A London house extension with a sunken, Japanese-style bath recently won this year's Don't Move, Improve! competition, so we've picked the best 10 interiors from our Pinterest boards that borrow styles from Japanese homes.

Clay House, UK, by Simon Astridge
Architect Simon Astridge layered the walls of this London apartment with rough clay to give it an unfinished appearance typical of Japanese homes, and added a bathing area with tatami matting.
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Sunken Bath Studio, UK, by Studio 304
A glazed bathroom featuring a sunken bath with garden views was added to this London flat by Studio 304, who wanted to create a space for Japanese ritual bathing.
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Southern Sunshine Home, Taiwan, by HAO Design This family home in Taiwan features an entrance that references old Japanese structures, allowing residents to sit and enjoy expansive garden views. The original entrance has been converted into a raised washitsu room.
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Weekend House, Belgium, by GAFPA
This Japanese-inspired weekend retreat designed by GAFPA for a woodland site in northern Belgium features a slender spiral staircase and inexpensive plywood walls.
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Cross Stitch House, Australia, by FMD Architects
Slender lengths of timber stitch together this narrow Melbourne house and its garden extension, leading one reader to comment that "even the Japanese"...