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A one-room mansion (wan rūmu manshon ワンルームマンション) is a Japanese apartment style in which there is only one small room (10 m 2 or 3.0 tsubo or 110 sq ft in many cases) and usually a compact bathroom.
Kuromon (黒門, Black Gate) is an historical mon (Japanese gate) that originally stood at a daimyo (feudal lord) mansion in Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan.Though it is uncertain when it was built, the consensus is that it was in the late Edo period, probably in the late 18th century or early 19th century.
The Former Ikeda Family Gardens (旧池田氏庭園) is a Japanese landscape garden and nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty in the city of Daisen, Akita Prefecture, Japan. [1] The garden contains a western-style mansion (now a library), which is an Important Cultural Property of Japan. [2]
This is a list of residences occupied by the Japanese Imperial Family, noting the seasons of the year they are traditionally occupied. Members of the Japanese Imperial Family inhabit a range of residences around Japan. Some are official imperial palaces; others are used as private residences, although they are all owned and maintained by the state.
The mansion consisted of a main building with two large roofs, constructed of cryptomeria wood. The residence was only one storey high in the typical shōin style, with large roofs for ventilation. Apart from the main residence there were other minor buildings for servants as well as a number of gardens with trees.
Elements like blackened wood siding and shoji-like framed linen doors and screens point to the influence of Japanese aesthetics. Warm planes of French oak wrap the interiors, coupled with an array ...
The Japanese government also invited foreign architects to both work in Japan and teach new Japanese architects. One of these, the British architect Josiah Conder [ ja ] went on to train many of the most prominent of the Japanese Meiji era architects, including Kingo Tatsuno , Tatsuzō Sone and Tokuma Katayama .
A mansion was usually set on a one chō (町, 109.1 m) square. The main building, the shinden ( 寝殿 , sleeping place ) , is on the central north–south axis and faces south on an open courtyard.