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Traditional machiya street façade near Nijō Castle in Kyoto

Machiya

Machiya are urban vernacular houses that historically combined a street-facing business with domestic, work, storage, and courtyard spaces.

Timber-framed interior of a traditional Japanese farmhouse in Niigata

Minka

Minka are Japan’s vernacular dwellings, shaped by regional materials, climate, livelihood, household organization, and gradual historical change.