Discover the Japanese Home

Several years ago, Europeans regarded Japanese houses as “rabbit cages” because unlike Western structures where houses are built in at least a 100 square meter perimeter, a typical Japanese dwelling place hardly make up 40 square meters.  Yet, in spite of all that space or lack thereof, the Japanese seem to be very comfortable living in it. An average Japanese family has about 3 to 4 people per household, living under the 40 square meter space. However, interestingly, they still manage to live contentedly in their homes. Much of this has to do with geography, culture and ethnology.  To explore Japanese home is to educate one’s self on the Japanese lifestyle, where one will not only appreciate its irregularity, but also come to understand the culture in a deeper way.These days however, traditional Japanese house structures and those patterned in Western style, subsist side by side in Japan. On one side, you will find houses with traditional structures of wood and wooden pillars. But as a town develops and population grows, apartment complex, by way of Western influence, have the Japanese also adapting and embracing Western Architecture.