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I smell ninja… (Kohga House)

Kōka is a region where Kōga-ryū, a school of ninjutsu, originated in 16th century

House in Komatsushima

Have we seen this before? No, this is actually a brand new house, which was just completed in January.

House in Tomiakicho

A house with a nice entry in a contemporary Osaka style

Lazy (and snowy) Friday ~ Links

~ DOTE HOUSE ~ Who: Akihito & Yukie Mukai What: Single family residence Where: Yawata City, Kyoto When: March 2009 How: Two-story wood frame construction Site Area: 2,235 squa

Cratered Stairs

This house with beautifully textured concrete stairs sits on a typical Tokyo flag lot. Take a look at the site plan below.

House on a Flag Lot

Flag lot divisions are quite common in a densely populated city in Japan

arca di noe

From the deep south of Japan

Lazy Friday ~ Links & More

~ HOUSE WITH A FLAG ~ Who: Sotaro Yamamoto / Atelier Sotaro Yamamoto What: Single family residence Where: Chūō-ku, Tokyo When: June 2009 How: Three-story reinforced concrete cons

Sandwich House

(Note: They don’t sell sandwiches here.)