This “mushroom house” built on a narrow staircase is allegedly to make owner avoid property tax

Andreas Kamasah 16:25 - 08 September 2020

Japanese “mushroom house” built on a narrow staircase is raising eyebrows

What do you guess could have made the owner of this house referred to as “mushroom house” build it on a narrow concrete staircase along the street?

Some people are making various speculations including a claim that he wanted to avoid paying property tax.

Photos of the strange house went viral on Japanese social media and leaving many people confused with some of them wondering what if an earthquake occurs.

Japanese “mushroom house” built on a narrow staircase is raising eyebrows

According to Odditycentral.com, the viral photos were originally posted by Japanese Twitter user Yuko Mohri, but have since been shared over 20,000 times on the popular social network alone.

なんか一本で建ってる pic.twitter.com/eXvkYnzME1
— Yuko Mohri 毛利悠子 (@mo_hrizm) September 1, 2020

It is reported to be a one-storey house perched on a very narrow concrete staircase, in Japan’s Jobanki Prefectural Road 294, Azumigawa Town, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture 520-1211, and it has been getting a lot of attention since its photos found their way onto social media.