What are Japanese apartments called?
What are Japanese apartments called? Age of building: Old buildings with small apartments are called apato ("apartment"), while modern buildings with larger apartments are refered to as manshon ("mansion"). What are the big Japanese houses called? minka The interior of a minka was generally divided into two sections: a floor of compacted earth, called a doma (土間) (the precursor to a Genkan) and a raised floor (generally around 20 inches (50 cm) above the level of the doma), called a hiroma (広間), and, in larger, richer houses, an area or set of rooms covered in tatami ... What is the...