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These Cute Retirement Homes Are Melting People’s Hearts

In Japan’s eastern Shizuoka prefecture, there is a cluster of retirement homes that attracts the attention of any passerby who sees it. Called the Jikka, the tepee-shaped structures have been designed as retirement homes for two women in their 60s — Sachiko Fujioka and Nobuko Suma. The retirement homes were designed by Nobuko’s architect son ...

Raven Montmorency

The Jikka retirement homes.