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Following its very own principles, Japanese architecture is a true exhibition in balance: balance between history and modernity, between tradition and innovation. It is everything from centuries-old ...

I used to think that staying in a traditional Japanese Ryokan inn and sleeping on tatami mats was the height of cool. But Japan has just revved up the accommodations cool factor to off the charts.

This incredible model of a Japanese castle is so small it is about the thickness of a human hair, as can be seen in this image. The 0.217-millimeter model of Fukuyama Castle is so tiny, it is all but ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Overseas visitors to Japan have traditionally been offered two types of accommodation: Western-style hotels or traditional Japanese inns. In recent years, new options have ...

Matsue, the capital city of Shimane Prefecture, has much to recommend it to those wanting to explore “the real Japan” while avoiding the crowds that now throng more well-known destinations like Tokyo ...

Odawara, Japan (CNN) — The careful placement of the traditional “kabuto” helmet and the adjustment of the cord chin strap complete the transformation. Simon Celestine arrived at Odawara castle as a ...

Post World War II, architects like Kenzo Tange pioneered a new blend of tradition with modernism, sparking the influential Metabolist movement of the 1960s that imagined cities as organic, adaptable ...