Do people in Asia (like China and Japan etc.) have cottages?

Question

Do they commute to a lake every weekend in the summer? Go water skiiing, swimming, boating, etc? Do some asians own fast power boats and sea doos and cigerette boats and sail boats? I guess I am just curious as to whether or not the cottage and lake trend is more of a north american thing or not. I live in Canada in southern Ontario and we all love to head to the lake in the summer to party at a nice cottage and have a few drinks on the dock etc...

I am not trying to be ignorant, and I don't mean poor people who like live in huts and stuff. I just was wondering if there was a sort of 'cottage culture' among the middle/upper class...like if people have a lot of money do they save up to buy a second property on a lake so that their family can go there for vacations and stuff

Answer 1

There are some resort hotspots in Japan, and most people go to ryokans (hotels) for short stays. It is a very lucrative business, especially hot spring resorts. The very rich can afford a 'cottage' or more likely because of lack of space a 'condo apartment' in these areas. I live near a large lake and hotsprings and there are some subdivisions that are like ghost towns at certain times of the year....this is a close to 'cottage country' as I have seen.

Answer 2

in the rural, poor places there are cottages and stuff like that. I've only seen them in the Philippines though

Answer 3

people in Asia do not have cottages they live in houses like we live in. they also have boats

Answer 4

No. Some might, but (no offense to Asians) some places in Asia are very poor. They aren't as luxurious as the US.

Answer 5

They live in hootches.

Answer 6

ive been to korea nd no they dont :D

they have apartments and buildings and stuff

Answer 7

yea