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Startup Visa: New 2025 Changes (Coming Soon)

January 21, 2025January 21, 2025

Since we started documenting our journey to Japan online, we have received lots and lots of questions from y’all about…

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Japan Data: First Year of Benton Guesthouse

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024

Well friends, time is flying by! It’s hard to believe it’s already been one year since we opened the doors…

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Current Update & Next Steps

September 13, 2024September 13, 2024

Let’s catch up! We recently took the time to film a longer conversation-style video, discussing where we are at this…

Evan & Dani Benton

We're re-planting our roots on Ōmishima island, in rural Japan. It's been a very long journey to get here: we left our urban farm in New Orleans, Louisiana (2016-21), then found ourselves traveling and house-sitting all throughout Mexico (2021-23). Now we've received a Startup Business visa, and are working every day to renovate two former "akiya" abandoned houses into our home and guesthouse, while building our honey bee business, homestead, and family. Let's connect!