This Glassy Getaway in the Mountains of Japan Is Not Your Typical Cabin

Architect Rei Mitsui drew inspiration from ancient structures to create a two-winged home with a sunken living area and a steeply pitched roofline.

It’s a late March afternoon, and the mountains of Japan are awakening to spring as Rob Tull dozes in his living room. The soft-spoken Englishman hails from a small town on Great Britain’s southern coast, and after living abroad for nearly three decades, he has finally found a place to put down permanent roots with his wife, Junko, who is originally from Okayama.

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Terin Jackson
Terin Jackson is a writer and local travel expert based in Kyoto, Japan.

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