Fukasawa, a residential area in south-west Tokyo, is quietly known for its architectural charm, with typically small ...

A fascinating new book chronicles unorthodox Japanese residential architecture over the past almost 80 years. When World War II ended, Japan found itself not just battered and broke, but also in the ...

This Japanese-inspired modern house is one of nearly 200 completed homes in the upscale 1,010-acre Kukuiula community on the South Shore of the lush Hawaiian island of Kauai. The owners have lived and ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects, Sendai Mediatheque, Miyagi, Japan (1995-2001); left: exterior view; right: detail of interior support tube (photos ©Naoya Hatakeyama, courtesy of The Museum of ...

Tiny house design and traditional Japanese aesthetics go hand in hand, and this brand-new house on wheels proves it. A true masterclass in contemporary Japanese-inspired minimalism, the ...

A Japanese house with rock gardens, shoji screens and a tatami room with a Buddhist prayer nook is for sale for the first time since it was built in 1973 for a Japanese American couple. The Rose ...

With the 2020 Summer Olympics on the horizon, prices are rising in Tokyo, Osaka and other major Japanese cities as fewer apartments go on the market. 13 Photos View Slide Show › By Marcelle Sussman ...