Following an Architect Through Japan
Learning from Rural Japan Knowing that we would probably want a break from the intense urban world of Tokyo, Buzz and I planned a respite into the middle of our …
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The Screen’d World of Japan
THE SCREEN’D WORLD of JAPAN Having studied traditional Japanese architecture for years, I’ve known that screens are a major element in the folk (or vernacular) architecture here. But I never …
Tokyo Culture
I am quickly coming to love how urban Japanese have such a sense of personal style. Young men and women take great care in assembling interesting or unusual outfits in …
Exploring Tokyo
EXPLORING TOKYO Tokyo is unbelievably huge, but impressively easy to move around. The subway (METRO) system is vast and efficient, and we discover that each stop on the ring loop …