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Genkan

Genkan (玄関) are traditional Japanese entryway areas for a house, apartment, or building, a combination of a porch and a doormat. It is usually located inside the building directly in front of the door. The primary function of genkan is for the removal of shoes before entering the main part of the house or building.

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Meiji period
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Design

Mud roomSentō
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Overview

JapaneseEntrywayHousePorchDoormat
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Genkan

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples5
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
Components1

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Genkan

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related to Design · 3
Genkan → In, Schools, The
related to External links · 2
Genkan → Japan, What

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house shoes getabako japan building inside door step one porch japanese usually floor front function place without across also traditional

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Genkanrelated to DesignThe0.60section
Genkanrelated to DesignSchools0.60section
Genkanrelated to DesignIn0.60section
Genkanrelated to External linksWhat0.60section
Genkanrelated to External linksJapan0.60section

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