Japanese homes have their distinct qualities and interesting patterns and designs.
Japanese homes are built simply by wood and their
interior decorations are done using natural things like woods, bamboos, grass made mats and carpets and lots of other things.
Japanese pattern of interior decoration is very popular among other cultures of the world because of their attractive simplicity.
Japanese houses have a long history in the way of their development. Previously there were two types of houses . One was built by digging columns inside the ground and making house on it. It was known as the pit-dwelling house. The other was built on elevated floors to beat the seasonal harms. After that traditional Japanese home were built in the middle of a decorated garden and this type of houses was called Shinden-zukuri. The famous patterns of houses popularized by the Samurais were called, Shoin-zukuri. But while these two types of houses were popular among the higher class people, the general people and farmers used to live in some differently built houses. Development of houses was continued in Meiji era also. At present Japanese homes are a combination of both Samurai design and modern designs.
The
design of traditional
Japanese houses center on one objective that is to beat the weather and make it as natural as possible. The main frame of the
house is built of wood and on an elevated platform. Kitchen and bathroom floors are generally wooden and the floors of living and bedroom are covered with a special kind of mat made out of grasses. This mat is called Tatami.
Japanese houses use very deep eaves that can protect the
house and its inmates from direct sun rays. The
interiors of
Japanese houses have their own style statements.
