Parts of the Genkan Entryway. A home’s genkan.. (© Pixta) The typical genkan, or entryway, consists of a tataki (1), an earthen or tiled floor, and a step called an agari kamachi (2), which ...

Spiders like the genkan. Since spiders have eight legs, it's not surprising that they're barefoot and fashion-starved. They enjoy living in the genkan, where they can try on all the different shoes.

Technically speaking, a genkan will include a ground-level foyer area, usually made of a stone material, to shed outerwear garments, with a step or raised (usually wooden) platform up into the ...