Japanese Taste [foods, Architecture, Onsen and Matsuri] | Visitor's Japan

"Architecture"

People tend to think,Traditional Architectures are typically seen at Temples and Shrines. Traditionally Emperor Places, Buddhist Temples, Shinto Shrines have been the subject of respects and yearning.. Therefore, quite numbers of Parishioners have donated money to built Solemn Temples, Shrines with highest technologies available at that time.
Highest technologies of those days are remaining within the current technologies of craftsmanship and Meister system such as Nail-less traditional architecture and flexible structure constructions.
It is common among traditional architect that Architectures are interrelated with local environments and local Timber products on those days., namely, no building has built with imported materials from other areas.
Foreigners are often said "Traditional Japanese buildings are made of Soil, Woods and Papers". Those words do not telling the reality of the finished Architectures, for example, Japanese Paper is a thin plain white paper, Japanese Mortar Wall is not PVC siding etc.
The world oldest Wooden Building is "Horyuji" which has over 1,340 years history. Why does this building could live long? Most of architects say that has built with Nail-less, flexible and local breathable timbers have used. Local materials have been matched the environments of these area.

Every Jinjya has sacred gate called Torii,go through this gate, you reach Haiden for worship and finally you reach to th Honden a sanctuary area where Kami is enshrined.

In many of Buddhist Temple has Tower called Goju-No-TouÂ? which was originally built to Include the Buddha ashes within this tower or stupa symbolically.

Most of Japanese private houses in current days are built with Pre-fabricated maker's development using modern technologies like Solor Roof etc.
PHOTO:Family Housing of Today
Some middle class and upper class families like to live in Authentic tasted modernized Japanese Traditional houses, of course they all come with Tatami mattressed rooms.
In addition to houses built by Housing Industries, Niche trend coming up, especially retired Baby boomers who are interested in reforming of traditional Japanese Houses to fit their current Lifestyle
PHOTO:Kominnka raditional House
Those traditional houses are still remaining the rural areas of Japan.