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The custom of removing one's shoes before entering the house is believed to go back over one thousand years to the pre-historical era of elevated-floor structures. It has continued to the present, even after the
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2794:Home repair
2591:Belt course
2499:Hidden room
2428:Lumber room
2344:Antechamber
2335:Great house
2315:Wine cellar
2286:Root cellar
2239:Boiler room
2220:Crawl space
1891:Living room
1884:kitchenette
1869:Home cinema
1854:Family room
1849:Dining room
1839:Common room
1355:Furnishings
982:Roof styles
64:is for the
2838:Categories
2804:Tree house
2774:Front yard
2706:Sill plate
2654:Foundation
2596:Bressummer
2509:house plan
2478:Undercroft
2463:State room
2413:Great hall
2382:still room
2049:dumbwaiter
2034:Cubby-hole
1864:Great room
1834:Bonus room
1753:Residences
1694:rock (Zen)
1465:Partitions
1199:Approaches
710:Daibutsuyō
648:Ishi-no-ma
338:References
2728:Threshold
2611:Colonnade
2556:Townhouse
2494:Furniture
2398:Courtyard
2300:Safe room
2210:Cloakroom
2178:Technical
2168:Vestibule
2153:Staircase
2092:Inglenook
2065:Fireplace
2024:Breezeway
1896:Gynaeceum
1722:Wabi-sabi
1569:Ishigantō
1377:Emakimono
1312:Daidokoro
1305:Chashitsu
1286:Mihashira
1120:Onigawara
1100:Nakazonae
939:Main Hall
926:Hōkyōintō
828:Religious
790:Chashitsu
761:Model of
717:Ōbaku Zen
683:Sumiyoshi
630:Hiyoshi (
599:Religious
454:in Japan.
184:The same
2769:Driveway
2764:Backyard
2723:Skylight
2686:Plumbing
2681:Ornament
2676:Lighting
2586:Baluster
2574:elements
2546:Detached
2541:Terraced
2393:Orangery
2372:scullery
2349:Ballroom
2325:Workshop
2310:Wardrobe
2298: /
2265: /
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2200:Basement
2132:sleeping
2127:screened
2112:Overhang
2056:Entryway
2044:Elevator
1958:Bathroom
1913:man cave
1537:Tsuitate
1426:Mitamaya
1412:Kamidana
1398:Getabako
1370:Chabudai
1363:Butsudan
1345:Washitsu
1176:Tsumairi
1162:Tokonoma
1141:Tamagaki
1079:Katsuogi
1072:Katōmado
1002:Karahafu
912:Butsuden
903:Buddhist
738:Zenshūyō
724:Setchūyō
701:Buddhist
623:Hachiman
382:1 August
357:1 August
325:See also
291:getabako
282:getabako
234:mud room
216:getabako
214:without
194:getabako
141:slippers
44:entryway
41:Japanese
2757:Related
2733:Transom
2625:Cornice
2615:Portico
2606:Chimney
2601:Ceiling
2433:Parlour
2418:Library
2377:spicery
2367:saucery
2362:buttery
2205:Carport
2187:storage
2182:utility
2163:Veranda
2158:Terrace
2087:Hallway
2019:Balcony
1998:Nursery
1993:Cabinet
1988:Boudoir
1970:Bedroom
1942:Sunroom
1874:Kitchen
1763:Temples
1758:Shrines
1748:Castles
1692: (
1576:Komainu
1562:Giboshi
1519: (
1509:Shitomi
1488:Jinmaku
1447:Zabuton
1433:Oshiire
1419:Kotatsu
1339:Toilets
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1238:Nijūmon
1224:Karamon
1051:Hisashi
1009:Mokoshi
995:Irimoya
804:Machiya
777:Secular
676:Shinmei
662:Kibitsu
641:Irimoya
616:Azekura
575:Shinden
549:Hirairi
521:Azekura
513:Secular
298:History
126:uwabaki
66:removal
56:doormat
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2779:Garden
2748:Window
2691:Quoins
2669:Portal
2620:Column
2536:Duplex
2514:styles
2473:Turret
2305:Studio
2281:Pantry
2254:Larder
2244:Garage
2215:Closet
2149:Stairs
2107:Loggia
2070:hearth
2060:Genkan
2014:Atrium
2007:Spaces
1976:closet
1963:toilet
1932:Shrine
1908:Andron
1859:Garret
1708:Ryokan
1701:Kumiko
1530:Sudare
1481:Fusuma
1405:Kamado
1319:Mizuya
1266:Sanmon
1245:Niōmon
1210:Genkan
1155:Tenshu
1148:Tatami
1107:Namako
1086:Kuruwa
1044:Engawa
989:Hidden
964:Tahōtō
944:Pagoda
866:Honden
859:Hokora
852:Heiden
845:Haiden
836:Shinto
818:Yagura
784:Castle
690:Taisha
669:Nagare
655:Kasuga
607:Shinto
589:Sukiya
561:Jutaku
542:Giyōfū
535:Gassho
506:Styles
460:GENKAN
451:genkan
444:Genkan
408:genkan
331:Engawa
309:genkan
246:genkan
239:Genkan
229:Genkan
223:Design
212:genkan
187:genkan
165:Genkan
148:Genkan
115:tataki
101:genkan
95:step.
92:genkan
78:genkan
61:genkan
54:and a
24:Genkan
2854:Rooms
2738:Vault
2711:Style
2659:Gable
2649:Floor
2629:Eaves
2519:types
2504:House
2487:Other
2458:Solar
2438:Sauna
2337:areas
2276:floor
2195:Attic
2122:Porch
2117:Patio
2097:Lanai
2077:Foyer
1937:Study
1901:harem
1818:house
1814:Rooms
1715:Sentō
1624:Shaku
1522:washi
1516:Shōji
1502:Noren
1495:Kichō
1474:Byōbu
1440:Tansu
1391:Futon
1333:Shoin
1326:Nando
1297:Rooms
1280:Torii
1273:Sōmon
1259:Sandō
1252:Rōmon
1217:Kairō
1196:Gates
1183:Shibi
1169:Tokyō
1134:Sōrin
1127:Ranma
1065:Irori
1032:Chigi
957:Shōrō
933:Kyōzō
892:Torii
873:Kofun
811:Minka
582:Shoin
568:Omoya
411:'
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264:sentō
170:Japan
104:floor
87:porch
70:shoes
52:porch
48:house
2799:Shed
2784:Home
2743:Wall
2716:list
2696:Roof
2664:Gate
2639:Door
2634:Dome
2581:Arch
2185:and
2139:Ramp
2102:Loft
2082:Hall
2039:Deck
1729:Yabo
1610:Koku
1583:Tōrō
1454:Zafu
1384:Furo
1109:wall
1093:Moya
797:Kura
731:Wayō
528:Buke
384:2014
359:2014
2644:Ell
1844:Den
1684:Iki
1631:Sun
1603:Ken
1231:Mon
632:Hie
275:下駄箱
134:上履き
109:三和土
68:of
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367:^
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