Research on the Countermeasure of Housing for the Elderly in the Aging Background of Japan — A Case Study on Typical Welfare Facilities of Kitakyushu City in Japan

After the war, with the economy recovered, the changing of population structure in Japan is immense. Because of the low birth rate and the average age of old people continually augment, Japan soon had entered into the aging society period. Aging speed is faster than most of the European countries. And Japanese society had influenced by the arises problems, especially the housing problem. The functional performance of building needs to consider more about old peoples’ safety, comfort and convenience. And also should consider about their psychological problem. In this paper, first I’m going to present an overview of the Japanese people's living problems under the aging society. And then I will describe some case studies of housing for elderly now in Kitakyushu City of Japan, including the countermeasure about planning details, caring system and the relevant policies.