[New post] Less than 3% of Kyoto’s machiya avoid demolition

Zoe Ward posted: " A recent attempt by Kyoto City to save its historic machiya townhouses has only resulted in 5 out of 170 properties avoiding demolition. Back in 2016, a survey found that as many as 800 traditional machiya townhouses in Kyoto were being demolished ea" JAPAN PROPERTY CENTRAL Less than 3% of Kyoto's machiya avoid demolition Zoe Ward Aug 1 A recent attempt by Kyoto City to save its historic machiya townhouses has only resulted in 5 out of 170 properties avoiding demolition. Back in 2016, a survey found that as many as 800 traditional machiya townhouses in Kyoto were being demolished each year. With an estimated 40,000 machiya in the city, they could vanish […] Read more of this post Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from JAPAN PROPERTY CENTRAL. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://japanpropertycentral.com/2022/08/less-than-3-of-kyotos-machiya-avoid-demolition/ Powered by Jetpack