Thin buildings–in Japan, where real estate is prohibitively expensive, there are lots of them. You’ve probably seen one of these: quaintly slender buildings sandwiched between two large ones; sharp, pointed corner structures hugging every available space. Even apartments in which (we assume) tenants aren’t allowed to get too fat are not an uncommon sight.
So if you’re bemoaning the cramped, crowded flat you’re holed up in somewhere in Tokyo, just be thankful you don’t live or work inside one these claustrophobic structures.
Osaka, photo by m.terada
Unknown location, photo by masacc
Tokyo, photo by gullevek
Unknown location, photo by jimgris
Osaka, photo by m.terada
Osaka, photo by SMurphy109
Unknown location, photo by n@o
Ebisu, Tokyo; photo by chipple
Tokyo, photo by tarawo
Osaka, photo by m.terada
Hamamatsucho, Tokyo; photo by Becca Dorstek
Tokyo, photo by whooba
Tokyo, photo by Marcel Feldmar
Tokyo, photo by aussi_ian
Hiroshima, photo by jedi.RC
Tokyo, photo by FoNgEtZ
Unknown location, photo by mckibillo
Akihabara, photo by ffg
Unknown location, photo by josefuteimu
Kyoto, photo by r0botluv
Roppongi, photo by VinceHuang
Tokyo, photo by Ian Muttoo
Shibuya, photo by colddayforpontooning
Tokyo, photo by mralistair
And…
Probably the thinnest there is: this wall-like structure in Nagasaki. There are more photos of this building at Yuki@chikA World, including a map where you can appreciate just how thin it is.
Nagasaki, photo by Sergio in Nagasaki
Source : http://www.bouncingredball.com/2008/12/10/20-really-thin-buildings-and-houses-in-japan/
