Minecraft: How to Build a Small, Japanese Style House
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Learn how to build a small, Minecraft Japanese style house that is compact with all of your basic necessities for survival. This house is two floors with the bedroom sitting on the 2nd floor.
This 5 x 7 house comes equipped with a bed, armor stand, sufficient storage, crafting table, furnace, smoker, eating area, and simple landscaping.
Before we get into the tutorial, please make sure you download our Material Checklist right above so that you can have it on hand to help keep track of the materials while you collect resources.
Minecraft: How to Build a Small, Japanese Style House (Step-by-Step) Tutorial
STEP 1. Layout Dimensions
With a stone building block, copy the layout provided above.
STEP 2. Flooring
STEP 3. Complete the Foundation
Complete the foundation by wrapping the stone blocks with stone stairs all around.
STEP 4. Build the Walls
In the front and back of the house (from left to right), build 3 blocks up, then 5 blocks up, then 6 blocks up, then 5 blocks up, then 3 blocks up with bone blocks.
For both sides of the house, build 3 blocks up with bone blocks.
This is what you should end up with once the walls are fully built out.
If you want to stay organized and keep track of all of your materials, download my free material checklist for this build by clicking the image above.
STEP 5. Build the roof
In the photo above, you’re going to create the start of the roof line for this Japanese style house with acacia stairs by copying the pattern above. Replace the polished granite with acacia planks and all of the placeholder stairs with acacia stairs.
This is what the start of your roof should look like so far.
Using dark prismarine stairs, follow the acacia stair pattern all the way to the back of the house. Connect the acacia plank all the way to the back of the house as well.
This is what your finished roof should look like by now.
STEP 6. Add the Doors & Windows
The front (north-facing) of the house includes an acacia door. Punch 1 block for the 2nd floor window and place a jungle fence.
The back (south-facing) of the house has three windows; two on the 1st floor and one on the 2nd floor.
Punch 2 blocks for the 1st floor window and place light gray glass pane and acacia trapdoors.
Punch 1 block for the 2nd floor window and place a jungle fence.
Both sides of the house (west and east-facing) has two windows on the 1st floor.
Punch 2 blocks and place light gray glass pane and acacia trapdoors.
STEP 7. Landscaping Design
Create your pathway using a shovel. At the front and back of the house, place coarse dirt to prep for planting.
The front of the house has a composter with acacia leaves planted on top. Surrounding the composter is grass and azure bluet.
For lighting, place the lanterns on each bottom corner of the roof. For the top roof pitch, place an acacia fence with the lantern hanging from it.
The back of the house features peony and lily of the valley.
For lighting, place the lanterns on each bottom corner of the roof. For the top roof pitch, place an acacia fence with the lantern hanging from it.
STEP 8. Furnish the Interior
Fill the ceiling with oak slab on the top half of the 3rd block. Place a ladder in between the back two windows. To the left of the ladder, place a flower pot, dead bush, and jungle leaves.
Remove the oak planks at the front of the door and replace it with barrels for extra storage.
The left side features:
Dark Oak Stairs
Dark Oak Trapdoor
Item Frame w/ Cooked Cod
The right side features:
Crafting Table w/ Lantern on Top
Furnace w/ Item Frame w/ Sword
Cauldron with Water Bucket Inside
Tripwire Hook (to make it look like a faucet)
Smoker
Light Gray Carpet Down the Middle of the Room
When you go upstairs, facing towards the front of the house features:
Bookshelf
Sea Pickle
Flower Pot w/ Dead Bush
White Bed
Acacia Log
Lantern
Light Gray Carpet Surrounding the Bed
Facing the ladder features an armor stand on the left and chests for storage on the right.
Did you use this build in your survival world? Let me know! I’d love to hear from you.
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