Micro Homes in Japan

BusinessWeek has a piece on micro-homes in Japan. Link via Core77.

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I live in New Zealand and get the NHK World channel which has a regular programme called Cool Japan. The most recent programme featured some micro homes and other buildings.

One house was owned by a young couple who looked pretty shibuya-kei in style. It was a thin building, but tall, and quite open inside.

There was also a cafe slotted into a small triangular space. It could accommodate about 3 or 4 customers.

07.03.21 6:31
Posted by Lex
Sounds like a very intimate cafe!

07.03.21 10:24
Posted by Jean Snow

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