JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE

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CHARACTERISTICS OF JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE:

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• synthesis of seminal ideas from china
• wooden structures
• elevated slightly off the ground with tiles/thatched roofs
• unique blend of tradition, innovation, and harmony

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GENERAL FEATURES OF JAPANESE ARCHITECTURE:

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-Made of wood
-Indigenous religious sensibility
-Adaptable to climate and -topography
-Flexible
-Open Space

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SHINTO MEANS:

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the way of the gods

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Japan’s oldest and native religion

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SHINTO

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it is also called as the Shinto Temples

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JINJA

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open gateway, consisting of two pillars and architrave, found along the approach path to
a Shinto shrine.- the main purpose is for the enshrinement and worship of the kami

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Torii gateways

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building that contains the body of the goshintai (sacred body of the kami)

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Honden

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hall of worship of the Shinto Shrine usually in front of the honden, open to the laity

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Haiden-O

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a Japanese Buddhist pagoda

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TO

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Golden hall: where the main image of worship is kept

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Kondo

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the principal south gateway to a japanese buddhist temple

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Nandaimon

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the inner gateway

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Chumon

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The covered gallery surrounding a precint of a Japanese temple or shrine.

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Kairo

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public bathing facility, the first public house in Japan appeared around the Buddhist temples during Nara Period being related to purification

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SENTO

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The most famous and the oldest Shinto temple
in Japan

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Ise Shrine

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The most impressive of the fortified residences, it
has 6 storeys with pent roofs and curving eaves.

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White Heron Castle/HIMEJI CASTLE

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TRADITIONAL HOUSES AND INTERIORS

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• pit houses
• elevated houses
• shinden-zuruki
• minka

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farmhouse in japan

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noka

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townhouse in japan

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machiya

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SYMBOLISM OF A JAPANESE GARDEN: - mountain landscape

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Hill with bushes and waterfall

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SYMBOLISM OF A JAPANESE GARDEN: lake landscape

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Flat garden

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SYMBOLISM OF A JAPANESE GARDEN: spring

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Cherry trees

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SYMBOLISM OF A JAPANESE GARDEN: AUTUMN

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Maple

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SYMBOLISM OF A JAPANESE GARDEN: POND OR WHITE SAND

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WATER

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SYMBOLISM OF A JAPANESE GARDEN: ISLANDS

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Rocks

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a small japanese garden pavilion or room within the house specifically designed for the tea ceremony

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Cha-shitsu

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are long, narrow battens that support the ceiling boards (tenjo ita). They are both structural and decorative. they are usually aligned parallel to the side of the room where the tokonoma (decorative alcove) is

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Saobuchi-

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transom detail. Made of wood and carved on both sides. Placed between the ceiling and the shoji

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Ranma

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usually three by six feet made of lightly woven rice straw pads (1 3/4" to 2 1/2" thk) ans 15-20 lbs heavy. Covered by a finely woven mat on top edged with cloth. The size of the room is referred by the number of mats. A formal Japanese tea room is usually 4 1/2 mats.

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Tatami mats

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opaque sliding screen usually decorated with elegant paper or paintings, used as an interior space

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Fusuma

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raised area or platform withing a room on which the tokonaman is usually located

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Jodan

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cabinets with sliding door attached to the ceiling

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tenbukuro

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cabinets with sliding door attached to the floor

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jibukuro

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sliding doors covered with thin papers posted over wood grid and frame door. Wood is normally unfiished. Usually six feet high in set of four. It is used to divide the interior and exterior

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Shoji screen

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is also known as a summer reed door because it allows cool breezes to ventilate a Japanese home. These are stored during winter and replace the shoji and fusuma during the warmer months.

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Yoshido

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is a sliding lattice door frequently seen at the entrance gate of a house. The slats keep out intruders while allowing a mix of transparency and privacy to the residence.

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Koshido

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a heavy door used to lock up storerooms that kept valuable items not on display in the main house. Due to their size and strength, they make impressive dining tabletops

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Kura

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translates to plank door. These were often made using timber from a cross section of a single tree

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Itado

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entryway area in japanese houses, apartments and other buildings. Located in front of the main entrance door. Recessed into the floor creating a separtion between outside and inside

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Genkan

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tiled floor

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Tataki

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boundary between indoors and outdoors

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Agari kamachi

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provided sometimes when agari kamachi is high

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Shikidai

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wood floored space where slippers are laid out

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The entrance hall

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RELIQUARY IN JAPAN

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pagodas

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image hall

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kondo

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lecture hall

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kodo

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CASTLES/JAPANESE PALACES

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MATSUMOTO CASTLE (CROW CASTLE) ODAWARA CASTLE HIMEJI CASTLE OR THE WHITE HERON CASTLE