Sonke siyazi ukuthi eJapan isimo sezindlu siyingozi kakhulu ngomqondo wokuthi umhlaba uyadingeka ukuze kwakhiwe izakhiwo nezindlu eziningi. Amafulethi okuqasha asabiza, kepha ungahlala uwathola eshibhile.
Manje ku Tokyo, ingatholakala amafulethi amancane avela ku-3 square metres. Lesi yisiphakamiso sikahulumeni sakamuva sokuthi "kulungiswe" inkinga yezindlu. Njengoba ukwazi ukubona esithombeni, lawa ngamakamelo amancane, anombhede ohlala endaweni engamamitha-skwele amathathu, osezingeni lesibili.
Ngaphansi kwalo kunetafula lekhompyutha nelokulenga izingubo. Vele, izindlu zangasese ziyabiwa kulesi sakhiwo. Lezi zinhlobo zokuqasha ikakhulukazi ezabafundi nezivakashi, futhi sezivele zithandwa kakhulu kuso sonke isiqhingi.