Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than You Think

Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by throwaway2037 on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @12:47PM (#33423726)

You wrote: <<Japan in fact penalizes central heating>>

I belive it. Japan housing is so inefficient for a wealthly / highly industriaslied country: It is bizarre!

I tried to Google about this topic, but I did not find anything. Can you provide a hint about your source?

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Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by namdnay on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @03:40PM (#33426399)

what do you mean by inefficient? japanese houses are remarkably energy-efficient for their climate. they are very breezy, which cuts down on AC use in the summer, and in winter you heat specific objects instead of the entire house

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Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by seanmcdirmid on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @04:06PM (#33426754)

That really isn't true. A lot of older housing in Japan has really bad insulation, you are basically stuck with a kotatsu in the winter not by choice.

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Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by ricktdotorg on Tuesday November 01, 2022 @07:00PM (#33428930)

i took GP's comment of "heating specific objects" to mean an object like a kotatsu.

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Re:Housing in Tokyo Is Far Cheaper and More Spacious Than Yo... by namdnay on Friday November 04, 2022 @08:15AM (#33465319)

That’s on purpose, to avoid mold in the summer. And heating a kotatsu and a bed instead of an entire house is way more energy efficient

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