

Architecture & Design
At Japan House, the subjects of architecture and design are explored through people - by bringing the works of prominent architects and designers to London for exhibitions and events - and through in-depth stories which detail the intricacies unique to these practices in Japan, both past and present.
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Stories | Japanese Houses

Stories | Art Islands

Quick Reads | Carving the Divine - Buddhist sculptors of modern-day Japan

Virtual Exhibitions | Windowology: Virtual Exhibition

Virtual Exhibitions | Symbiosis: Virtual Exhibition

Recorded Events | Yellow Flower Dream: Beatriz Milhazes in Conversation with Dr Sofia Gotti

Recorded Events | Curator Talk by Hasegawa Yuko

Recorded Events | New Forms of Life: Artist Talk by Nawa Kōhei

Interviews | Hara Kenya - Designer

Stories | Window Research Institute

Stories | Tokolo Asao

Hara Kenya

Stories | Ishigami Junya

Stories | Hida Sangyo - Japanese Wooden Furniture

Stories | Shikou Shiten

Stories | TERADA MOKEI

Stories | TSUMIKI by More Trees

Stories | Yanagi Sōri

Stories | Sou Fujimoto

Quick Reads | Yoshioka Tokujin: the leading designer behind the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic torches

Quick Reads | Airvases: the possibilities of paper

Quick Reads | Riku Café – bringing communities together in Rikuzentakata

Quick Reads | Spotlight on Japanese designer Misawa Haruka

Quick Reads | SOU FUJIMOTO: FUTURES OF THE FUTURE

Interviews | Misawa Haruka - Designer

Recorded Events | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] Online Exhibition Tour

Recorded Events | Windowology: Talk by Igarashi Tarō

Recorded Events | CONNECT: Connecting Art and Science 01 JHL × U Tokyo

Recorded Events | Conversations on Architecture: Atelier Bow-Wow x MVRDV

Recorded Events | Conversations on Architecture: Asif Khan x Hara Kenya

Recorded Events | Curator Talk by Hara Kenya: Architecture for Dogs

Recorded Events | Design Talk by Hara Kenya: SUBTLE - Delicate or Infinitesimal

Interviews | Sou Fujimoto - Architect

Video Stories | The Making of Japan House London

Interviews | Katayama Masamichi - Interior Designer

Virtual Exhibitions | Architecture for Dogs: Virtual Exhibition

Virtual Exhibitions | Making Nuno: Virtual Exhibition

Activity Sheets | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] – Orizuru Origami Worksheet

Activity Sheets | Tokolo Asao [CONNECT] – Nuri-e Colouring-in Worksheet

Stories | Obata Taku

Stories | The story of AKIRA Restaurant

Video Stories | Hokkaido Kutchan Zaborin

Video Stories | Akita Prefecture Nyuto-Onsen Tsurunoyu

Video Stories | Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto Tawaraya Ryokan

Video Stories | Ishikawa Prefecture Yamashiro-Onsen Beniya Mukayu

Video Stories | Oita Prefecture Yufuin Kamenoi Villa

Video Stories | Nara Prefecture Yoshino Yoshino Cedar House

Video Stories | Tokyo Ginza MUJI HOTEL

Video Stories | Kochi Prefecture: Shimanto River’s submersible bridges

Video Stories | Kanagawa Prefecture Odawara Enoura Observatory

Video Stories | Shizuoka Prefecture Shuzenji Asaba

Video Stories | Seto Inland Sea Cruise Ships Guntu

Video Stories | Mie Prefecture Shima Peninsula Amanemu

Video Stories | Kagoshima Prefecture Myoken-Onsen Gajoen

Video Stories | Gunma Prefecture Minakami Hoshi-Onsen

Video Stories | Hokkaido Kushiro Wetland Lake Toro & Kushiro River

Video Stories | Mie Prefecture Ise Jingu

Video Stories | Okayama Prefecture Okayama Korakuen

Recorded Events | Architectural Treasures of Nishi Hongan-Ji

Words & Thoughts | Tokolo Asao

Words & Thoughts | Yoshioka Tokujin

Words & Thoughts | Saitō Seiichi

Words & Thoughts | Katayama Masamichi

Words & Thoughts | Sou Fujimoto

Words & Thoughts | Kuma Kengo

Words & Thoughts | Professor Yamanaka Shunji

Words & Thoughts | Misawa Haruka

Words & Thoughts | Tomoko Azumi

Words & Thoughts | Oho Kosuke

Words & Thoughts | Hara Kenya

Virtual Exhibitions | Tokolo Asao [Connect]

Interviews | Tsuda Michiko - Artist