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Notes for owners furnishing a home in Japan from abroad. Buying, delivery, care and the ideas behind the rooms.

How to furnish a Tokyo apartment you own while living overseas

What you can order from abroad, who signs for each delivery, and how makers and shops are paid directly.

In preparation
  • Earthquake-safe furnishing in Tokyo: anchoring, layout and what the fire department recommends In preparation
  • Humidity, mould and the empty apartment: caring for a Tokyo home you visit a few times a year In preparation
  • Japandi in a Tokyo apartment: what changes when the home is actually in Japan In preparation
  • Condo rules in Japan that affect furnishing and light renovation: a guide for foreign owners In preparation
  • Mingei in Tokyo: where to see, choose and buy Japanese folk craft for your home In preparation
  • Urushi lacquer at home: telling real urushi from synthetic, and how to care for it In preparation
  • Washi lighting: choosing, bulbs and care for Japanese paper lamps In preparation

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