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Downsized dwellings: Inside Tokyo's tiny living spaces
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JAB
Apr 24, 2019, 1:44:17 AM4/24/19
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Downsized dwellings: Inside Tokyo's tiny living spaces
Twenty-five-year-old Sotaro Ito lives in a 9.46-square-meter (102
square feet) apartment with a loft in the capital’s retro-hip Koenji
district.
His apartment looks more like an office cubicle, with a desk and
computer chair dominating a third of the room. A reading pillow is
propped up against one of the walls, but there isn’t enough space for
him to stretch out his body. A clothesline rope stretches between two
wall sconces for him to dry his laundry, and his kitchen is equipped
with a small sink and a single induction cooktop.
What his room lacks in space, however, is made up for in height. The
ceiling of the apartment is 3.6 meters high and three windows have
been built into the exterior wall, letting in plenty of light. A white
ladder takes Ito up to a 4.5-square-meter loft that’s 1.4 meters high
- tall enough for him to sit upright. And unlike many single-person
apartments with so-called "unit baths" that combine a toilet and
bathtub, Ito’s crib has separate rooms for a shower and high-tech
bidet toilet.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2019/04/20/lifestyle/tokyos-tiny-living-spaces/
Twenty-five-year-old Sotaro Ito lives in a 9.46-square-meter (102
square feet) apartment with a loft in the capital’s retro-hip Koenji
district.
His apartment looks more like an office cubicle, with a desk and
computer chair dominating a third of the room. A reading pillow is
propped up against one of the walls, but there isn’t enough space for
him to stretch out his body. A clothesline rope stretches between two
wall sconces for him to dry his laundry, and his kitchen is equipped
with a small sink and a single induction cooktop.
What his room lacks in space, however, is made up for in height. The
ceiling of the apartment is 3.6 meters high and three windows have
been built into the exterior wall, letting in plenty of light. A white
ladder takes Ito up to a 4.5-square-meter loft that’s 1.4 meters high
- tall enough for him to sit upright. And unlike many single-person
apartments with so-called "unit baths" that combine a toilet and
bathtub, Ito’s crib has separate rooms for a shower and high-tech
bidet toilet.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2019/04/20/lifestyle/tokyos-tiny-living-spaces/
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