Scaled-Back Ambitions
The downsizing of Japan’s ambitions can be seen on the streets of Tokyo, where concrete “microhouses” have become popular among younger Japanese who cannot afford even the famously cramped housing of their parents, or lack the job security to take out a traditional multidecade loan.
These matchbox-size homes stand on plots of land barely large enough to park a sport utility vehicle, yet have three stories of closet-size bedrooms, suitcase-size closets and a tiny kitchen that properly belongs on a submarine.
“This is how to own a house even when you are uneasy about the future,” said Kimiyo Kondo, general manager at Zaus, a Tokyo-based company that builds microhouses.
小さな家でも、住めば都＾＾
ReplyDelete現在の日本の雇用情勢から、銀行はお金をなかなか貸してくれません。家を建てることってすごいことかもしれません。家を建てることと、「幸せ」はイコールとは思いませんが・・・。