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Having lived in Japan for a few years I don't think their typical housing construction is a good model to follow for other countries. To begin with houses in J
by sunstone 6y ago
Having lived in Japan for a few years I don't think their typical housing construction is a good model to follow for other countries. To begin with houses in Japan are usually not built to last because typhoons, earthquakes, fires and mud slides have historically destroyed them in the course of a few decades.
Japanese homes have very few windows and those they have are for light rather than looking out. Japanese are very conscious of their privacy and are not comfortable with windows that others can see into their homes. Waterfront property with windows is not in demand at all.
My experience of new housing is was that it uses primarily whole wood that is visible in the finished structure rather than engineered wood or framing that would be covered with plaster or gyp rock and paint in the finished home.
Japanese homes are often drafty which is ok because they are not heated through out but usually have a kotatsu to heat the occupants locally. This works well enough for heat in winter but not as well with air conditioning in summer which are a killer in most cities.
Most houses have dark gray or dark brown exteriors but one in a thousand will be bright yellow. What's with that?
- pezezin 6y agoI'm currently living in Aomori prefecture, and I agree with you, Japanese housing is horrible. > Most houses have dark gray or dark brown exteriors but one in a thousand will be bright yellow. What's with that? This is so really depressing. Here in the north most days are cloudy, even in summer, so in addition to the lack of light and the sky being gray, the land is also gray. I have even seen black houses, what's wrong with them.
- DyslexicAtheist 6y ago> To begin with houses in Japan are usually not built to last because typhoons, earthquakes, fires and mud slides have historically destroyed them in the course of a few decades. other reasons that resale homes are not very good business in Japan: - Japanese believe it's not clean to buy a home others lived in before, they obsess over ultra-modern brand-new places the same way Apple fans like their newest gadget. - houses fully depreciate in 2-3 decades - ghosts (this is not a joke. it includes the believe that the house isn't just an object but has a "soul" (this believe extends to cars and other inanimate objects)) See also https://holdblog.com/resale-homes-are-not-a-good-business-in-japan/ https://holdblog.com/resale-homes-are-not-a-good-business-in...