The Traditional Japanese
House
Study of the architectural principles behind traditional Japanese house design. Back
at a new home.
The Chiiori Project
Efforts to preserve minka, traditional thatched-roof farmhouses.
Castles of Japan
List of remaining Japanese castles, links to their webpages when available, and
images
Japanese Architecture in
Kansai
Not only traditional buildings but measures, modularity, and explanation for unusual
features like a carved dragon that actually roars, nightingale galleries, and even an early form of air
conditioning.
Japan Fact Sheet:
Architecture
Overview of the history and design principles behind temples, shrines, houses, and
modern buildings. Now a pdf file.
Traditional Japanese Architecture
Buildings going back to the Jomon period.
Books and Thesis: Philosophy of
Symbiosis
Design philosophy of contemporary architect Kisho Kurokowa
Books on Japanese Architecture:
Finn, Dallas. Meiji Revisited: The Sites of Victorian Japan.Weatherhill, 1995. ISBN 0-8348-0288-0.
Grilli, Peter. Pleasures of the Japanese Bath. Weatherhill, 1992. ISBN 0-8238-0253-8