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Size of houses in Japan

Japanese housing, used to be template square, built such a house is to be compatible with the local climatic conditions, it has the characteristics of earthquake resistance, wind resistance, moisture resistance. In modern times, this traditional Japanese-style housing gradually increased, and now there are basically 2, that is, a Western-style housing, a Japanese-style housing, roughly half of each, the former to the majority of cities, the latter to the majority of rural areas. In fact, as society continues to develop, more and more housing is being built in both traditional Japanese and Western styles due to a variety of factors.

Traditional Japanese-style housing, generally a single house, and the yard, kitchen, toilet, etc., into the interior must be slippers to keep clean. Therefore, the entrance to the house generally has a foyer, which is higher than the ground, and the humane hall slippers. The windows of the house are large for ventilation in the summer and warm sunlight in the winter. Barricade city is unique to Japanese-style housing. It is made of opaque paper on a wooden frame. It is used to separate rooms and corridors or as a sliding window or door, so it is no wonder that people often say that Japanese-style houses are made of wood and paper. Inside the room, there is a rice pudding. It is a straw mat made of straw, and the size varies from place to place, but it is generally 2 meters long. The Japanese-style room has many uses; during the day, a table is placed for eating, and at night you can sleep. However, nowadays, Japanese-style houses rarely sleep. Therefore. The area is not large, but very spacious.

Houses are very expensive, Tokyo has the most expensive house prices in the world, but people also have money and can afford to buy a house