Set on an oddly shaped, and extremely narrow plot commonly called a ‘Flagpole’ plot in Japan, Flagpole in Nakameguro tiny ...

Some newer houses around the country are barely wider than a common family car. From left, Takina Shimura and his parents, Tomoko Shimura and Yoshiki Shimura, in their compact house in Zushi, Japan, a ...

Set on a 31sqm plot of land in the central Bunkyo district of Tokyo, the uniquely shaped Love2 House belongs to Architect Takeshi Hosaka and his wife Megumi. Surrounded by 10 storey neighbouring ...

Today, AD joins architect Masato Igarashi of IGArchitects to see how he makes the most of his small Tokyo home. Tokyo has the highest population concentration in all of Japan, so large plots of land ...

TOKYO For example, one ultra small house sits on a petite 300-square-foot parcel of land. One space serves as the kitchen, living and dining room. It is the size of a walk-in closet. Space-saving ...

This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. A three-story house tucked into a mere one-meter gap between tall buildings. A flower shop shaped like a ...