Shofuso Japanese House and Gardens, a shoin house (a type of traditional Japanese residential architecture) subtly infused with modernist details, was built in Japan in 1953 by the Tokyo-based ...

Tokyo-based Schemata Architects have renovated a traditional Japanese residence into a modern dwelling with an office, while keeping many of the 80-year-old building’s original features intact ...

The Hara House was designed by Takeru Shoji Architects, an architecture design studio based in Japan.; It sits in an agricultural village in the city of Nagaoka in Japan's Niigata Prefecture. The ...

In architecture, more than anywhere else, Japan plays a subtle game. These seven architectural works by masters such as Kengo ...

When they laid eyes on The Falls, a 1960s midcentury-modern home with Japanese architectural influences, they instantly fell in love. “As soon as we walked into the house, the light was ...

For a couple in Fukuoka, Japan, a prefecture capital of 1.6 million inhabitations on the northern shore of the island of Kyushu, local firm NKS2 Architects inverted the typical suburban house ...

In this interview, Riken Yamamoto delves into his personal history and his enduring interest in the origins and evolution of ...

As Japan's population shrinks, rural areas are facing a problem ― too many empty houses. An American fan of Japanese architecture is stepping in to preserve old homes, even if it means shipping ...

Here we tour the best modern residential Japanese houses designed by international and local architects, from inventive interiors in central Tokyo to clever constructions in Kyoto. The Japanese house ...