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Q. How big are Japanese homes?
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On average, dwellings in Japan have 92.49 square meters (about 995 square feet) of floor space per household. The average for homeowners is 121.67 square meters (about 1,308 square feet), and that for renters is 45.59 square meters (about 490 square feet).
By number of rooms, the average for all households is 4.73. On average, homeowners have 5.91 rooms, and renters have 2.84.
Six out of 10 Japanese live in single-family houses. The rest live in apartments and other multi-unit buildings.
One survey says that 80% of families with children have at least one room for the kids, and about 50% provide one room for each child. The average size of a kid's room is 10 square meters (around 108 square feet).
Photos courtesy of Tokyo Metropolitan Government.