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Danchi (団地, lit. "group land") is the Japanese word for a large cluster of apartment buildings of a particular style and design, typically built as public housing by a government authority. The Japan Housing Corporation (JHC), now known as the Urban Renaissance Agency (UR), was founded in 1955.
Minka (Japanese: 民家, lit. "folk houses") are vernacular houses constructed in any one of several traditional Japanese building styles. In the context of the four divisions of society , Minka were the dwellings of farmers, artisans, and merchants (i.e., the three non- samurai castes ). [ 1 ]
Nagaya (長屋, "longhouse") is a type of Japanese rowhouse that was typical during the Edo period (1603–1868). [1] Nagaya was a long housing complex under the same ridge, one or two stories high, divided into small compartments for rent. The well, toilet and waste facilities were shared.
Shoin-zukuri had a lasting impact on later Japanese housing and is the basis of modern Japanese housing. In the old architectural style, tatami mats were laid only in a part of the room, but in the shoin-zukuri style, tatami mats were laid all over the room.
Residential buildings in Japan (4 C, 1 P) S. Slums in Japan (2 P) Pages in category "Housing in Japan" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
In the Pritzker Prize’s 45-year history, no country has produced more winners than Japan.And on Tuesday, 78-year-old Riken Yamamoto was named the ninth and latest Japanese laureate of an award ...
Washington Heights, 1947. Washington Heights was a United States Armed Forces housing complex located in Shibuya, Tokyo during the occupation of Japan by Allied forces. . Constructed in 1946, it remained in operation until 1964, by which point all land had been returned to Japan
The number of vacant residential properties in Japan has hit 8.99 million, an increase of 500,0000 from 2018 and an 80% surge from 20 years ago. ... The housing crisis in the U.S. is flipped ...