In some of the old type 'apart,' even the mailbox and dining room were also communal, and the individual room was tended to be considered as a space only to sleep and relax.
古いものでは郵便箱や食堂なども共同で、各々の部屋はあくまでも個人が寝たりくつろぐ場所に過ぎない傾向も見られた。