Abstract
This paper aims to clarify the spatial composition and evolution of traditional Japanese dwellings, or minka, in Chiba Prefecture from the early Modern Age to the postwar years. Focusing on the reintegration of horizontal and vertical dimensions, the spatial analysis of minka includes both the analysis of functional diagram of five basic activities - living(L), receiving(R), sleeping(S), dining(D), and cooking(K)- and the analysis of sectional development of the minka's lived space. Divided into the “old” tradition, the “transitional” tradition, and the “old and new” tradition, a small set of care studies from Chiba Prefecture offers a profound understanding of the socio-cultural context of the mainstream everyday life Japanese dwellings and the content of the minka's lived space in each evolution process.
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