These Elderly Japanese Women Will Make You Question Everything You Thought You Knew About Retirement Homes

Japan Lifestyle
by Cathy Brown Sep 11, 2016

Check out this incredible multi-home teepee structure called “Jikka” designed by Tokyo-based architect Issei Suma. It’s in a rural, mountainous region of Japan known as Shizuoka Prefecture. It was designed to house a pair of elderly ladies whose idea of ‘retirement home’ is far from traditional.

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They live on site with their caretakers, sharing the living space, work space and kitchen, all arranged in a square formation. In the center of the complex, there’s a spiral-shaped pool which is easily accessible for wheelchair users.

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These ladies make the retirement years look really good.

H/T: So bad so good.

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