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The Japanese Home

PingBooks Vol.1 The Japanese Home

Japanese homes are based on a unique set of ideas and traditions. For our first book, we are looking for hints about what people need in their everyday lives by looking at the Japanese people live from all kinds of different perspectives.

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Japanese Sliding Door Handles: Artworks in the Home

June 11, 2014
Japan’s Hi-Tech Toilets: 2014 Edition!
June 4, 2014
Kenta Nakamura, Nihon Shigoto Hyakka: New Work-Life Balance in Flexible Spaces
May 21, 2014
Shigesato Itoi and Tree Houses: A “home” that makes you free
May 2, 2014
GA Houses Project 2014 examines current trends in global residential architecture design
April 30, 2014
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April 18, 2014
Yuki Kageyama: Exploring Japan’s Secret Hideouts for Grown-Ups
April 11, 2014
Japanese Homes and Pop Idols? PingMag went to learn about idol rock band TOKIO’s popular TV show “The! Tetsuwan! DASH!!”
April 2, 2014
Tokyo National Museum Garden: Springtime with traditional Japanese architecture
March 31, 2014
Robots, cats and mops: Japanese cleaning tools
March 26, 2014
Building with Nature: A Trip to Shirakawa-go

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FROM THE ARCHIVE

May 29, 2013
Kyoto’s Machiya — Priceless Places with Affordable Dining
April 17, 2013
toco. “heritage hostel” and a mini Mt. Fuji in Tokyo’s shitamachi
April 5, 2013
Renovated Japanese house Hagiso is Tokyo’s “smallest” art complex
March 27, 2013
When "bad" architecture is "cute"
December 22, 2008
Nakagin Capsule Tower: Architecture of the Future
November 25, 2008
The Stone Merchant: Sato Teiseki ten
November 14, 2008
Instant Architecture for China’s Earthquake Victims
September 29, 2008
Tokyo Topographies
September 16, 2008
The Gardener Who Builds Houses
August 15, 2008
Sento: A Glimpse Into Japanese Bathhouse Culture