- Make a house a home in Japan.
- Home Resources for International People in Japan
Japan Home Furniture Guide
Our comprehensive furniture and shopping guides, carefully curated for people living in Japan.
Japanese Design Inspiration
Traditional Japanese interior design, modern folk house conversions, and everything inbetween.
We're here to curate the best because you've got better things to do.
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Powered by passion
Good interior design doesn’t mean luxury items and expensive taste. It’s taking the time to be intentional.
As an interior designer, I worked on high-profile, award-winning projects in New York, LA, Germany, China, Russia and Canada.
Hitting burnout hard and confronting a conflict in values, I came to Japan to get back in touch with myself.
But I couldn’t help but adopt some of Japan’s akiyas. And from traditional materials to Japanese language, houses here are challenging!
I wanted to start this site as a way to show up for the international community. All across Japan, I want to help you make a space that supports you, no matter what your journey is. I’m on your team. I hope you find this site useful and you also stay in touch.
How it works
Get Inspired
Explore our curated inspiration galleries to help visualize your project direction. Get familiar with Japanese interiors. We're constantly expanding our resources.
Shop With Us
When you need to shop, use our English & international language online guides to find the furniture, building materials, and home items you are looking for, at no extra cost to you.
Settle in
You are in Japan to eat, meet, take trips, do projects... follow your dreams! Live well in Japan, and know you can return home to a well-planned home where you can re-charge properly.
Hand-selected Japanese house tours, before & after transformations, impressive conversions, and more.
Whether you are in a temporary English teacher apartment or restoring a historic kominka, we’ve found the best interior design projects in Japan to give you direction.
Kominka Home Reno
Historic preservation, gut-jobs, and everything inbetween. The best kominka reno images to kick-start your renovation dreams.
Folk House Conversions
Hotels, cafes, galleries, and more. The sky is the limit for kominka conversion projects, and we've compiled lots to get you inspired.
Traditional Japanese Interiors
Step into the authentic charm of Japanese living, where tea rooms, tatami, wabi-sabi, and shoji converge in a harmonious blend of elegance. All the best of traditional Japanese-style home interior design.
We’ve spent countless hours curating the best of online Japanese furniture, house resources, shopping and DIY so you don’t have to. We want to help you create a happier, healthier, hassle-free home abroad, at no extra cost to you.
Resource Directories
Where to Buy Sofas Online in Japan
A great assortment of budget and good quality couches, sofas and sectionals with shipping in Japan.
Second-Hand Gems: Best Online Vintage Furniture Stores in Japan
Retro, vintage, antique, and second-hand furniture store round-up with shipping in Japan.
The BIG List Of Furniture Stores in Japan (online, with shipping!)
We’ve scoured every corner of the internet to bring you great places to find furniture with shipping in Japan. The most comprehensive Japan furniture shopping list there is online!
Where to Buy Solid Wood Furniture in Japan
Beautiful solid wood and high-quality real wood veneer furniture, perfect for long-term residents.
Best Places to Buy Cheap Furniture Online in Japan
For those with a budget or looking for affordable, short-term furnishings.
8 Places to Buy Curtains Online in Japan
Take your pick: curtains for privacy, insulation, better sleep, and aesthetics.
14 Places to Buy a Bed Frame Online in Japan
There is no shame in opting for a western-style bed frame while living in Japan. Here’s a great round-up of where to find them!
Where to Buy High-Quality Houseplants & Greenery in Japan
Online resources for Japan on where to turn to green up your space.
More coming soon!
