To all of those readers in the Northeast, Midwest, or any of the states currently buried in snow, bored out of your minds, and experiencing serious cabin fever, think about this: the walls in Heian homes were generally made of very thin screens, or paper, at least inside. That’s right – PAPER. Your house doesn’t seem so cold now, does it?
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I really did laugh at loud at this. Brilliant–and cold. At least my Japanese apartment has cement walls and a kerosene heater…
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Oh, I love this blog so much! I found it a little while ago and though ‘it seems quite dead,
‘ but then you updated!! 
ahaha
so true!
i’m happy to have stumbled into your blog!
LOVE IT!
I am so happy to find this blog! The Heian period is -in my opinion- the most fascinating in Japanese history, specially after reading ‘Genji Monogatari’.
*Please make the second G in Genji a J. Thanks! ^_^