Van Buren, Thomas B. (Thomas Brodhead), 1824-1889, United States. Department of State · Yokohama : Printed at the "Japan Gazette" office · leaf 40
ping, may be understood, itshould be explained that the rooms are covered withclean soft mats, upon which no boot or shoe evertreads. When meals are served, small tables, not morethan one foot high, are used, and the family sit on thefloor like tailors on their benches. When the meal isfinished the… … ■ [ 21 ] Thus, much of the room required by a laborer of ourWestern civilization is saved. A Japanese laborershouse with three rooms can be built for from 25 to 100yen. And the furniture, including matting and slidingpartitions, will not exceed 50 yen. The house, by reason of non-use by the people…
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