Japanese Architecture

PREPARED BY : SITI NADHIRAH & NUR FAZIRA

climate

Japanese Architecture
China Buddhism

Features of Japanese Architecture

Roof is made of

heavy timbers.

Made of wood Post-and-lintel

structure

of partially-screened, geometricallyarranged rooms with sliding doors

built with few nails

Interior - multitude

or sometimes none

Features of Traditional Japanese Home

made of wood
has tatami mat

floors
sliding shoji doors coffered ceiling lath-and-plaster

walls
tokonoma (display

alcoves)
Genkan(entrance)

Architecture in Japan
THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY

small buildings thatched roofs dirt floors(made of

wood if the area is humid)

Reconstructed storehouse

Prehistoric Period

Asuka Period
ASUKA PERIOD
the term was first used to describe a

period in the history of Japanese fine -arts and architecture

was influenced by the introduction of

Buddhism from China via Korean Peninsula

The Main Worship Hall

-usually found at the

center of the temple grounds

- Inside are images of

the Buddha, other Buddhist images, an altar or altars with various objects and space for monks and worshipers.

Main Worship Hall(Kondo)

Asuka Period

Five Story Pagoda

have

five stories represent the five elements :

Earth, Water,

Fire, Wind, Sky

The Five Story Pagoda

Asuka Period

Shinto Shrines -places of worship and the dwellings of the kami, the Shinto "gods

Main Features:
Komainu Torii Chozuya

Main sanctuary
Shinto Shrine

Asuka Period

shinden-zukuri - the style was characterised by symmetrical buildings placed as arms that defined an inner garden

Shinden-Zukuri The Phoenix Hall

Heian Period

Kamakura Period
T h e J a p a n e s e P o l i t i c a l p o w e r w a s r u n b y

Samuri.
M a n y h o u s e s w e r e j u s t p l a i n , s y m m e t r i c a l ,

and contained trenches but they were simple and sturdy.

Sanju-Sangen-Do -Hall with thirty three spaces between columns - contains 1,000 lifesize statues of the Thousand Armed Kannon

The Sanju-Sangen-Do

The Thousand Armed Kannon

Kamakura Period

Tea House
For tea cermonies Must have an

atmosphere of calm and meditation

The only adornment

was a hanging scroll with calligraphy or a flower arrangement

Tea House

Kamakura Period

Azuchi-Momoyama Period
In response to a militaristic time, the castle, a defensive structure, was built to keep out intruders or attackers.

Defense features:
elaborate mazes of

halls, corridors and tunnels

Defensive walls with

triangular and circular holes for firing arrows and guns, for pouring boiling oil and rocks

Himeji Castle
the best of Japan's

castles
one of the few with

some its original interior and exterior intact.

was built by Ikeda

Terumasa.
It has managed to

avoid being destroyed by a fire or natural disaster and was never attacked.

Himeji Castle aka White Heron Castle

Azuchi-Momoyama Period

This period brought back a lot of classic Japanese architecture. The city of Edo was struck by fires repeatedly so architecture was simplified to allow for easy rebuilding. Enhanced Architecture:
Machiya
Katsura-Detached Palace
Typical Machiya

(townhouses)

Edo Period

Emperor Meiji took

charge, new and different forms of culture moved into Japan.

European influences

slowly managed to work their way to architecture.

Nara National Museum

Meiji Period

Change in technology

greatly affected the architecture.

After World War II a

lot of Japan had to be rebuilt, but the new Japan looked much different than old Japan.
The styles went from

big, rectangular prisms to long and tall skyscrapers.

Modern Architecture

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