The same survey two years ago saw just 23 per cent of respondents saying they hoped one day to move to rural Japan. Photo: Getty Images
1 in 2 urban Japanese want to retire in the countryside, government poll reveals
- More than half of the 10,000 respondents said ‘the rich natural environment’ appealed, while others wanted to go back to where their families were from
- Rural Japan has seen a decades-long exodus of people to cities. Some towns are trying to lure people back to the simple life with cash and even cows
The same survey two years ago saw just 23 per cent of respondents saying they hoped one day to move to rural Japan. Photo: Getty Images