What is Japanese architecture? /
Kazuo Nishi and Kazuo Hozumi ; translated, adapted, and with an introduction by H. Mack Horton.
- 1st English ed.
- Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, 1985.
- 144 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Translation of: Nihon kenchiku no katachi.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-142) and index.
Introduction -- Worship: the architecture of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines -- Daily life: residential and urban architecture -- Battle: castles and castle towns -- Entertainment: architecture in the Sukiya spirit -- Sites mentioned in the text -- Museum and other facilities of architectural interest.
How do you tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese architecture? How do you know, from the structure, the differences between a Buddhist temple from a Shinto shrine, from a residence? Construction, design, carpentry and the history of Japanese architecture from pre-history to the 19th century are the focus of this book with its 300 illustrations.
Architecture--History--Japan--To 1868. Architecture--Japan--20th century--Designs and plans. Architecture--History--Japan--20th century--Designs and plans.