JXNzBLNGtvdmpLd3xBQ3Jtc0tsdk9yTUV6QjhXRTdsSGpVWVp3ZkNvWFJXTjJFWWlPZGdETU5aQW43NGlxYTFqaDU0OXcwMFd0bTFTT0dZekQteHFNQ1B5ZWh6Z1A1bEV4enNFTDlmWTlGbXp5OTdhLXFFUGNjclNkNnB2VllxM1JPUQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fcaseybean.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;v=_NHUhkvLVmo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://caseybean.bandcamp.com/</a></p><p>Joy (JJ) is originally from Hawaii and long-time Hiroshima-jin (local) since 1996. Cofounder of GetHiroshima and founder of the sustainably-focused InboundAmbassador co. Joy works as a bespoke Hiroshima tour guide, sustainability focused educator &amp; entrepreneur, as well as writer, content-creator, and inbound tourism and travel consultant.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnN4bVlSSm9DQkJaUGNpR2NQV0hKX1ZfcFIxd3xBQ3Jtc0trRUpuRXhzZk1ZeFFDQ3U5UUhqb2tpTDUzbHJhbEV4S0RjNWpmakE5Ql9RbU9jLWFoaDVmbTY4aWMwZ2Zsd2FLbXdlcVpJNi1QWXg0WlROblpoZ3BZREdiTk5iWURDY2MtWU1UaHhiQWFSSVUzODRtVQ&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.inboundambassador.com%2F&amp;v=_NHUhkvLVmo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.inboundambassador.com/</a> | <a href="