2 brothers
How have they been affected?
Tsunami
What are their needs and vulnerabilities?
One younger brother, 12 years old
One older brother, 18 years old
Height, age disadvantage and limited cooking skill
Are they in an urban or rural location?
Urban
What housing existed before the natural disaster?
4 bedroom residential house in the Kesennuma City
Before and after the disaster
How did it deal with the division of spaces, privacy, security,
climate control?
It was a confined space with good privacy and security and was well insulated to the cold climate in Japan.
What are the climatic conditions? Cold climate? Warm, humid climate? Hot, dry climate?
Cold Climate, susceptible to earthquakes
Do those displaced dwellers have cultural or religious traditions which influence their apparel, day to day activities, or
social interactions?
- Shinto, meaning "the way of the gods", is Japan's indigenous religion and is practiced by about 83% of the population.
- A shrine is a building built in which to house the kami, with a separation from the "ordinary" world through sacred space with defined features based on the age and lineage of the shrine. The kamidana is a home shrine (placed on a wall in the home) that is a "kami residence" that acts as a substitute for a large shrine on a daily basis. In each case the object of worship is considered a sacred space inside which the kami spirit actually dwells, being treated with the utmost respect and deference.
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