"The structure, designed by famed architect Kisho Kurokawa (1934-2007), consists of 4 capsular units: 2 bedrooms, a kitchen and a tea ceremony room"
"It is a “sister” building of Kurokawa’s iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower"
"Kurokawa used [it] as a villa residence. His son, Mikio, started offering it for private lodging in May" (30 Aug 2022)
https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14695290
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‘Sister’ of Ginza’s Capsule Tower is alive and well in Nagano woods | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

MIYOTA, Nagano Prefecture--A designer building with protruding round windows juts out of a steep sidehill amid a forest in an area of villa residences here.

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