Following its very own principles, Japanese architecture is a true exhibition in balance: balance between history and modernity, between tradition and innovation. It is everything from centuries-old ...

A look at the traditional farmhouses now commonly called kominka—“old folk dwellings”—a name that underscores their age. They ...

Following the advice of Zen masters, Jon Stollenmeyer endured months of rejection before finally getting his foot in the sliding door. By Brian Lam Reporting from Honolulu This article is part of our ...

Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects, Sendai Mediatheque, Miyagi, Japan (1995-2001); left: exterior view; right: detail of interior support tube (photos ©Naoya Hatakeyama, courtesy of The Museum of ...

Ancestral, vernacular, minimalist and harmonious. For many, these words have come to define the architecture of Japan, a country that has long served as a source of cultural and technological ...

From Tokyo to Kyoto, award-winning architect learns first-hand how embracing change honors the past and the future On my first trip to Japan with my partner, the rich intensity of history and modern ...

Traditional Japanese carpentry is almost unfathomably complicated. Timber was joined, not by nails or screws, but by carving extremely intricate patterns into the wood, then interlocking them as ...

This Japanese-influenced home on Kauai channels the historic architecture of Hawaii, though it was only built in 2018, according to listing agent Matt Beall. “The design is an homage to the heritage ...

To mark both the 10th anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and the 50th anniversary of its landmarked headquarters building in Manhattan, the Japan Society is offering a new exhibition ...

Japan’s urban landscape is a colorful mosaic of age-old landmarks and ultra-futuristic facades. From monuments like Kyoto’s Kinkakuji temple and the Tokyo Imperial Palace, to modern buildings like the ...