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Japanese Architecture Designs

Key Contemporary Architectural Developments in Japan, Asia

post updated 11 August 2024

We’ve selected what we feel are the key examples of Japanese Architecture Designs. e-architect cover completed buildings, new building designs, architectural exhibitions and competitions across Japan. The focus is on contemporary Japanese buildings but information on traditional Japanese buildings is also welcome.

We have 8 pages of Japanese Architecture selections.

Architecture Designs in Japan

Japanese Architecture : news + key projects (this page)

Japanese Buildings : A-D

Japanese Architecture Designs : E-G (this page)

Japanese Building Developments : H-I

Japanese Architecture Developments : J-L

Japanese Building Designs : M-N

Japanese Architectural Designs : O-R

Contemporary Japanese Buildings : S-Z

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Japanese Architectural Designs

Contemporary Building Developments in Japan – latest additions to this page, arranged chronologically:

2 Nov 2021
Escenario Shirokan, Shirokane, Minato, Tokyo
Design: Ryuichi Sasaki/Sasaki Architecture
Escenario Shirokan Shirokane TTokyo Architecture News
photo : Takumi Ota Photography
Escenario Shirokan, Shirokane

Espace House, Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo
Espace House, Shinagawa Ward

12 Jan 2019
Furusaki Tokyo Office, Nakano-ku, Tokyo
Design: Hiroyuki Niwa with Yuki Imafuku
Furusaki Tokyo Office Building
photographer: Hiroyuki Hori
Furusaki Tokyo Office Building

2 Jan 2018
Green Triangle – Aoyama 346, Minamiaoyama, Minato, Tokyo
Design: Ryuichi Sasaki + Rieko Okumura/ Sasaki Architecture
Green Triangle - Aoyama 346 - Tokyo Architecture News
photo © Koichi Torimura
Green Triangle – Aoyama 346 in Tokyo

13 Nov 2017
Giant Bubble Installation
Design: studio ENESS
Giant Bubble Installation Tokyo Architecture News
photograph : Larissa LP
Giant Bubble Installation

4 Sep 2017
Gallery in Kiyosato Villa With Exhibition Space, Kiyosato, Hokuto, Yamanashi
Architect: Satoshi Okada Architects
Gallery in Kiyosato Villa With Exhibition Space
photographer: Koichi Torimura ; Copyrights belong to Satoshi Okada architects Inc., 2006
Gallery in Kiyosato Villa With Exhibition Space

Gyomin Syokudo Restaurant, Okinawa
Gyomin Syokudo Restaurant in Okinawa

Major Architecture Projects in Japan, alphabetical:

EDDI’S House
Edward Suzuki Associates
EDDI'S House Japanese Architecture Designs
photo from architects
EDDI’S House

Forest Observatory, Kyushu Island
Rintala Eggertsson Architects
Forest Observatory Japan
photo : Sami Rintala
Forest Observatory

Fragile Shelter, Sapporo, north Japan
Hidemi Nishida
Fragile Shelter Japanese Architecture Designs
photo : Anna Nagai
Fragile Shelter Hokkaido

French School, Tokyo
albert abut architecture
French School Lycee Franco Japonais
picture from architect
Japanese Language School

Fuji Kindergarten, Tachikawa, Tokyo
Tezuka Architects
Japanese Kindergarten Building
photograph : Katsuhisa Kida
Fuji Kindergarten

GR230, Kimobetsu
code ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
GR230
image from architects
GR230

Gamo Sapporo
Edward Suzuki Associates
GAMO Sapporo Building - Japanese Architecture Designs
image from architect
Gamo Sapporo

Garage in Asahikawa, Hokkaido
Jun Igarashi Architects Inc.
Japan garage building
image from architect
Japanese garage building

Ginza Natsuno R Building, Tokyo
TNA Architects
Ginza Natsuno R Building
image from architect
Ginza Natsuno R Building

Glashaus / Utsubo, Osaka
K.Associates
Glashaus Japan
picture © Hitoyuki Hitai
Glashaus

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Japanese Architecture Designs – No Images

Architecture Designs – E-G, alphabetical:

Eaves House, Tokyo
2006
Design: Tezuka Architects : Takaharu+Yui Tezuka with Masahiro Ikeda

Echo Chamber, Tokyo
1989
Design: Ushida Findlay Architects

Ehime Museum of Science, Ehime
1991-94
Design: Kisho Kurokawa Architect

Engawa House, Tokyo
2005
Design: Tezuka Architects

Experimental house, Tsukuba
2007
Design: Loco Architects
Rammed earth structure

F-Town building, Sendai
2007
Design: Atelier Hitoshi Abe

Floating-roof house, Okayama
2005
Tezuka Architects

Folly, Osaka, Japan
1990
Zaha Hadid Architects

Forest Park Adatara, Fukushima, Japan
2000
Tom Heneghan – The Architecture Factory

Forestry Hall, Kumamoto Prefecture

Taira Nishizawa Architects

Fuefukigawa Museum of Fruit, Yamanashi
1993-94
Itsuko Hasegawa Architects

Fujinomiya Golf Club, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka
1994-97
Kisho Kurokawa Architect

Fukui City Museum of Art, Fukui, Japan
1993-96
Kisho Kurokawa Architect

Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum, Katsuyama
1996-2000
Kisho Kurokawa

Fukuoka Housing – Nexus World Kashii : Void Space/Hinged Space, Fukuoka
1989-91
Design: Steven Holl Architects

Fukusaki hanging garden – office building, Osaka
2005
Kengo Kuma & Associates

G House, Tokyo
2005
Jun Aoki Architect, Tokyo

Gotoh Museum, Tokyo, Japan

David Chipperfield Architects, UK

Grasslands Agricultural Institute, Kumamoto

Tom Heneghan Architect – The Architecture Factory

Grin Grin, Island city Central Park, Fukouka

Toyo Ito Architect

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Location: Japan, Asia

Japanese Architects

Japanese architect : Fumihiko Maki

Japanese architect : Tadao Ando

Traditional Japanese Building

Katsura Rikyu – Imperial family residence, Kyoto by Lord Enshu Kobori
Edo-period architecture: ‘sukiya’ style Imperial villa – 17th century

Japan Architecture Tour : UIA 2011 Tour

No larger images, apologies – Tom Heneghan Japanese Architecture:

Fukushima
fukushima
image from Tom Heneghan Architects via RIAS

Kumamoto
kumamoto
image from Tom Heneghan Architects via RIAS

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