The program "Jūnin Toiro ~Ie ni Aru Kazoku Katachi~" (MBS, Saturdays at 5pm, Kansai local broadcast, etc.), hosted by talent Mifune Mika and actor Taro Suruga, will feature a house built on a former monthly parking lot in Matsubara City, Osaka Prefecture, in its April 11th broadcast.
The residents are a family of four with two children. Five years ago, they built their new home on land inherited from the husband's grandfather. The house has floor-to-ceiling windows, a ceiling height of 6 meters, and an astonishingly spacious 50-tatami mat open-plan living space. Originally, it was a monthly parking lot with a roof and shutters that could accommodate seven cars, but they renovated it into a garden, leaving only the garage framework. They built the house on what used to be the pathway leading to the garage.
The garden and house are each divided into seven spaces, with the kitchen offering a panoramic view of the entire house leading to the dining room, entrance hall, and living room. Although the entire house is on one floor, the use of different flooring materials in each area divides it into seven distinct spaces.
The rooms are connected to the garden in front of them; the dining kitchen is linked to the garden where you can enjoy barbecues, and the Japanese-style room with Ryukyu tatami mats is linked to a Japanese garden designed to resemble a courtyard garden. Currently, there is only one private room in the house, on the second floor, but they are considering adding a children's room in a corner of the garden in the future.
"Jūnin Toiro" is a program that visits homes across Japan and introduces the unique features and charms of the homes of their inhabitants. After the broadcast, it is available for streaming on TVer for one week.
