Why are Japanese dwellings so small?

1. The Japanese government has "height restrictions" on buildings in residential areas, and residential houses generally have only two or three floors.

2. Allow Japanese land to be "privatized". That land has been privately owned for generations.

Before World War II, Japanese houses were basically wooden houses with small yards.

During World War II, many Japanese houses were destroyed in the war. Besides, some of them are born old.

So many Japanese houses are built on the basis of the original small land.

So it occupies a small area and cannot be built too high.

The land itself is small.

Houses in Japan are generally small.

When calculating the area of a house in Japan, it is customary to use the quantifier "Shu". One is as big as tatami.

Tatami is a floor space for adults to lie upright.

The living area of Japanese (single) working class is generally 6-8 tatami.

The bottom of Japanese private houses is generally about 15 tatami.

Also, the "inheritance tax" in Japan is very high, and children have to pay taxes when they inherit their parents' property.

Of course, there are also 20 -30-storey high-rise apartments in Japan.

However, because the land of many houses in Japan is "privately owned", residents cannot be demolished without special reasons.

Therefore, the land used by the state to build large apartments is not so much.

In addition, Japan is a country with many earthquakes, so housing is generally dominated by small buildings with 2 or 3 floors.