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1 | thejapaneseeye

December 10th, 2008 at 9:27 am

Is that last one a builidng? Amazing it looks like a wall, you next challenge would to find the shots inside these places, there was a show on Japanese TV last year where they went inside some of these places, the functional design was amazing

2 | brb

December 10th, 2008 at 11:13 pm

Frankly, it looks more like a thick wall with windows to me! The linked page says there’s a Chinese restaurant inside, although it really have trouble imagining how anyone could move inside that building (if it is one).

3 | Jason

December 11th, 2008 at 11:03 am

I think the real feat concerning these buildings is how they build them in such an insanely confined space!

4 | Yuki@chikaA

December 11th, 2008 at 10:15 pm

Thank you very very muchi!!
to watch my home page..

5 | brb

December 11th, 2008 at 10:59 pm

@ Jason: that’s true, but if the space is valuable they will find a way to build something there.

@ YukipchikA: hello! Thanks for leaving a comment. Is there really a Chinese restaurant in there?

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December 12th, 2008 at 1:30 am

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7 | zondron

December 12th, 2008 at 2:00 am

it looks as a triangle building, the picture perspective makes you believe that’s just a wall, it’s more than it meets the eyes to that picture

8 | Shallow Thinker » Think is In

December 12th, 2008 at 2:46 am

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9 | Yuki@chikA

December 12th, 2008 at 3:22 am

Yes!　this building 1 floor is chinese restrant.

10 | Thin Buildings And Houses In Japan

December 12th, 2008 at 5:00 am

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11 | fre3style

December 12th, 2008 at 10:05 am

wow! what a amazing building! and of course with a great idea…

12 | Paula

December 12th, 2008 at 1:13 pm

I would love to see the interior of these skinny buildings. I can’t imagine!

13 | beppu

December 12th, 2008 at 8:08 pm

I’m curious about how the rooms and hallways look.

14 | dmcd

December 13th, 2008 at 11:42 am

here’s one I saw in Ishikawa, I like how it jinks in the alley

15 | brb

December 13th, 2008 at 1:09 pm

@Paula and beppu: Pictures of the interiors should be fascinating as well, although I haven’t come across one.

@dmcd. Nice pic! I like how they come up with designs that fit these cramped places.

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/289/img2647hu9.jpg

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19 | Kelley O'Neill

December 15th, 2008 at 5:59 pm

wow, i thought Hawaii had small apartments, but this is crazy small in slim, i don’t really understand what the inside could look like, would love to se pictures inside as well.

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December 15th, 2008 at 6:32 pm

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21 | John Doe Hancock

December 15th, 2008 at 7:06 pm

No wonder Godzilla likes to attack Tokyo…it’s like playing domino’s!

22 | Marcel

December 15th, 2008 at 7:32 pm

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December 15th, 2008 at 8:04 pm

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24 | Kyle Fairchild

December 15th, 2008 at 8:49 pm

I’d be very interested in the functional interior design of these buildings. I live and work on the narrowboat, CEDAR, on the Grand Union Canal in west London. Narrowboats are 2 meters wide, designed to fit into narrow locks throughout the UK. I’m interested in redesigning the interior to make optimum use of my limited space.

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December 15th, 2008 at 8:55 pm

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26 | tabris

December 15th, 2008 at 9:01 pm

woa..i bet 80% of americans couldnt even walk into the buildings

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December 15th, 2008 at 9:15 pm

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28 | Joihn voight

December 15th, 2008 at 11:14 pm

Wow, those are some skinny buildings. Amazing!

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29 | tropicsnow

December 16th, 2008 at 12:09 am

It’s in Tokyo.

http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&q=%E7%89%9B%E8%BE%BC&sll=35.531328,139.696899&sspn=0.039395,0.048752&g=%E5%B7%9D%E5%B4%8E%E9%A7%85%EF%BC%88%E7%A5%9E%E5%A5%88%E5%B7%9D%EF%BC%89&ie=UTF8&ll=35.693624,139.724161&spn=0.001176,0.002543&z=19&iwloc=addr&layer=c&cbll=35.693123,139.724024&panoid=e2mQ5czUYsba6y6PPIKS_g&cbp=12,19.911133055360892,,0,-17.5

30 | andrew swim

December 16th, 2008 at 1:13 am

how can japnese possibly live in such a tiny space?
don’t they feel crowed?

31 | Andy Calloway

December 16th, 2008 at 5:57 am

How are these stable? Surely the footings must be massive?

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December 16th, 2008 at 8:10 am

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35 | Emil Wisch

December 16th, 2008 at 10:17 am

I’d like to see the inside of those…sheesh.

36 | Chuck Vindaloo

December 16th, 2008 at 5:18 pm

Here’s an interior shot:
http://gizmodo.com/photogallery/thinnesthouses/1005161424

37 | yamgnos

December 17th, 2008 at 3:56 pm

I have ever seen a small house like that in Vietnamese

38 | Thinnest Buildings in the World or Claustrophobic Structures ?

December 17th, 2008 at 9:55 pm

[...] Bouncing Red Ball made a selection of some of thinnest buildings in the world. All these houses are located in Japan, where land is so scarce. Now if you think you live in a tiny place just take a look at these really thin buildings and be thankful you don’t live or work inside one of these claustrophobic structures. I’m pretty sure that after you’ll take a look at these pictures you’ll feel a little better about your home. Personally I can’t even imagine how people could live in those small places. What do you think ? Could you live in a place so small like this ? [...]

39 | “Got Owned7?”

