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RE: New Year's Cleaning :: Haiku of Japan #73
I don't think I've ever seen a set of drawers like that in the US before- most stairs are built into a structure, so some might have storage built into them. Have you seen one of these in use? Where to the stairs usually lead to? Or are they portable, and used like a stepping stool?
I have, in older houses and in some places in Kyoto. As to if they are portable or not, it depends. If they are being used as the house staircase to the second floor then no, they really can't be moved once placed. In some cases, however, they are used just as a normal chest of drawers, in which case they could be portable. So it depends.