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Architecture
Historical overview, from early shrines and temples to castles and modern trends.
http://web-jpn.org/museum/arch.html
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
Japanese Architecture in Kansai
Structures such as temples, castles, tea rooms and their component elements.
http://www.kippo.or.jp/culture_e/build.htm
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/
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
Shoin Architecture
Illustrated discussion of the development of this Muromachi period style. Well organized.
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/ealac/V3613/shoin/mainpage.htm
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
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/
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
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)