Construction workers came this morning to put in a new floor and sink unit in the kitchen. 15 minutes after they arrived, it looked like this (top left). Then 20 minutes later, like this (top right).
pictures 3 and 4 from day1.
Planet Kyoto Media
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gen says:
May 19, 2004
Wow, no insulation or anything between the floorboards and the ground? I know there are few basements in Japan (they have kura instead.) I suppose that is why kotatsu and heated carpets are so popular ;)
nils says:
May 19, 2004
I suppose if you didn’t live in a cheap-ass 1970′s-era townhouse there might be a chance of floor insulation.
Mike says:
May 19, 2004
How about a visual tour of your place? Few in the States have seen how compact and efficient Japanese living quarters can be.
nils says:
May 20, 2004
You may be confusing “cramped” and “efficient.”
I did have a virtual tour online but I took it down about 3 years ago on orders from the War Department. She didn’t like the idea of showing strangers around the house, and I understood her concern. Back in ’97 or ’98 I had a virtual tour of my little one-room apartment, back when you had to make an image map by hand, plotting out the hotspots and typing in their coordinates.