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An ancient Japanese exterior sidings technique that preserves wood by charging it with fire

A. SHOU SUGI BAN
B. GIYOFU

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A. SHOU SUGI BAN

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Japanese pit dwellings

A. SORIN
B. TATEANA JUKYO

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B. TATEANA JUKYO

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Pseudo Japanese style

A. SORIN
B. GIYOFU

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B. GIYOFU

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plan of Japanese Pagoda

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SQUARE

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Japanese emperor who built the great walls of china

A. SASSHO-ZUKURI
B. SHI HUANG TI

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B. SHI HUANG TI

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JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM

A. GUSSHO
B. TATAMI

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A. GUSSHO

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Japanese mat

A. RANMA
B. TATAMI

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B. TATAMI

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a decorative roof ridge: an ornamental ridge on a roof of Japanese

A. BULBOUS
B. SORIN

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A. BULBOUS

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an animal with the head of tiger and body of a carp

A. SHACHIHOKO
B. SHORN ZUKURI

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A. SHACHIHOKO

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a structure where the appreciation of the arts and flower arrangement, with drinking ceremony is done

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TEA HOUSE

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Japanese pierced ventilators below cornices

A. SUKIYA-ZUKURI
B. SASSHO-ZUKURI

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B. SASSHO-ZUKURI

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residential architecture used in mansions of military, temple guest halls and Zen abbot’s quarter

A. SUKIYA-ZUKURI
B. SHORN ZUKURI

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B. SHORN ZUKURI

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Domestic architecture for palatial and aristocratic mansion

A. SASSHO-ZUKURI
B. SHIDEN-ZUKURI

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B. SHIDEN-ZUKURI

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style of house built for military families

A. BUKE-ZUKURIB
B. SHORN ZUKURI

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A. BUKE-ZUKURIB

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Period in Japanese which symbolizes War and Power

A. AZUCHI & MOMOYAMA
B. TOKYO KUMAMOTO or MASUGUMI

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A. AZUCHI & MOMOYAMA

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Japanese castle declared as UNESCO HERITAGE

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HIMEJI CASTLE

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Gateway to Japanese temple

A. HOGYO
B. TORII

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B. TORII

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DIFFERENCE B/W CHINESE AND JAPANESE PAGODA:
Japanese pagoda – 4 storeyed (square in plan)
Chinese pagoda – 3 to 7 (octagonal)

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Japanese gabled roof

A. HOGYO
B. KIRUZUMA

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B. KIRUZUMA

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Japanese pyramidal roof

A. HOGYO
B. SHICHU

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A. HOGYO

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Japanese hip-ridge roof

A. HOGYO
B. SHICHU

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B. SHICHU

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Japanese traditional paper

A. CHIGI
B. WASI

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B. WASI

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Japanese floral & plant design

A. KENMENKIHO
B. HANAGAWARA

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B. HANAGAWARA

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structural system developed from antiquity and applied in both aristocrat’s houses and Buddhist temples

