InJaponica PublicationbyOfficeKanon·1d agoLiving With Natural Disasters in JapanSurviving 40 hours without power during Hokkaido’s 2018 blackout. Preparing for the next natural disaster.A response icon2
houhua in Japan·1d agoMay Cherry Blossoms in Hakodate, Japan: A Walk Through GoryokakuA photo walk from early May 2019, and a reminder that northern Japan’s blossom season follows its own calendar. In early May 2019, I walked…
houhua in Japan·2d agoGoryokaku in Hakodate, Japan: Why a Star-Shaped Fort Was BuiltA walk through the nineteenth-century defenses, the Hakodate War, and the park that stands here today.
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Rarano·3d agoJapanese Houses Are Famously Cold. Hokkaido Houses Aren’t.In a snowy town in northern Japan, our 40-year-old house stays at 25°C all winter. Here is how an ordinary home does it.
