Hikari Estate

[Hikari Kazuya]

The Hikari estate is located on the border of the Setagaya district and Shibuya district, close to the bar/restaurant built and owned by Hikari Kane and managed by Hikari Kazuya, The Dragon Fang. Surrounding the entire perimeter of the estate and outdoor areas was a concrete brick wall. The top of the wall, ten feet from the ground, was covered in ceramic tiles and topped with jagged triangles of clear glass, like staggered rows of sharks' teeth, and passive pressure sensor cables embedded in the top of the walls. In the front there is a tree-lined walkway leading from the wooden gate with an intercom connected to the house to the inner solid concrete wall surrounding two houses. The Karate dojo Kane built is located in the front, and the interior is deceptively spacious despite its exterior proportions. Located behind the dojo was the house that Kane built, beside the house Kazunari built, with a large, spacious wind-swept ridge located behind the back inner wall. The house was decently sized and simple, at best, but surprisingly welcoming and relaxing.

Immediately entering the house, there is a genkan, or entryway. The kitchen, located to the left and in the same area as the living room, is well equipped with a stove, a narrow fish grill (broiler), and an electric refrigerator, and across from the kitchen, was a small wooden table with four cushions that he used for anything and everything, and a pair of sliding doors that opened up to a meditative area and a small enclosed Japanese garden in the back. Across from the entryway was the bathroom, the toilet located away and separate from the bathroom, at the far right end of the house.

Beside the bathroom, was a traditional Japanese styled room, or washitsu. It contained tatami flooring, shoji covering the window, fusuma separating it from the bathroom, an oshiire (closet) with two levels (for storing futon), and a wooden ceiling. Beside the room containing the toilet and a sink were stairs leading upstairs, where the bedrooms were located.

[Hikari Kazuya]

Kazuya's bedroom contained a futon consisting of a shikibuton (bottom mattress) and a kakebuton (thick quilted bedcover). Behind the futon is a small alcove decorated with flowers and a hanging scroll hand-painted by his father, and below the scroll, a large cushion, also known as Kuro's bed. Beside the sliding doorway leading into his room was his bookcase, which held all his books and Gundam models he built.

On the left side of his futon was a guitar stand that held his Fender Telecaster, while on the right side was a small closet, his jeans, t-shirts, hoodies, and several male kimono's, haori's, and hakama's hung inside, as well as a closet drawer, where he stored his other clothing and cologne. Across from his futon was a simple wooden desk with a comfortable wooden chair, which had, a couple reference books and dictionary, his laptop, and his Hewlett Packard desktop on top. On the left side of his desk was a small wooden table with two zabuton, one on each side. Behind the table was a pair of shoji doors, that led to a wooden meditative area.

Kaori's bedroom, though rather large in size for such a tiny infant, would eventually be turned into a real bedroom for when she was much older. The crib, hand-crafted and assembled by Kazuya, was pushed right up against the wall with a window set in it and the wall adjacent to it, and had a mattress with a white mattress cover and pillow and a thick, purple baby blanket on top. Across from the crib was a small closet, her kimonos and dresses hung inside, and a small white dresser beside the closet, where all her other clothing was stored.

[Hikari Kazuya]

Kyoko's bedroom appeared completely identical to her little brother's, containing a futon consisting of a shikibuton (bottom mattress) and a kakebuton (thick quilted bedcover). Behind the futon is a small alcove decorated with flowers and a hanging scroll hand-painted by her father, the only difference being the decorations adorning her room. Beside the sliding doorway leading into her room was her bookcase, which held all her books and a few of her flower arrangements.

Next to her futon was a small closet, her shirts, skirts, shorts, jackets, and several kimonos hung inside, as well as a closet drawer, where she stored her other clothing and perfume. Across from her futon was a simple wooden desk with a comfortable wooden chair, which had a drawer containing all her art supplies inside, a couple reference books and dictionary, her laptop, and her Hewlett Packard desktop on top. On the left side of her desk was a small wooden table with two zabuton, one on each side. Behind the table was a pair of shoji doors, that led to a wooden area with a comfortable back chair she used to sit, relax and draw in.