Our favourite house

Edo-Tokyo architectural museum

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October 4th 2012
A history of Japanese house styles captured over the past 2 centuries. All had been dismantled and rebuilt in this outdoor museum. Some European styles were in evidence as architects had travelled extensively. The Japanese finance minister was assassinated in his house by the military just before the second world war as he had cut the budget for the armed forces. Greeted by a ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more