Japanese Home
How Many Mats Is the Room You Are Renting
A Japanese room is measured in mats, and mats differ by region. What one jo equals in square feet, and which mat layout is used only at funerals.
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Japanese Home
Reading 1LDK, Jo and the Move-In Bill
1LDK, twenty-five square meters, and a move-in bill of several months' rent. How Japanese listings describe a home, and what the shorthand hides.