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| The Ancient Capital of Nara and the Old Temple Todaiji Reconstruction efforts, centering around the early 18th century transportation and installation of two enormous beams.http://www.jgc.co.jp/waza/a1_nara/todaij01.htm |
| Katsura Rikyu The buildings and landscape design of a 17th century Imperial villa.http://www.jgc.co.jp/waza/a3_katsura/rikyu02.htm |
| Toshogu: a Seventeenth Century Monument The construction of the Nikko Toshogu, mausoluem of the first Tokugawa shogun, Ieyasu, and the story of the project manager, Kohra Munehiro.http://www.jgc.co.jp/waza/a2_nikko/toshog01.htm |
| Tondabayashi "The Sugiyama Family's Old House" Edo period home of a wealthy sake brewer.http://www.kiis.or.jp/kansaida/tondabayashi/tondabayashi04-e.html |
| The Japanese House Analysis of traditional Japanese domestic architecture as being based on long standing attitudes towards ideas of harmony. B&W illustrations on separate pages.http://home.worldcom.ch/~negenter/410JapHouseTxE1.html |
| Visual Arts: Architecture Article discussing the impact of traditional concepts on modern Japanese architects.http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field(DOCID+jp0119) |
| Shoin Architecture Illustrated discussion of the development of this Muromachi period style. Well organized.http://www.columbia.edu/itc/ealac/V3613/shoin/mainpage.htm |
| Chiiori Project 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.http://www.chiiori.org |
| Historic Architecture in Kyoto Photographs, basic historical facts and visitor info on the notable historic buildings of Kyoto.http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp./org/orion/eng/hstj/histj.html |
| The World Heritage Shirakawa-go Shirakawa Commerce and Industry Society provides a visitor guide to the village noted for its traditional Gassho style houses.http://www.vill.shirakawa.gifu.jp/e/ |
| Museum Meiji-Mura Open air museum for preserving and exhibiting Japanese architecture of the Meiji period, 1868-1912.http://www.meijimura.com/english/index-e.html |
| Jaspanese Country Style (Minka-Ichiku) Information on preserving and converting traditional Japanese farm houses (minka) for modern living. Contains additional material related to Yoshihiro Takishita's book "Japanese Country Style" and the houses he has built.http://www.minka-ichiku.com/ |
| Architecture Historical overview, from early shrines and temples to castles and modern trends.http://web-jpn.org/museum/arch.html |
| Response of Traditional Wooden Japanese Construction Shows the weaknesses in traditional Japanese wooden homes in the face of earthquakes.http://nisee.berkeley.edu/kobe/tobriner.html |
| Japanese Interiors Examines aspects of Japanese homes and interior design. Articles on furniture, traditional materials such as hinoki and chestnut wood, and accessories such as imari porcelains, hanging scrolls, folding screens.http://www.japanese-interiors.com/ |
| Japanese Architecture in Kansai Structures such as temples, castles, tea rooms and their component elements.http://www.kippo.or.jp/culture_e/build.htm |
| Architecture 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.http://web-japan.org/webjapan/search/Culture_Architecture_00.html |
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