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A few hours from Tokyo Japan the Kobayashi family have a retreat that takes 'roughing it' to a whole new level. There are so many things I could mention about the whole space, from the climbing wall that leads to a rooftop tent, to the exposed wood walls, floor and ceiling. But to do so would be to forget this is a food focused blog and that the focus is really the wonderful texture laden kitchen:

First off, double decker wood burning stove anyone? Yes please! I have not seen one of these in a long time and certainly didn't expect one in a kitchen - its practical for warming the space, cooking, and lets face it, looking super kewl. Oh yes.

The raw exposed walls remind you of where you are. Yes this is a retreat but it's also a darn sight closer to camping than staying at a 4 star hotel, the wood also gives us the foundation layer of texture that is built upon for the space.

Galvinised tub sinks - part of the next layer of texture in this space, there are a lot of metallics in this kitchen, 

Overall very simple yet textured interior

Yes open shelves, wire baskets for storage, picnic table fashioned as a dining table and spotlights. That's right. Spotlights.