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Remarkable Japanese Timber Structures
- House of Japanese Cedar by Suga Shotaro / Suga Atelier
- Center Pompidou-Metz by Shigeru Ban Architects Europe
- Kitazawa Kenchiku Factor by Fumiko Misawa + Masahiro Inayama
- Sea-Folk Museum by Naito Architect & Associates
- Church Sun-pu by Taira Nishizawa
- Sumika Pavilion by Toyo Ito & Associates, Architects
- Final Wooden House by Sou Fujimoto Architects
- Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum by Kengo Kuma and Associates
- Woods Of Net by Takaharu + Yui Tezuka / Tezuka Architects
- Mokuzai Kaikan by Tomohiko Yamanashi / Nikken Sekkei + Takeyuki Katsuya / NSD
Wakizashi Sword with Saya
- Dated: circa 1845
- Culture: Japanese
- Measurements: overall length 27 ½ inches (69.8cm)
This Edo-period Japanese sword by Fuyuhiro features a silk-wrapped handle of sharkskin (tsukamaki), and a scalloped tsuba adorned by an intricate wave pattern. The blade comes complete with a shirasaya, literally “white scabbard”, crafted of nurizaya wood for proper blade storage.
Got a spare 40 odd minutes???
Here is a documentary done by National Geographic on Japanese car culture.
Are Japanese mad crazy on cars????
I bloody well hope so.
Thank you for sharing this! I recognize some awesome faces in this vid, I’m definitely going to queue it for a watch soon. :)