What are these boxes in Japanese yards? Saw these in many back yards in N. Japan on street view

by DardamusPrime

3 Comments

  1. Nandulal

    My uneducated guess is some sort of network equipment.

  2. stupid_cat_face

    I wondered the same. I think they are old hot water heaters… I’d like to know if anyone can enlighten us.

  3. Thundersalmon45

    Kerosene tanks for the hot water heaters and space heaters in the houses

    Many northern Japan houses use oil heaters and this is how it is stored.

    Often the homeowners have weekly or monthly deliveries where trucks will come by to top up the tanks.

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