japanese architecture
CULTURE
ARCHITECTURE
THE HISTORY AND FUTURE
THE TEA ROOM AND THE SUKIYA STYLE
CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MODERN MINKA
FAMOUS CASTLES IN KANSAI
SELECTION OF FAMOUSE CASTLES
MEASURESIN ARCHITECTURE
UNUSUAL MECHANISMS
LIVING IN MACHIYA
ARCHITECTURE IN KANSAI
JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE
IN KANSAI



Sekijuku,Suzuka-gun


The History and Future of Wooden Architecture in Kansai


The Beauty of Japanese
Architecture in Kansai

Architectural Beauties from the Kansai Districts:
The Tea Room and the Sukiya Style

The Climate and Characteristics of the Modern Minka
in Kansai


Great Castle Precincts of Japan:The Kansai Region

Selection of famous castle
in Kansai

Measures in Japanese Architecture

Also used in China,the Korean Peninsula,and Taiwan
Tatami,the original modular home furnishing
Dimensions based on comfortable living
Traditional weights and measures and modern life


Unusual Mechanisms
Echoes :
The Secret of the Dragon and the Mysterious Urns
Air conditioning :

Is the Ancient Storehouse Shosoin Air Conditionde?

Structure :

Five-storied Pagodas Resist Earthquakes byQuaking

Living in Machiya

The representive Architecture
in Kansai



The oldest, the largest, the highest - they are all in Kansai

Horyuji Temple, rebuilt at the end of the 7th century,
is the world's oldest wooden building.

The daibutsuden, or great Buddha hall,at Todaiji Temple is the largest
such hall in Japan at about 47 meters high and 57 meters wide.

The goju-no-to (five-storied pagoda) of Toji Temple,about 55 meters high,
is the tallest Buddhist pagoda in Japan.



It was produced with the cooperation of the people from eachi field of work.

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