About this episode

The episode discusses a new tool for finding akiya in Japan that incorporates earthquake data, featuring insights from geospatial software engineer Keita.

Want to buy an akiya in Japan but the idea of earthquakes keeping you up at night? We get it. Japan shakes, so we made a tool to help you figure out where to look. This week, Joey and Take catch up with university friend Keita, the geospatial software engineer who built AkiyaMart's new earthquake overlay filter. He explains how it works, why Shindo (felt intensity) matters more than magnitude for property buyers, and the key limitations of 100–120 years of historical data. 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. Chapters: 00:00 Japan Quake Reality Check 00:31 Meet Keita From Yakushima 02:21 Why Move Off Tokyo 03:31 Avocado Farm Dream 04:49 Earthquake Overlay Launch 06:33 How The Map Is Built 09:05 Testing Famous Quakes 11:13 Data Limits And Controversy 14:44 Shindo Vs Magnitude 16:45 ICU Tokyo Example 18:07 Wrap Up And…

People in this episode

Hosts: Joey Stockermans, Take Kurosawa

Guest: Keita

Topics covered

• earthquake data
• akiya search tool
• property buying
• geospatial software
• Shindo intensity
• historical data

Keywords

• earthquake
• akiya
• Japan
• Shindo
• geospatial
• property
• real estate
• historical data
• filter
• mapping

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AkiyaMart, AkiyaMart Productions

Places: Yakushima, Tokyo, Japan

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