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“How’s it like living in the countryside?”
Even though it’s called the countryside, since it’s Chiba Prefecture, I feel a bit bad calling it rural…
Is that not the case? What do you think?
I moved at the end of May 2025, and already two months have passed.
Both the shop and my home aren’t quite perfect yet, but I’m making daily adjustments.
Surprisingly, people around the same age (around 50) are quietly thinking about the same thing, which I’ve noticed.
I thought it would be nice if this could be a reference or motivation for such people, so I wrote this blog.
Next time I’ll write about the benefits.
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Let me roughly list the drawbacks (*´ω｀*)
・Daily battles with insects
・The roads at night are incredibly dark *No street lights
・Side roads (back roads) are hard to find
・Organic food ingredients are barely sold at supermarkets
・Garbage disposal sites and mailboxes are far away
Let me start by listing the drawbacks.
After living here for two months, I’d say these are about the four main points.
To be honest,
since I wanted to get out of Tokyo so badly, I’m not really feeling these drawbacks.
I’d like to explain each one.
“Daily Battles with Insects”
Regarding this, the surroundings are surrounded by fields with no houses so it’s only natural.
That said, with abundant information available these days, I can handle the insect level.
The most unusual sight I’ve seen frequently is ants *I’ve compiled the battle with ants.
I thought the quantity was extraordinary, so I exterminated them within reasonable limits.
Also, in the humid nights of July, what appeared frequently was “winged black ants”
Regarding this, I realized that if I avoid letting light leak at night they don’t come at all.
“Don’t increase them, don’t attract them” I felt this alone can handle it almost completely.
Honestly, insect-related issues aren’t something I can’t handle myself, so it wasn’t that troublesome.
*The fact that I actually quite like insects might be a big factor.
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“The roads at night are incredibly dark *No street lights”
Even the prefectural roads have almost no street lights or reflectors.
Tokyo feels almost like daytime compared to this pitch darkness .
It’s seriously dark… incredibly pitch black.
I think it’s 100% impossible for people who say they can’t drive in dark nights in the city .
And in such darkness, the local people drive at quite high speeds…
My driving ends up holding up traffic… ( ；∀；)
Also, there are lots of wild animals, so at night there’s a significant chance of hitting them.
When I sense something might come out in this area, if I honk the horn – beep beep ♪ – it might help a bit?
So I try not to go out at night.
Side roads (back roads) are hard to find
If you just drive on the national and prefectural roads, you won’t have much trouble.
But side roads and back roads that let you shortcut quickly exist everywhere, right?
They’re extremely hard to find!
Around here, “someone’s house entrance” is all they look like.
You pass by and then “Oh, it was here!” you realize for the first time.
I still accidentally pass by local roads.
Also, there are very few curve mirrors.
Basically, there are almost no one-way streets, so it’s all two-way traffic .
For better or worse, it’s all about yielding to each other! Larger vehicles have priority, kind of like that rule seems to apply.
Organic food ingredients and interesting items are barely sold
FOOD COMPANY &-like stylish organic food ingredient shops are almost non-existent.
If I go around several stores and gather things, I can get the bare minimum, but there’s no all-in-one food store.
*There are tons of regular supermarkets, home centers, and drugstores.
Also, there are few shops that carry interesting condiments and food items from all over the country .
Shinano-ya Nozawa Branch
Shinano-ya had lots of interesting condiments for sale.
There are no shops that carry things that are fun to look at and want to try using.
I guess new discoveries like stopping by are still in Tokyo.
Garbage disposal sites and mailboxes are far away
Unlike apartments with dedicated garbage disposal areas or garbage sites near your home, that’s not the case here.
In our case, by the way, the garbage disposal site is 1 kilometer away.
My wife goes by bicycle or I go by Spacy to dispose of it.
Of course, it costs 30-50 yen per bag
“Paid garbage bags = reducing garbage = not buying unnecessary things ” This kind of awareness grows.
I’m more mindful about disposing of garbage cleanly.
The community garbage disposal site is basically kept clean, and “there are no people dumping at night or without sorting”
This might be because it’s a small community.
Thinking about it now, “Tokyo’s garbage disposal manners are exceptionally bad”
Not sorting/24-hour garbage disposal was common…
Oh, people without a food waste processor at home yet… You should definitely buy one sooner.
Panasonic currently offers a subscription service too.
You really feel amazed at how much garbage decreases and how clean it becomes (*´ω｀*)
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Overall Assessment: “It depends on whether it suits you” (*´ω｀*)
Regarding relocation, values play a large role so there are pros and cons and whether it suits you.
Whether the environment and people are a good fit will vary for each person.
What I think after moving is that “the talk of drawbacks sounds bigger” I feel.
Since that also depends on whether it suits you, think carefully about relocating…
“Can get along with others and can think and act on your own to some extent”
I think people like this are surprisingly okay.
If you think “we speak the same language in the same country, what’s the problem?” then there’s no problem… probably.
Also, EC services like Amazon and Yodobashi are well-stocked and arrive almost the next day.
Well, even though it’s the outer Boso area, it’s still Chiba…
By the way, my relocation destination is “joining the neighborhood association (ward)” is optional. But I joined.
5,000 yen per household per year
The ward chief delivers ward newsletters to each household by light truck.
Participation in community grass cutting and volunteer work is optional.
For grass cutting, if you participate, they pay 1,000 yen per hour (3 hours)
If you bring your own grass cutter, they pay 1,000 yen! Oh wow!
This is usually on weekends so I haven’t been able to participate, but I’d like to join the next grass cutting event.
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