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The area of homes that are advertised for sale or rental is commonly listed in the Japanese unit tsubo (坪), which is approximately the area of two tatami mats (3.3 m 2 or 36 sq ft). On diagrams of the house, individual room sizes are usually measured in tatami, as described above in the interior design section.
Yuki Akiyama, a professor from the faculty of architecture and urban design at Tokyo City University, said vacant houses have caused issues in the past, for example, after the 7.5 magnitude ...
Akiya (秋谷) is a Japanese surname. Akiya can also mean an abandoned, vacant house (空き家). Notable people with the surname include: Einosuke Akiya (秋谷 栄之助, born 1930), Japanese Buddhist leader; Karl Ichiro Akiya (1909–2002), Japanese-American activist, Communist, author, and internee
Gakushuin University 1 gou kan. Mejiro (目白) is a residential district of Toshima, Tokyo, Japan, centered at Mejiro Station of Yamanote Line.The district's name (literally "white eyes") is after Mejiro Fudō, which is one of the Goshiki Fudō.
In older houses, like the 17th century Yoshimura house, this separating zone was up to 2.5 m wide and servants apparently slept there. [26] The raised floor often included a built-in hearth, called an irori . Above the ash-filled hearth would hang a kettle suspended from the ceiling by an adjustable hearth hook made of wood, metal and bamboo.
The Tōmatsu house from Funairi-chō, Nagoya, is an example of a large machiya. Machiya façade in Kyoto Old fabric shop in Nara. Machiya (町屋/町家) are traditional wooden townhouses found throughout Japan and typified in the historical capital of Kyoto.
Tokyo Imperial Palace: Tokyo: Official Tokyo residence; used also as the private residence. Houses the Three Palace Sanctuaries and the Fukiage Ōmiya Palace, the residence of the late Dowager Empress Kōjun. Certain parts such as the East Gardens and the Kitanomaru Park are open to the public.
Tokyo has been the site of many skyscraper construction projects in recent years. Over the past decade, 16 buildings rising higher than 200 metres have been completed, of which 6 were completed since 2023. [2] A total of 60 buildings standing at least 150 metres in height have been completed in the prefecture since 2014. [2]