There’s been a boom in outdoors living, camping as well as DIY cabins in Japan the past decade, and with these comes the all too familiar wood stove as part of

There’s been a boom in outdoors living, camping as well as DIY cabins in Japan the past decade, and with these comes the all too familiar wood stove as part of the imagery. Many professionals I’ve spoken to advise against the wood stove, because it complicates contruction, is a huge fire hazard in a neighbourhood of wooden houses and not really economical at heating a dwelling. But it looks cool (present imagery of American country side) so it sells.