This study reveals the floor plan trend in Fukui, Iwate, and Oita through the research of advertisements in the newspapers and magazines. Viewing 25 years’ trend in the main newspapers in 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, the trend from 2001 to 2007 including the town magazines was also researched. This mainly shows;
1. On the 1st floor, the traditional “DK+Tsuzukima” changed into “LDK+Washitsu”, and on the 2nd floor the Japanese and Western styles “Washitsu+Youshitsu” unified to “separated Yoshitsu”.
2. However, after 2004 the new trend “Passing through public room to the 2nd floor or bath and toilet” appeared.
