SHIN KIMURA KE
Tech-powered living in a 50-year-old Tokyo danchi.
Let the house, robots, and gadgets handle the chores — so the family gets more time together.
I only write about stuff I’ve actually used myself: what I learned and how it felt.
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Who we are
We rebuilt a unit in a 50-year-old Tokyo danchi (a public apartment complex) with IoT, so the house does most of the chores. It’s us, our family, and Tempo the cat. Since 2016, I — Hidenori Kimura, tech writer and part-time house-husband — have been writing about gadgets and everyday life here.
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