-Guest Episode- アメリカより安い？東京の家 He Bought a Tokyo Home for $180k with Harrison Houde

Today's guest is Harrison Houde, a filmmaker and actor from Canada who just bought a house in Kichijoji, Tokyo. We talk about why Tokyo real estate is cheaper than North America, how he went from zero Japanese to conversational, and what it's actually like trying to buy property in Japan as a foreigner, including getting rejected three times just for not being Japanese.He's also working on his first feature film, and his dream is to eventually shoot something in Japan.今回のゲストはハリソンさん。カナダ出身の映画監督・俳優で、なんと最近、吉祥寺に家を買いました。北米と比べて東京の不動産がいかに安いか、日本語をどうやって勉強のか、そして外国人というだけで3件断られた家探しのリアルな苦労まで。フリーランスの映画監督として生きることの大変さも正直に話してくれました。00:00 Intro: Meeting Harrison & Buying a House in Tokyo (ゲスト紹介と東京でのマイホーム購入)02:09 North America vs. Tokyo: A 100-Year-Old House for $180k! (北米より安い？吉祥寺の家)03:38 Learning Japanese: From zero to conversational via HelloTalk (日本語学習の道のり・HelloTalkでの出会い)07:46 Living in Hawaii & Working as a Freelance Filmmaker (ハワイでの生活と映画監督としての仕事)15:03 Life in Japan: Train Culture vs. LA Traffic (日本の生活・電車社会の魅力と最近の渋谷)18:37 Making Friends in Japan: Scramble Crossing to Live Houses (日本での友達の作り方・下北沢や吉祥寺の魅力)21:00 Real Estate Struggles: Rejected for Being a Foreigner? (外国人が日本で家を買う苦労と差別のリアル)28:11 Contract Panic: A Near-Disaster Signing Day (契約日の大ピンチ！？)32:22 Future Dreams: Making a Movie in Japan (これからの夢・日本で映画を撮りたい！)👇Learn N5 Immersion Programhttps://www.okkeijapanese.com/n5-program/👉Get the transcripts with furigana on Okkei Japanese websitehttps://www.okkeijapanese.com/🔘Hi. I’m Okkei. I'm here to help with your Japanese learning with simple & natural audio.👉ConnectInstagram https://www.instagram.com/OkkeiJapaneseYouTube https://www.youtube.com/@OkkeiJapaneseTikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@okkeijapaneseLinktree https://linktr.ee/okkeijapanese🤝Support Stripehttps://www.okkeijapanese.com/#/portal/supportBuy me a coffeehttps://ko-fi.com/okkeijapanese Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.