On top of that, these tiny houses are talked about in an american context, where cities and lifestyles are designed for the suburbs, cars and the fact you have

On top of that, these tiny houses are talked about in an american context, where cities and lifestyles are designed for the suburbs, cars and the fact you have so much space for storage. Cities like tokyo provide a lot of stuff within walking distance so you don't need to have it yourself, like gym equipment, close by groceries, a lot of good restaurants / bakeries and so on. Because you need to get into a car, go on a +10m drive, etc, everything is designed for the 'costco lifestyle', buying 20 packs of everything and recreating many of the services of the city within your own house, because otherwise it is too expensive and inconvenient to have them. If you want quality baking and meals too, you need to make it in your own house, because you probably surrounded by boring american chain stores otherwise.