Today's post on the Phantom River Stone blog looks at some of the realistic detail depicted in Shenmue relating to heating in the 1980s as the Yokosuka winter sets in. Traditionally-built Japanese house like Ryo's are not well suited for keeping the cold out (or the heat in), but ingenious devices such as the kotatsu help to make up for it.
The historical temperature in Yokosuka on November 29, 1986...
The identity of this device at the Alpha Trading Office...
...and the wonders of the kotatsu.
Blog post:
http://www.phantomriverstone.com/2016/1 ... alism.html