Ep. 71– Matt Ketchum, co-founder of AKIYAZ

What do you get when you mix punk rock, Emperor Go-Daigo and the rise of abandoned property in rural Japan?  Meet Matt, co-founder of AKIYAZ, a real estate brokerage and Akiya lifestyle services firm helping clients purchase an Akiya (abandoned property) in Japan’s countryside as well as helping connect to the local community to ensure a seamless integration to rural Japan life.  Post-Covid, the rise of investing and purchasing Akiya in Japan has been on the rise and I was curious to what this is all about.   Matt’s once  hobby turned business brought me to a world that I didn’t know existed; just like an underground music scene. To  learn about Akiya real estate check out:  AKIYAZ You can find out more about Matt’s projects here:  mkultraman.com  For more info on the Nakameguro Taproom and other Baird Beer taprooms, please visit:  http://Bairdbeer.com/ To donate and buy drinks for the guests  of my podcast: https://ko-fi.com/madeinjapanpodcast IG & FB:  @madeinjapanpodcast Email:  [email protected]