TOKYO (dpa) – Long ignored by many Westernized Japanese, traditional wooden houses have experienced a renaissance in the Land of the Rising Sun. Rather than building a new house, lovers of the ...
A look at the traditional farmhouses now commonly called kominka—“old folk dwellings”—a name that underscores their age. They ...
KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nakagawa Juken Co., Ltd.: An initiative to preserve traditional Japanese building methods for future generations and build a sustainable future will be developed for ...
She left France and moved to Japan alone to restore the property and start her own real-estate consultancy. "It's been three years now, but it still feels like a dream," Aguirre said. Coline Aguirre ...
This is a traditional Japanese kominka farmhouse in the countryside of Kyoto. These structures implement centuries of traditional design and building techniques and are constructed from natural ...
An annual winter event of lighting up traditional thatched-roof houses has begun at a UNESCO World Heritage site in central ...
- Revitalizing, Selling, Managing, and Preserving Kyoto's Traditional “Kominka” houses through Comprehensive Services - KYOTO, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nakagawa Juken Co., Ltd.: An initiative to ...
Coline Aguirre bought a traditional house in the Japanese countryside when she was 24. She left France and moved to Japan alone to restore the property and start her own real-estate consultancy. "It's ...