Architecture—Japan
Japan's architectural achievements, both secular and sacred, reflect the foreign and native influences that shaped Japanese culture as a whole.
The Early Period
The Jo...
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Architecture—Modern Japan
In the mid-nineteenth century, the profession of architecture was introduced to Japan from abroad, and the first architects were trained to use Western historical styl...
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Tatsuno Kingo
(1854–1919), first modern Japanese architect. Tatsuno Kingo was born the son of a low-ranking samurai of the Karatsu domain, in what is today Saga Prefecture. He left the province...
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A famous piece of Hollywood is up for sale. The owners of the Magic Castle and the Japanese mansion that houses the Yamashiro restaurant are looking for someone interested in acquiring the landmark...
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A famous piece of Hollywood is up for sale.The owners of the Magic Castle and the Japanese mansion that houses the Yamashiro restaurant are looking for someone interested in acquiring the landmarks...
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Japanese architect Hitoshi Abe has created a design for cities
of the future that creatively deals with the effects of an aging
population.
''Megahouse,'' a design concept developed by Abe...
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Architecture—Japan
Famous piece of Hollywood up for sale
