In the heart of the Japanese mountains, the villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama are home to treasures of traditional ...

Minimalistic Hovering Cabin appears to be floating. The use of natural materials and raised platform minimizes a threat to ...

In architecture, more than anywhere else, Japan plays a subtle game. These seven architectural works by masters such as Kengo Kuma and Tadao Ando show how the archipelago is shaping the future by ...

Travellers are spoilt for choice in Japan — whether a first-timer to the country or a repeat visitor, try these alternative ...

From innovative timber buildings to one of Asia’s largest new airports, here are 11 projects opening in the next 12 months.

On this episode of Journeys in Japan, American architect James Lambiasi ... technology for using timber in large-scale contemporary architecture. He is given a hands-on demonstration of how ...

Fascinated by the monumental architecture of the A-frame-shaped, thatched, pitch-roofed rural farmhouses (kominka) that dot the Japanese countryside, in 2015, Grigg found an abandoned dwelling of this ...