The purpose of this study is to clarify the differences of the dwelling spirits on children's books between Japan and Europe & U.S. culture. First, (1) The concept of dwelling is different. In Europe and U.S. they think that the making a house is to look for the partner living with, on the contrary in Japan they think that the making a house is to make the space living with many friends. We have found other differences for following points : (2) View of a space, especialy private-space, (3) View of the communication with the neghborhood such as manners, (4) View of various life-styles, (5) Popularization of architectural technology and knowledge with DIY culture. (6) Their culture is reflected by detailed interior drawings and section drawings of apartment-houses.
