ARCHITECTUREJAPAN

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Compare Japanese architecture by building type, across eras and regions.

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Skyscrapers
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Skyscrapers
Towers and high-rise buildings over 200 m that define the urban skyline.
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Offices
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Offices
The business architecture that has sustained Japan's economy, from corporate headquarters to mixed-use towers.
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Residences
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Residences
Mansions and dwellings that reflect the life and society of modern Japan.
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Hotels
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Hotels
Historic classic hotels that have served as settings for travel and hospitality.
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Commercial
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Commercial
Department stores, flagship stores and retail complexes that give a city its face.
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Art Museums
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Art Museums
Japanese museum architecture that designs the interplay of art, light and movement.
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Museums
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Museums
Architecture for exhibition and preservation, handing memory and record to the future.
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Stations
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Stations
Station architecture that serves as a city's gateway, connecting people and place.
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Public Buildings
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Public Architecture
Government offices, halls and libraries. Architecture open to the public.
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Historic Buildings
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Historic Buildings
National Treasures, Important Cultural Properties and other buildings handed down across the ages.
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Temples
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Temples
Buddhist architecture giving form to faith and more than a thousand years of timber craft.
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Shrines
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Shrines
Shinto architecture, maintained in unity with forest and water.
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Castles
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Castles
Japan's distinctive castle architecture of stone walls and keeps.
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Modern Architecture
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Modern Heritage
From Meiji to the postwar years: the reception of Western architecture and the unfolding of modernism.
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Contemporary Architecture
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Contemporary
Japanese architecture since the 1990s, at the forefront of the world's architectural scene.
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Cultural Facilities
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Cultural Venues
Places for music, art and exchange. Architecture that nurtures the culture of the city.