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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
David McElhinney

Japan’s shrinking population offers escape from hectic city life

A growing number of people in Japan are buying abandoned homes in rural areas as a way to escape city life [Courtesy of Allen Lindskoog]

Tokyo, Japan – When Reiko Ishimoto and her partner Allen Lindskoog were doing the daily grind in Tokyo, they never envisioned a quiet life in the countryside.

But as the couple sits on the porch of their renovated wooden farmhouse, with its sweeping tiled roof, cyclopean stone foundations and bamboo garden, their sense of contentment is palpable.

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