Architecture in Japan

Considered the oldest intact wooden structure in Tokyo Prefecture, this impressive temple was built in 1407.

The World Heritage-designated site of Japan’s industrial revolution, once mistaken as a den of vampires.

High in the trees or suspended between cables, these surreal structures are the works of a unique Japanese architect.

The world's largest permanent architectural projection display entertains audiences nightly with 28-story light shows.

Over 80 years old, this hand-dug tunnel is a Chinese-style portal to another world.

View Japan's most historic city from a cyberpunk walkway suspended 150 feet above the ground.

A colorful, architectural experiment designed to increase a resident's longevity.

Home to 800-year-old zen basin, a 400-year-old pilgrim’s path, and a century-old industrial grotto.

The site of one of the only two star-shaped forts in Japan was used as an elementary school for over a century, much longer than its life as a castle.

A museum housed in a stunning Rockefeller-funded medical institute building from the 1930s.

This house was once the residence of Aisin-Gioro Pujie, the younger brother of China’s last emperor.

An unusual structure of stone and glass honoring one of Japan’s most eminent Christian leaders who founded the non-church movement.

The Port of Yokohama’s customs headquarters building resembles a Moorish kasbah, complete with a minaret.

This is no ordinary coffee chain outlet—it's an architectural masterpiece.

A small museum in a ward on the east side of Tokyo showcases the works of one of Japan's greatest ukiyo-e artists.

This historic castle is one of the oldest and most impressive in all of Japan.