Tatami flooring covered with woven rush is perhaps the most essential element in a traditional house. The faint smell of tatami is a distinct characteristic of Japanese rooms, and the springy but ...

Delve into the washitsu's role in Japanese homes, blending cultural history with contemporary interior design for a unique ...

It is all about the progression through the spaces. We have often seen new Japanese houses that are...weird, and certainly not "traditional." Sumiou Mizumoto of Alts Design Office shows us a new ...

Revitalizing, Selling, Managing, and Preserving Kyoto's Traditional “Kominka” houses through Comprehensive Services - KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nakagawa Juken Co., Ltd.: An initiative to ...

In traditional Japanese homes ... showcase the work of craftspeople in sukiya carpentry, plaster, Japanese paper, mullions, braided chord, screens and doors, and lacquer. 'We believe houses that are ...

Daisuke Kajiyama and his late wife, Hila, spent two years restoring an abandoned traditional Japanese house. The couple turned the 96-year-old wooden home into a quaint guesthouse in Shizuoka ...

Built to suit the local climate, minka (literally, "people's house"; also called "kominka") are traditional Japanese country homes that were usually inhabited by farmers and artisans. On-going ...

Even for those who grew up in big-city apartments, the word engawa—roofed, wooden verandas often running around the outside of traditional ... faded from Japanese house designs.

A small north Queensland sugar town is the last place someone might expect to find the oldest known traditional Japanese ... She has been living in the "Japanese House" with her architect husband ...