Japanese architecture
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Japanese architecture has been typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs. Sliding doors and other traditional partitions were used in place of walls
Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, originally built in 1397 (Muromachi period)
The roof is the dominant feature of traditional Japanese architecture.
Reconstructed raised-floor building in Yoshinogari, Saga Prefecture, 2nd or 3rd century
Reconstructed pit dwelling houses in Yoshinogari
Shoin-zukuri
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Shoin-zukuri is a style of Japanese architecture developed in the Muromachi, Azuchi–Momoyama and Edo periods that forms the basis of today's traditional-style Japanese houses. Characteristics of the s
Japanese architecture
…As the samurai class gained power in the Kamakura period (1185–1333), the shinden-zukuri style changed, and in the Muromachi period (1333–1573), the shoin-zukuri style appeared. This style had a lasting influence on later Japanese architectural styles and became the basis of modern Japanese houses. Its characteristics…
Ginkakuji Togudo M1992
Shokin tei
Tokonoma with scroll, and tsuke-shoin, a writing desk with a view, which gave this style its name; this later became purely decorative, being used to display impressive writing utensils
The shiro-shoin at Nishi Hongan-ji