A. KENMENKIHO
B. SHIDEN-ZUKURI

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A. KENMENKIHO

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**pit dwellings** were built directly over an earth floor with a ________ and a thatched straw roof
wood foundation
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**Houses**, especially in the **granaries**, were built on _____ to keep away mice
Stilts
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**earliest shrine** architecture **style** as represented by the **Ise Shrines**
Shinmei style
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halls resemble **ancient storehouses**
Ise shrines
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______ style as represented by the **Izumo Shrine**
Taisha
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buildings resemble **ancient residence**
Izumo Shrine
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_______ style as represented by the **Sumiyoshi Shrine**
Sumiyoshi
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considered to be close to a **natively Japanese shrine architecture style.**
Sumiyoshi Shrine
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_____ Shrine and ___ Shrine are among two early shrine **construction prototypes** of **Buddhist architecture in japan**
Kasuga Usa
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Towards the Edo Period, shrines became **increasingly ornate as exemplified by the most spectacular of them all**
Nikko Toshogu Shrine
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the **world's oldest wooden structure** A. Horyuji B. Todaiji
A. Horyuji
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the **world's largest wooden structure** A. Horyuji B. Todaiji
B. Todaiji
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considered the **oldest Buddhist institution in Japan.** A. Horyuji B. Yakushiji and Kofukuji
B. Yakushiji and Kofukuji
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seat of the Emperor
Imperial palace
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In 710, the **first permanent capital** was set up in
NARA
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the **first permanent palace**, the ____ Palace, was built
Heijo
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New **imperial capital**
Kyoto
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Castles was **initially built** for **purpose** of
fortification
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**primary material for castle**
wood ferro concrete
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___________ were **inhabited by craftsmen and merchants**, further down the social ladder in the past.
Townhouses
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Storehouses were **fire-insulated** with ______ walls to protect valuable goods from the threat of fires.
earthen walls
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**TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE** aristocratic mansions: Mansion of the Military Tea Ceremony
SHINDEN-ZUKURI SHOIN-ZUKURI SUKIYA-ZUKURI
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used as **Buddhist temple roof, Castles and Shinto shrines** A. IRIMOYA B. HOGYO
A. IRIMOYA
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Roof used in **few castles and used in houses** A. IRIMOYA B. KIRIZUMA (gabled roof)
B. KIRIZUMA (gabled roof)
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Roof used in **Buddhist construction** A. Hogyo B. KIRIZUMA (gabled roof
A. Hogyo
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Roof used in houses A. YOSEMUNE (hipped gable) B. HOGYO
A YOSEMUNE (hipped gable)
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There are four main types of roofing materials: **tile, thatch, planks, shingle and bark**
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two different **kinds of tiles** the concave and convex tile **(hongawara)** or the pan tile **(sangawara).**
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The **prototype form** of this kind of tile
bamboo roofing of India and southern China
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uses a **series of vertical supports**. Mainly used for **shingled or tiled roof** A. WAGOYA-GUMI or Japanese truss B. SASU-GUMI
A. WAGOYA-GUMI or Japanese truss
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**triangular structure** often used for thatched roofs. Its braces cross and the ridge pole rests in the top of the fork A. SHINTSUKA-GUMI or King Post Truss B. SASU-GUMI
B. SASU-GUMI
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**uses king posts**, which are uprights below the ridgepole. Usually used for tiled and shingled roofs A. NOBORIBARI-GUMI or Rising Beam Truss – B. SHINTSUKA-GUMI or King Post Truss
B. SHINTSUKA-GUMI or King Post Truss
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normally used for tiled and shingled roof. **Connects the transverse beams** below the eave purlins, eliminating many vertical supports. A. NOBORIBARI-GUMI or Rising Beam Truss – B. SASU-GUMI or Brace truss
A. NOBORIBARI-GUMI or Rising Beam Truss –
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**Tea cottage** designed by the great 15th century architect S___ R_____ (1522-1591)
Senno Rikyu
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An **alcove** A. TOKONOMA B. TOKOBASHIRA
A. TOKONOMA
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**alcove pillar or post** in a tea hut, it is made of trunk of a tree A. TOKOBASHIRA B. TOKONOMA
A. TOKOBASHIRA
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**Opaque sliding doors$* in a traditional Japanese house Measured about **90cm wide and 1.8m tall** A. RAMMA B. FUSUMA
B. FUSUMA
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**A small window above a door** A. Transom B. Ramma
A. Transom
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Roof is made out of tiles called **Kawara**
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Traditionally made of **rice straw to form the core**
TATAMI MATS
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Made of **translucent paper, washi** over a frame of wood which holds together a lattice of wood or bamboo A. FUSUMA/SHOJI B. GENKEN
A. FUSUMA/SHOJI
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This is called an *engawa* and is like an outdoor corridor.
VERANDAH
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**Sunken space** between the front door and the rest of the house. A. VERANDAS B. GENKEN
B. GENKEN
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This was **preferred over stone and other materials**, in part because of the **ever-present risk of earthquakes.**
WOOD
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Built by **Emperor Tenmu in 680AD** A. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo B. HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji
A. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo
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Once one of the **Seven Great Temples of Nanto**, the temple is now the headquarters of the Hosso school of Japanese Buddhism A. HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji B. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo
B. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo
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Part of the **"Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara",** the temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo B. NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER, Tokyo
A. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo
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Built by **Akamatsu Norimura in 1333** A. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo B. HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji
B. HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji
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The **largest and most-visited castle in Japan,** Is considered the finest surviving example of **prototypical Japanese castle** architecture.
HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji
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Himeji castle includes a network of __ **rooms** with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period.
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It was registered in 1993 as one of **Japan's first UNESCO World Heritage Sites.**
HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji
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Designed by **Kisho Kurokawa completed in 1972** A. NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER, Tokyo B. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo
A. NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER, Tokyo
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**Mixed-use residential and office tower** that is considered a rare example of Japanese Metabolism, an architectural movement borne of Japan's post-war cultural resurgence. A. NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER, Tokyo B. HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji
A. NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER, Tokyo
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**second** most commonly used shrine type A. KASUGA B. NAGERE
A. KASUGA
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**most widely** used shrine type. Shingled gabled roof. A. NAGERE B. KASUGA
A. NAGERE

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