He placed a red house, similar to the Moonhouse, near the top of Stockholm's globe-esque Avicii Arena in 2009, and has been looking to replicate the work on the Moon for a number of years.

The couple applied for a startup business visa, which allows foreigners to move to Japan to start a small business. advertisement Now, they're renting it out on Airbnb for $130 a night.

Lawrence Covian, 53, and his wife moved to Japan from the US in 2017. They bought an abandoned house, or akiya, in the countryside for 5 million Japanese yen, or about $35,000.

Deborah and Jason Brawn bought an abandoned house in rural Japan for about $23,000 in 2023. The Australian couple plan to restore the property in the coming years as they transition into retirement.

We purchased the property for $9,292 — $7,500 for the house itself, $1,500 in transaction fees, a $212 one-time real estate acquisition tax and an $80 annual property tax.