Kyoto Minami Kaikan Movie Theater / Tato Architects
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Japanese man arrested for years of guitar noise
An overly enthusiastic Japanese musician has been arrested after allegedly giving his elderly neighbors insomnia for more than…
Japan wants 60 million tourists, but China isn’t sending them
Japan has found a new export industry and it doesn’t come off an assembly line. It arrives by…
Japan Buddhist monk bar has heaven- and hell-inspired drinks, offers beating service
A Tokyo bar run by Buddhist monks has become an online sensation for its unusual blend of cocktails,…
How tiny capacitors became the latest AI-driven investor darling
Demand for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs), tiny electronic components found in everything from smartphones to electric vehicles, is…
Five carefully renovated machiya houses in Kyoto
Kyoto‘s historic townhouses, machiyas, are increasing being renovated and turned into everything from hotels to perfume stores. Here,…
Keiji Ashizawa transforms 120-year-old townhouse into rental home
Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design has created the Toune holiday home in a 120-year-old machiya, preserving its original…
Kengo Kuma’s Latest Residential Project Revives a Historic Kyoto Teahouse
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, known for blending contemporary design with natural materials, light, and traditional Japanese craftsmanship, is converting a…
Traditional townhouses inform interiors of Capella Kyoto hotel
The unique “rhythm and progression” of Japanese machiya townhouses helped Brewin Design Office devise the interiors of this…
Old Folk House in Iwakura / td-Atelier
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Oh deer: famous hoofed residents of Japan’s Nara wander as far as Osaka
The sacred deer that have been a fixture of the ancient Japanese capital of Nara for centuries are…
Studio Aluc renovates 100-year old townhouse in Kyoto
Japanese design firm Studio Aluc “deliberately retained traces of past craftsmanship” to transform a historic machiya residence into…