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Traditional thatched-roof Japanese house at an open-air museum in Kawasaki

Japanese House

A Japanese house is not one fixed style but a changing family of dwellings shaped by climate, materials, domestic customs, and modern building systems.

Open interior of Shōkin-tei with tatami, posts, screens, and a framed garden view

Ma

Ma is a Japanese word for interval or between-ness whose spatial and temporal relationships matter in architecture, performance, music, and design.

The wooden Golden Hall and five-storey pagoda of Hōryū-ji under a blue sky

Japanese Buddhist Temple

A Japanese Buddhist temple is a religious institution and built compound whose layout, images, clergy, and community roles vary by school and period.

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Torii

Torii are gateways marking transitions into Shinto sacred space, with forms that vary by structure, material, colour, setting, and history.