
Kristian's Journey from Melbourne Real Estate to Fukuoka Language School
From Buying a House in Japan by AkiyaMart Productions
May 15, 2026 · 33 min · Episode 132
About this episode
Kristian shares his experience transitioning from Melbourne real estate to studying at a Japanese language school in Fukuoka.
Is a year at a Japanese language school your ticket to living in Japan? Kristian is an AkiyaMart consultant and former Melbourne real estate agent who moved to Fukuoka to attend Japanese language school. He joins Take and Joey to walk through the visa process, what a year of daily study actually produces, and tips for those wanting to buy an akiya at the same time. Are you considering moving to Japan to study Japanese? This is the episode for you. Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/akiyamart] and YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@AkiyaMa]! Buying a House in Japan is a production of AkiyaMart. Find your Japan dream home at akiya-mart.com [https://akiya-mart.com/]. Questions? Email podcast@akiya-mart.com Hosts are Take Kurosawa and Joey Stockermans. The AkiyaMart Production Team is Carlos Gutierrez, Devin Silvernail, and Lukas Fotty.
People in this episode
Hosts: Take Kurosawa, Joey Stockermans
Guest: Kristian
Topics covered
- Japanese language school
- visa process
- real estate
- moving to Japan
- studying Japanese
- buying akiya
Keywords
- Japanese language school
- Fukuoka
- visa process
- real estate
- buying akiya
- moving to Japan
- studying Japanese
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: AkiyaMart, AkiyaMart Productions, Instagram, YouTube, akiya-mart.com
Places: Melbourne, Fukuoka
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