Tondabayashi "The Sugiyama Family's Old House" - Edo period home of a wealthy sake brewer. The Japanese House - Analysis of traditional Japanese domestic architecture as being based on long standing attitudes towards ideas of harmony. Black and white illustrations on separate pages. Visual Arts: Architecture - Article discussing the impact of traditional concepts on modern Japanese architects. Shoin Architecture - Illustrated discussion of the development of this Muromachi period style. Well organized. Chiiori Project - Preserving old thatched roof houses in rural Japan. For people concerned with saving and preserving the kayabuki houses that are being lost at an alarming rate. Architecture - Examines architecture in Japan influenced by foreign cultures as well as climate; landscape and examples of both traditional and modern architecture including temples, shrines, castles and bridges. Architecture - Historical overview, from early shrines and temples to castles and modern trends.