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In Japan, home kitchens generally come in one of two styles:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
1. Sectional Kitchens (\u30bb\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30ca\u30eb\u30ad\u30c3\u30c1\u30f3)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The sink, prep counter, and cooktop are all separate, freestanding units that you line up together. Each piece can be replaced or moved on its own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. System Kitchens (\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u30ad\u30c3\u30c1\u30f3)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, everything \u2014 the sink, cooktop, and work surface \u2014 is connected along one continuous countertop. The design and height are consistent all the way across. From what I've seen, most newer kitchens in Japan go with this style.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n 1. Gas Cooktops (\u30ac\u30b9\u30b3\u30f3\u30ed)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n These run on either city gas or propane, depending on what's available in your area. The main advantage is being able to cook with an open flame \u2014 which really does matter for certain dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2. IH Cooktops (IH\u30b3\u30f3\u30ed)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n These use electricity and magnetic induction to heat your cookware \u2014 no flame involved. They're more energy-efficient than gas, easier to clean, and lower fire risk, which is probably why they've become so popular. The one thing to keep in mind is that you'll need IH-compatible pots and pans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n 3. Something Very Japanese \u2014 The Built-In Fish Grill (\u9b5a\u713c\u304d\u30b0\u30ea\u30eb)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This one is, I think, very uniquely Japanese. Almost every cooktop in Japan \u2014 gas or IH \u2014 comes with a built-in fish grill underneath the burners. It's just a standard feature here. And recently, some newer models are designed so you can use it almost like a Dutch oven, which is pretty handy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n New homes really do seem to be going all-electric these days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In Japan, home kitchens generally come in one of two styles: 1. Sectional Kitchens (\u30bb\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30ca\u30eb\u30ad\u30c3\u30c1\u30f3) The sink, prep counter, and cooktop are all separate, freestanding units that you line up together. Each piece can be replaced or moved on its own. 2. System Kitchens (\u30b7\u30b9\u30c6\u30e0\u30ad\u30c3\u30c1\u30f3) Here, everything \u2014 the sink, cooktop, and work surface \u2014 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Two Types of Japanese Kitchens \u2014 And the Cooktops That Go With Them - A Japanese Life","description":"In Japan, home kitchens generally come in one of two styles: 1. Sectional Kitchens (\u30bb\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30ca\u30eb\u30ad\u30c3\u30c1\u30f3) The sink, prep counter, and cooktop are all separate, freestandi"},"sns_share_botton_hide":"","vkExUnit_sns_title":"","_vk_print_noindex":"","sitemap_hide":"","_veu_custom_css":"","veu_display_promotion_alert":"","vkexunit_cta_each_option":"","_lightning_design_setting":[],"_slim_seo_primary_term_category":0,"_slim_seo_primary_term_post_tag":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-home-appliances"],"veu_head_title_object":{"title":"","add_site_title":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":355,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92\/revisions\/355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=92"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=92"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Sectional](\"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sectional-kitchen-1024x768.jpg\")
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\n\n\n\n![\"System](\"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/system-kitchen-and-IH-cooktop-1024x576.jpg\")
![\"System](\"https:\/\/en.bita-d.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/system-kitchen-and-gass-cooktop-1024x1024.jpg\")
And then there's the cooktop. Every kitchen has one, and in Japan they're basically one of two types:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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\n\n\n\nFor what it's worth, here's how things look across our own homes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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