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Feb 26 2008 15 Comments

Tokyo’s limited living space

Land in Tokyo is a much prized possession, and as such, people have to pay a pretty penny to purchase some. A situation that means even the most meagre amount of land is likely to be built upon, making monolith-like lodgings a must.

Tokyo apartment

Which, while small, do get some amount of sun,

Tokyo apartment

have a certain sense of style,

Tokyo apartment

and conveniently boast just enough space for a suitably sized car.

Tokyo apartment

(click images for bigger smaller building)

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  1. Paul says

    2/26/2008 at 6:02 pm

    It seems to get wider at the car-port end. Still, I wouldn’t fancy lugging a washing machine or a sofa in there.

    Is it where the inventor of plasma screens lives? You can see where I’m going with this, can’t you. I’ll get me coat.

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  2. Lee says

    2/26/2008 at 7:02 pm

    As long as it’s down one of those big and bulky down ones…

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  3. gleek says

    2/26/2008 at 10:42 pm

    i bet the inside of that place is super swanky.

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  4. Jonathan says

    2/27/2008 at 1:54 am

    Yea it has to be, probably a huge plasma mounted on one end, with arcades machines along the way to it. ( i think i could have exaggerated a bit much !! )

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  5. an englishman in osaka says

    2/27/2008 at 7:45 am

    Yes, it had to be a mini.

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  6. Neil Duckett says

    2/27/2008 at 10:37 am

    One just like it, a little wider and wedged shape went up at the end of my street.

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  7. Mark says

    2/29/2008 at 10:43 am

    I could live in that. I wouldn’t want to live in that my whole life, but I certainly could live in that for a few years. There’s probably enough space if you don’t have too many things.

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  8. Allan says

    3/2/2008 at 10:55 pm

    Neat architecture..

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  9. eric girold says

    11/3/2008 at 5:13 pm

    If you have a bad case of the runs and the toilets are on one side and the bedroom at the opposite, you repaint the corridor yellow, folks !

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  10. Alikka says

    11/17/2008 at 11:11 am

    Maybe, underground facilities?

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  11. RelakS says

    11/23/2008 at 10:19 pm

    Is there an address for this? I like to find it on the google maps, but the table on the last bage was not enough :S

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  12. RelakS says

    11/23/2008 at 10:48 pm

    Oops, I found it

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  13. Japanese words says

    3/1/2009 at 12:47 pm

    These buildings are really common in Tokyo. Especially on corners. The funny thing is that even though the actual living space isn’t that much, the prices don’t really drop.

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