Japanese architecture is characterized by wooden structures with tiled or thatched roofs. Traditional houses use sliding screens and paper walls to divide spaces flexibly. Modern homes are described by the number and type of rooms, such as 2LDK, indicating two rooms plus a living room and dining/kitchen. Traditional architectural styles evolved from pit dwellings and elevated structures in ancient times to farmhouses and aristocratic homes with distinctive roof designs.

1. (Nihon Kenchiku)
Japanese
Architecture

2. •The roof is the most visually impressive
component
•Choice of materials are always wood in
various forms (planks, straw, tree bark,
paper, etc.) for almost all structures
•Room size can be modified through the use
of screens or movable paper walls.
•Elevated slightly off the ground
Japanese Architecture

3. Japanese
HouseS

4. ancient japan
Pit dwelling house
Elevated house

5. ancient japan
Shinden Zukuri
11th century
House of Aristocrats

6. ancient japan
Shoin Zukuri
Basis of traditional
Japanese Homes

7. ancient japan
Kura Zukuri
Meiji Era
Basis of Japanese modern homes

8. ancient japan
Gassho Style
Farmers home
World Heritage site

9. Traditional
Houses

10. •Types of traditional houses;
Minka - traditional Japanese style residence
Machiya - traditional wooden townhouse
•Does not have a designated use for each
room aside from the entrance area (genkan),
kitchen, bathroom, and toilet.
•Partitions within the house are created by
fusuma, sliding doors made from wood and
Traditional Houses

11. Traditional Houses
and paper, which are portable and easily
removed
•Any room can be a living room, dining room,
study, or bedroom
•All the necessary furniture is portable,
being stored in oshiire a small section of the
house (large closets) used for storage

12. Traditional houses
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13. Traditional houses

14. Machiya

15. Genkan

16. Fusuma

17. Fusuma

18. Shoji

19. Oshiire

20. Modern
Houses

21. Modern Houses
•Modern houses is typically listed in real
estate advertisements in the format of a
number of rooms plus letter designators
indicating the presence of common room
areas
R designating room, L for living room, D for
dining room, and K for kitchen:
1R, LDK, DK, 2LDK, 2DK

22. Irregularly Shaped BB House (Tokyo)

23. Toda House (Hiroshima)

24. K5 House (Kurume)

25. Minimalist House (Kashiba)

26. Maruyama House (Sapporo)

27. Y House (Saitama)

28. Reflection of Mineral (Tokyo)

29. ApartmentS (Apaato)

30. Apartments

31. Tokyo Skytree
•Opened on May 2012
•A broadcasting,
restaurant, and
observation tower in
Sumida, Tokyo
•Tallest structure in
Japan, 2nd tallest
structure in the world
•Tallest tower in the world
•Height 634m (2080ft)