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    Japanese architecture traditionally uses wooden structures elevated off the ground with tiled or thatched roofs. Sliding doors are used instead of walls and people sat on cushions or the floor until the 20th century when chairs became common. Modern Japanese architecture has incorporated Western styles but also leads in innovative design. The earliest structures were pit houses and stores and Chinese influence introduced more complex buildings. Traditional designs use posts and large, curved roofs while walls are thin and movable.

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    Japanese architecture traditionally uses wooden structures elevated off the ground with tiled or thatched roofs. Sliding doors are used instead of walls and people sat on cushions or the floor until the 20th century when chairs became common. Modern Japanese architecture has incorporated Western styles but also leads in innovative design. The earliest structures were pit houses and stores and Chinese influence introduced more complex buildings. Traditional designs use posts and large, curved roofs while walls are thin and movable.

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    Japanese architecture (Nihon kenchiku)

    - has traditionally been typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly off the
    ground, with tiled or thatched roofs.
    -Sliding doors (fusuma) were used in place of walls, allowing the internal
    configuration of a space to be customized for different occasions. People usually
    sat on cushions or otherwise on the floor, traditionally; chairs and high tables
    were not widely used until the 20th century. Since the 19th century, however,
    Japan has incorporated much of Western, modern, and post-modern architecture
    into construction and design, and is today a leader in cutting-edge architectural
    design and technology.

    The n earliest Japanese architecture was seen in prehistoric times in simple pit-
    houses and stores adapted to the needs of a hunter-gatherer population.
    Influence from Han Dynasty China via Korea saw the introduction of more
    complex grain stores and ceremonial burial chambers.

    General features of Japanese traditional architecture

    -The general structure is almost always the same: posts and lintels support a large
    and gently curved roof, while the walls are paper-thin, often movable and never
    load-bearing. Arches and barrel roofs are completely absent.

    -Prehistoric period

    -The prehistoric period includes the Jōmon, Yayoi and Kofun periods stretching
    from approximately 5000 BCE to the beginning of the eighth century CE.
    Asuka and Nara architecture

    The most significant contributor to architectural changes during the Asuka period
    was the introduction of Buddhism. New temples became centers of worship with
    tomb burial practices quickly became outlawed.[3] Also, Buddhism brought to
    Japan and kami worship the idea of permanent shrines and gave to Shinto
    architecture much of its present vocabulary.

    Heian period

    Although the network of Buddhist temples across the country acted as a catalyst
    for an exploration of architecture and culture, this also led to the clergy gaining
    increased power and influence. Emperor Kanmu decided to escape this influence
    by moving his capital first to Nagaoka-kyō and then to Heian-kyō, known today as
    Kyōto.

    Kamakura and Muromachi periods

    During the Kamakura period (1185–1333) and the following Muromachi period
    (1336–1573), Japanese architecture made technological advances that made it
    somewhat diverge from its Chinese counterpart.

    Azuchi-Momoyama period

    During the Azuchi–Momoyama period (1568–1600) Japan underwent a process of


    unification after a long period of civil war.

    Edo period

    The Tokugawa shogunate took the city of Edo (later to become part of modern-
    day Tōkyō) as their capital. They built an imposing fortress around which buildings
    of the state administration and residences for the provincial daimyōs were
    constructed. The city grew around these buildings connected by a network of
    roads and canals.

    Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa periods

    Towards the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Western influence in architecture


    began to show in buildings associated with the military and trade, especially naval
    and industrial facilities.

    Colonial architecture
    The colonial authorities constructed a large number of public buildings, many of
    which have survived.

    Late Showa period

    After the war and under the influence of the Supreme Commander of the Allied
    Powers, General Douglas MacArthur, Japanese political and religious life was
    reformed to produce a demilitarised and democratic country.

    Early Heisei period

    The Heisei period began with the collapse of the so-called "bubble economy" that
    had previously boosted Japan's economy. Commissions for commercial works of
    architecture virtually dried up and architects relied upon government and
    prefectural organisations to provide projects

    Japanese interior design


    Japanese interior design has a unique aesthetic derived from Taoism, Zen Buddhism,
    specific religious figures and the west. This aesthetic has in turn influenced western
    style, particularly Modernism.

    Traditional Japanese aesthetic


    What is generally identified as the Japanese aesthetic stems from ideals of
    Taoism, imported from China in ancient times.[78] Japanese culture is extremely
    diverse; despite this, in terms on the interior, the aesthetic is one of simplicity and
    minimalism.

    Traditional materials of the interior


    Japanese interior design is very efficient in the use of resources. Traditional and
    modern Japanese interiors have been flexible in use and designed mostly with
    natural materials.
    -Tatami mats are rice straw floor mats often used to cover the floor in Japan’s
    interiors; in modern Japanese houses there are usually only one or two tatami
    rooms.
    -Period (794–1185), this idea developed into moveable mats that could be laid
    anywhere in the house to sit or sleep on before becoming a permanent floor
    covering in the fifteenth century
    -Bamboo is prominently used and even expected in the Japanese house, used
    both for decorative and functional purposes. Bamboo blinds, sudare, replace shoji
    in summer to prevent excess heat inside and also offer greater ventilation.

    Western influence
    After the Meiji Restoration of 1868, Japan's relations to Euro-American powers
    became more prominent and involved.
    Influence on the West
    Some of the earliest influence on the west came in the form of Japanese art,
    which gained popularity in Europe in particular, in the latter part of the
    nineteenth century.

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