Web Directory

» Architecture
   Historical overview, from early shrines and temples to castles and modern trends.
   http://web-japan.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. Includes 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. Black and white illustrations on separate pages.
   http://home.worldcom.ch/~negenter/410JapHouseTxE1.html

» 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)