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Historic Architecture in Kyoto - http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/org/orion/eng/hstj/histj.html
Photographs, basic historical facts and visitor info on the notable historic buildings of Kyoto. |
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Architecture - http://web-japan.org/webjapan/search/Culture_Architecture_00.html
Examines architecture in Japan influenced by foreign cultures as well as climate; landscape and examples of both traditional and modern architecture including temples, shrines, castles and bridges. |
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Tondabayashi "The Sugiyama Family's Old House" - http://www.kiis.or.jp/kansaida/tondabayashi/tondabayashi04-e.html
Edo period home of a wealthy sake brewer. |
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Japanese Architecture in Kansai - http://www.kippo.or.jp/culture_e/build.htm
Structures such as temples, castles, tea rooms and their component elements. |
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The World Heritage Shirakawa-go - http://www.vill.shirakawa.gifu.jp/e/
Shirakawa Commerce and Industry Society provides a visitor guide to the village noted for its traditional Gassho style houses. |
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Chiiori Project - http://www.chiiori.org
Preserving old thatched roof houses in rural Japan. For people concerned with saving and preserving the kayabuki houses that are being lost at an alarming rate. |
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The Traditional Japanese House - http://www.japanlinks.ch/traditional_japanese_house/
Details the elements of a traditional Japanese house, and the Japanese attitude toward aesthetics, balance, harmony, economy and beauty. |
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Visual Arts: Architecture - http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+jp0119)
Article discussing the impact of traditional concepts on modern Japanese architects. |
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The Japanese House - http://home.worldcom.ch/~negenter/410JapHouseTxE1.html
Analysis of traditional Japanese domestic architecture as being based on long standing attitudes towards ideas of harmony. Black and white illustrations on separate pages. |
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Jaspanese Country Style (Minka-Ichiku) - http://www.minka-ichiku.com/
Information on preserving and converting traditional Japanese farm houses (minka) for modern living. Includes additional material related to Yoshihiro Takishita's book "Japanese Country Style" and the houses he has built. |