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Pre-handover cleaning modern bathroom Japan
Building a Custom Home in Japan , Insights

Araiya-san: The Specialist Cleaners Who Prepare Japanese Homes for Handover

Author : Mark Smith

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Contemporary home exterior metal roof Japan
Building a Custom Home in Japan , Insights

Gutters Trend

Author : Mark Smith

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Insights , Reform & Renovation

Renovating a 2×4 House in Japan — Structural Limits

Author : Mark Smith

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Insights , Investment Strategy & Consulting , Reform & Renovation

Engineering Success in Kawanishi: Japan Property Remediation

Author : Mark Smith

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Interior of a high-grade 70-year-old Japanese kominka reflecting wealthy original ownership — layered tatami rooms, folding screens, and quality traditional fittings
Insights , Kominka & Heritage Properties

The Difference Between Kominka, Minka, and Akiya

Author : Mark Smith

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Weathered two-storey kominka exterior in a Japanese fishing village showing original tile roof and aged timber facade
Insights , Kominka & Heritage Properties

Restoring a 100-Year-Old Kominka

Author : Mark Smith

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Builder and architect conducting pre-design site inspection of overgrown land parcel at Vista Wellmina Villa, Awajishima
Building a Custom Home in Japan , Insights , Project

Awaji Island Project

Author : Mark Smith

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Salvaged kominka timber logs stockpiled on site following demolition — reclaimed structural timber for sustainable minka restoration and rebuild
Insights , Kominka & Heritage Properties

Sustainable Minka Architecture: Traditional Timber Homes

Author : Mark Smith

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