Surf these sites: Architecture -- Historical overview, from early shrines to modern trends. 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. Gassho-style Farmhouses -- Fewer than 150 houses in this style remain. The ones discussed here have been recognized by both the national government and UNESCO as cultural treasures. Guide to Japanese Castles -- Guide to all aspects of Japanese castles. Profiles and pictures for more than 24 castles. Himeji Castle -- An early 17th century castle. Historic Architecture in Kyoto -- Photographs, basic historical facts and visitor info on the notable historic buildings of Kyoto. Introduction to the World Heritage Properties of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama -- Site includes the rationale for choosing them, living in a Gassho-style building, and the folk songs and crafts of the area. Illustrated. Japanese Architecture -- The tea room and the Sukiya style. Kamakura -- Photos of several temples and their grounds. Katsura Rikyu -- The buildings and landscape design of a 17th century Imperial villa. Kitain -- A 13th century temple complex. Nijo Castle -- Kyoto castle built by the first Tokugawa shogun. Shoin Architecture -- Illustrated discussion of the development of this Muromachi period style. Well organized. Tearoom -- Photo of a 16th century Kyoto tearoom designed by Sen-no Rikyu. 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. 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. The Setting of the Japanese Tea Ceremony -- Discusses the function of various architectural elements and embellishments in traditional tearooms. The Traditional Japanese House -- Architectural elements in terms of Japanese aesthetics and philosophy. Well illustrated. Tondabayashi "The Sugiyama Family''s Old House" -- Edo period home of a wealthy sake brewer. 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. Traditional Ainu Housing -- Illustrated. Visual Arts: Architecture -- Article discussing the impact of traditional concepts on modern Japanese architects. Wood in Japanese Architecture -- Study into use of wood in Japanese architecture, especially vernacular architecture. World Heritage - Traditional Houses in the Gassho Style -- The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama. Photos, drawings, and analysis of the houses and their construction..
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