Website connects big ideas with small spaces

Website connects big ideas with small spaces

TOKYO, Japan - A man (L) sells organic vegetables from the tailgate of his vehicle in a space made available by a Tokyo beauty parlor in front of its door on its business holiday Dec. 14, 2010. He capitalized on the Nokisaki.com website acting as an intermediary for landowners who want to rent vacant or idling ''nokisaki'' (eaves of the house) spaces at relatively low costs and tenants who wish to lease such areas by the hour, day or week.

Website connects big ideas with small spaces

Website connects big ideas with small spaces

TOKYO, Japan - A man (R) sells box lunches in front of a Tokyo office building on Dec. 21, 2010. He capitalized on the Nokisaki.com website acting as an intermediary for landowners who want to rent vacant or idling ''nokisaki'' (eaves of the house) spaces at relatively low costs and tenants who wish to lease such areas by the hour, day or week.

Website connects big ideas with small spaces

Website connects big ideas with small spaces

TOKYO, Japan - A man (R) sells box lunches in front of a Tokyo office building on Dec. 21, 2010. He capitalized on the Nokisaki.com website acting as an intermediary for landowners who want to rent vacant or idling ''nokisaki'' (eaves of the house) spaces at relatively low costs and tenants who wish to lease such areas by the hour, day or week. (Kyodo)

Website connects big ideas with small spaces

Website connects big ideas with small spaces

TOKYO, Japan - A man (L) sells organic vegetables from the tailgate of his vehicle in a space made available by a Tokyo beauty parlor in front of its door on its business holiday Dec. 14, 2010. He capitalized on the Nokisaki.com website acting as an intermediary for landowners who want to rent vacant or idling ''nokisaki'' (eaves of the house) spaces at relatively low costs and tenants who wish to lease such areas by the hour, day or week. (Kyodo)