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Re:If you sell a house these days, the buyer might be a pens... by CapricornNoble on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @07:29PM (#27454753)
>>>Some prefectures are nearing 20% vacancy rates, but they're places like… well basically all of Shikoku which is largely mountainous and rural, and has been bleeding population at a rate of 5%/decade since 2000.

That's crazy to me, Tokushima in Shikoku was on my short list of "ideal relocation spots". With just a few hours of scenic driving, you can be in Kochi, Takamatsu, Matsuyama, Okayama, or Wakayama. All with populations of 300,000-700,000 (so decent mid-tier cities). So you could easily geographically distribute 4-5 girlfriends across those towns and combine them with some awesome driving experiences in-between.

Osaka and Kobe aren't much further if you really want a big-city party nightlife occasionally too.

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Re:If you sell a house these days, the buyer might be a pens... by abeppu on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @08:31PM (#27455278)
> So you could easily geographically distribute 4-5 girlfriends across those towns

This comment took an unexpected turn. Why can you not have girlfriends in the same town?

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Re:If you sell a house these days, the buyer might be a pens... by CapricornNoble on Thursday June 10, 2021 @01:02AM (#27456842)
You'd be surprised at how easily they can run into each other, or have overlapping social circles. It's a drama risk. Different cities that are hours apart is a "good enough" risk mitigation compromise short of dating women in different countries and flying them (or yourself) around regularly.
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Re:If you sell a house these days, the buyer might be a pens... by lmm on Wednesday June 09, 2021 @08:42PM (#27455369)
The parts of Shikoku that are right next to bridges to not-Shikoku are doing alright. But even then, it's hard to make a case for Tokushima over an equivalent place across the water (I guess Himeji?).
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