Architecture of Japan

Todai temple of Nara.
Do you know this huge building was made without any single nail? Do you know why and how?
No matter how unlikely it looks today, this used to be the HQ
of one of the scariest bands of warrior-monks. Click here.

A resort in Hokkaido. Looks rather Floridaist to me.

Main street of Ise, Mie Prefecture.

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ARCHITECTURE OF JAPAN SINCE THE YEAR 400 UNTIL 2005

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Basix of Japanese Architecture

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Pictures at this section are compiled by Hasegawa 'Pinky' Tomoko & Obata Sugizo