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Japanese carpentry highlights "deep relationships between humans and trees"
Earthquake-proof joinery, 10-micrometre-thin wood shavings and a scale model of Kyoto's Sa-an Teahouse are on display at ...
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Japan has millions of empty houses. Want to buy one for $25,000?
the smallest of Japan’s four main islands, for $1,800. Named Chiiori, or House of the Flute, the thatched-roof aerie is about 300 years old. Inside, it’s a shadowy space of polished wood ...
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SAKURA SENTIMENTS: Mie man finds pride in his roof, once a sign of his family’s poverty
An old traditional Japanese house with a “kayabuki” thatched roof still stands along the slope. Minoru Tanaka, 67, was born and raised there. The house is designated as a tangible cultural ...
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Rebuilt Shigeru Ban houses launch at the architect’s Simose Art Museum in Hiroshima
The new museum, also created by the architect and opening on 1 April 2023, offers a holistic experience of Japanese ... Wall-Less House by Ban, originally from 1997, does indeed appear to be little ...