December 17th, 2008 at 11:29 pm

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40 | Maxstar

December 18th, 2008 at 10:24 am

Wow! Thin buildings only fit thin people - obese ppl need not apply. I guess you can’t be claustrophobic… and in countries where land is so scarce. They’re probably earthquake proof too.

41 | brb

December 19th, 2008 at 12:58 am

topicsnow, thanks for the Street View link!

42 | Le fin du fin « Muuuz - Blog Architecture, Tendances, Inspiration

December 19th, 2008 at 3:04 pm

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43 | Mine

December 19th, 2008 at 3:25 pm

I have been to one of these so called “Pencil Bldg” in Hamamatsucho, Tokyo. This one: http://flickr.com/photos/1987porsche944/368559977/ in the right side, the brownish one. There is a Eye Glasses shop in the grand floor, and chiropractic clinic in the 2nd floor. The wide of the building inside is about 2.5 meters, so you really can live there without big efforts if you keep your room tidy, you can’t have a king size bed though.

The white building standing on the left side is actually, so called “Capsule Hotel” It’s located in the right above Daimon crossing, near this area, you can go visit Pokemon Center, Zojoji Temple and Tokyo Tower.

http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?f=q&hl=ja&geocode=&q=%E5%A4%A7%E9%96%80%E3%80%80%E4%BA%A4%E5%B7%AE%E7%82%B9&sll=35.552089,139.579371&sspn=0.005848,0.012403&ie=UTF8&ll=35.657017,139.754634&spn=0.00292,0.006201&z=17

44 | Mine

December 19th, 2008 at 4:28 pm

This building is about… 10.5 tsubo, about 33 square meters and this building’s frontage was about… 3 meters and the depth was about 10 meters in my memory, so you could have a guess what it’s like. I do search recent real estate market info and found that the monthly rent for one floor in this building is 130,000 JPY (about 1,500US$/month), which is very cheap in such center of Tokyo.

I believe it’s not too small when you consider a petit hotel single room in some European big city, the room I had to pay 200 euro a night in central Lucerne, Switzerland, was actually much smaller than Daimon room

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December 19th, 2008 at 8:08 pm

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47 | naparman

December 20th, 2008 at 1:49 am

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48 | brb

December 20th, 2008 at 2:17 pm

Nice post, Mine! I like the view from the street!
I guess 130,000 for an apartment at this location is not too bad if you are creative and try to fit all your things in such a small place.

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December 24th, 2008 at 3:44 am

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51 | elen garcia

December 26th, 2008 at 6:39 pm

urghhhhh…..so thinny…..
thankgods coz malaysia not yet get this kind of houses…
HeHeHe…..

52 | kresna

December 27th, 2008 at 1:01 am

oh my god, it is house??????

53 | aryady

December 27th, 2008 at 5:19 pm

di negara gw mah ga akan ada yang kayak gituan….
hahahahaa…
soal nya lahan d negara gw aja masih berlimpah…
tapi ko masih banyak aja yang rebutan lahan yah..?? hehee
nice view…

54 | Des maisons Japonaises très minces | Stéphane Gillet

December 29th, 2008 at 4:03 pm

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55 | Vicki

December 30th, 2008 at 2:21 am

Wow, pretty impressive group of photos. That last one in particular is quite odd - I almost wonder what the point of building something there would be.

On an unrelated note, I’d really like to know what those red triangles on some of the windows mean. I noticed them all over the place when I was in Japan but couldn’t work out what they were for.

56 | brb

December 30th, 2008 at 1:04 pm

Hi Vicki, the red triangles on the windows indicate where fire rescuers could enter the building in case of emergency. Because of this, these windows has to be of a certain size or bigger and it is forbidden to place objects near these windows that might be an obstacle for rescuers entering the building or people who leave through these windows.

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December 31st, 2008 at 1:57 pm

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59 | andre bianco

December 31st, 2008 at 2:33 pm

pas de place alors petits edifices “gain de place” les archis sont innovants..

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January 8th, 2009 at 6:22 am

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January 14th, 2009 at 12:34 am

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65 | Hekko

January 14th, 2009 at 2:33 am

I just absolutley LOVE these crazy Japanese people !! :-)))))

Regards
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66 | Richard Taylor

January 16th, 2009 at 2:50 am

An another undesirable result of this geometry is in the heating and cooling. With so much outside surface area compared to the inside volume, there is a lot of heat loss/gain compared to more boxy construction.
Expect high energy usage and bills. Only would be green if green paint was applied.

67 | Richard Taylor

January 16th, 2009 at 2:52 am

One negative aspect to thin buildings is possible high energy costs. Since there is a high outside surface area compared to inside volume, higher heat loss / gain is likely.
Expect higher energy cost.

68 | Felipe Rocha

January 17th, 2009 at 11:10 am

Interessante essas fotos gostaria de saber, que
tipos de móvel são colocados dentro daqueles prédios
com largura de uma porta.

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78 | Erk

April 27th, 2009 at 1:42 am

Amazing, so narrow.

Can’t they just build a taller and wider building?? Is it really a space issue in tokyo or earthquake?

79 | Sandra

May 26th, 2009 at 2:01 am

@Erk
Japan has space issue since the population there is very big. In the tokyo the land owner trying to maximize their land by build taller tower because they dont have wide space to build more bigger tower.

Iam curious how can the thin tower can escape from the earthquake?

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81 | Yuki@chikA

June 16th, 2009 at 3:33 pm

My New Blog Address:
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Most Thin Building in Nagasaki.

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87 | koko

October 14th, 2009 at 12:08 pm

looks pefect~

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90 | slim

January 12th, 2010 at 7:49 am

Amazing, so narrow.