Introduction to Japanese Architecture

Contents......Page 4
Development of Traditional Architecture......Page 5
Basic Principles of Japanese Architecture......Page 7
Pre-Buddhist Cultures......Page 13
Reconstructed Jomon and Yayoi Settlements......Page 15
The Grand Shrines at Ise......Page 19
Tomb Mounds......Page 23
Ainu Buildings......Page 25
Influences from Korea and China......Page 27
Heijokyo: An Early Capital......Page 29
Horyuji: The Oldest Extant Temple......Page 31
Nara Period Temples......Page 33
Post-Buddhist Shinto Shrines......Page 35
Developing a Cultural Identity......Page 37
Palaces and Mansions......Page 41
Mountain Temples......Page 45
Paradise Halls......Page 49
Merging of Shinto and Buddhist Architecture......Page 53
The Way of the Warrior......Page 55
New Principles in Residential Architecture......Page 57
Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji Temples......Page 59
The Way of Tea......Page 63
Feudal Period Temples......Page 67
The Ichijodani Historical Site......Page 69
Castles and Castle Culture......Page 73
Centralized Authority......Page 77
Edo: The Feudal Capital......Page 79
Takayama: An Administrative Town......Page 81
Kanazawa: A Castle Town......Page 83
Ogimachi: A Farm Village......Page 85
Minka: Rural Houses......Page 89
Kurashiki: A Rice Merchant......Page 93
The Important Role of Storehouses......Page 95
The Mausoleums at Nikko......Page 97
Sukiya Style Villas and Palaces......Page 101
Theaters and Sumo Rings......Page 105
Japan in Transition......Page 109
Pseudo-Western and Blended Styles......Page 111
Residential Architecture in the Traditional Style......Page 113
Inns in the Traditional Style......Page 117
Temples and Shrines in the Traditional Style......Page 119
Modern Architecture......Page 123
Glossary......Page 128