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. |
Architecture - http://web-japan.org/museum/arch.html
Historical overview, from early shrines and temples to castles and modern trends. |
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. |
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. |
Japanese Architecture in Kansai - http://www.kippo.or.jp/culture_e/build.htm
Structures such as temples, castles, tea rooms and their component elements. |
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. |
Response of Traditional Wooden Japanese Construction - http://nisee.berkeley.edu/kobe/tobriner.html
Shows the weaknesses in traditional Japanese wooden homes in the face of earthquakes. |
Shoin Architecture - http://www.columbia.edu/itc/ealac/V3613/shoin/mainpage.htm
Illustrated discussion of the development of this Muromachi period style. Well organized. |
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. |
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. |