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Retro Japan: Welfare facility in Tokyo marks century of beauty and strength
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (191+ words) August 30, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- The main building of Yokufukai, a social welfare corporation, has stood for a century amid a vast expanse of greenery in the capital's Suginami Ward. It was designed by architects Yoshikazu Uchida and Tatsundo Toki and…...
Retro Japan: Symmetry and asymmetry at Tokyo's Yuzo Yamamoto museum
3+ week, 2+ hour ago (107+ words) August 9, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- A short walk west of Tokyo Metropolitan Inokashira Park, a distinctive Western-style residence comes into view: the Mitaka City Yuzo Yamamoto Memorial Museum. Novelist Yuzo Yamamoto (1887-1974), known for works including "Robo no Ishi" (A stone by…...
Retro Japan: Former Shimazu residence a century-old mansion full of luxury, elegance
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (116+ words) July 26, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) TOKYO -- A Western-style mansion that still evokes the atmosphere of Japan's Taisho era (1912-1926) stands on a prime site in central Tokyo. Throughout the mansion, stained-glass windows fill the interior with vibrant light. The fireplaces and plaster ceilings…...
Retro Japan: Striking white atrium impresses at former bank HQ in Shimonoseki
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (287+ words) June 28, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi -- Inside the former head office of The Yamaguchi Bank in this western Japan city, a strikingly bright, white-walled atrium opens up before visitors. The stretch of the old Sanyo Road running from Shimonoseki City Hall…...
No more squatting: local Japan gov't headquarters upgrading toilets to Western style - The Mainichi
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (344+ words) June 19, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) NAGOYA -- The Aichi Prefectural Government's main building is replacing almost all of its old squat toilets with Western-style ones, to the delight of staff. Previously, Japanese-style squat toilets had made up about half of the facilities at…...
Retro Japan: 'Herring mansion' in Otaru symbolizes prosperity in Meiji, Taisho eras
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (188+ words) April 26, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) OTARU, Hokkaido -- Perched on a hill in this northern Japan city overlooking the Sea of Japan, the Old Aoyama Villa stands as a testament to the prosperity brought by herring fishing from the Meiji era (1868-1912) through to…...
Retro Japan: Cultural hall in Kurume remains an acoustic treasure after 6 decades
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (224+ words) April 12, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) KURUME, Fukuoka -- The Ishibashi Cultural Hall in this southwestern Japan city is celebrated for its elegant simplicity and exceptional acoustics. Its entrance is entirely glass, framing the changing cityscape in a lattice pattern. Designed by Kiyonori Kikutake…...
Retro Japan in Photos: Fukuoka Jo Gakuin buildings a modernist architectural masterpiece
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (48+ words) ［写真特集3/11］ 毎日新聞 Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser. Also in The Mainichi...
Retro Japan: Natural light pours into Fukuoka Jo Gakuin school buildings
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (177+ words) March 15, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) FUKUOKA -- Buildings of the School Corporation Fukuoka Jo Gakuin in this southwestern Japan city's Minami Ward take in large amounts of natural light. Fukuoka Jo Gakuin, which includes a kindergarten, junior high and high school and university,…...
Retro Japan: Insect or spaceship? Gym in Fujisawa defies labels
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (161+ words) January 11, 2026 (Mainichi Japan) FUJISAWA, Kanagawa -- Is it a bug or a spaceship? A gymnasium in this eastern Japan city presents various appearances depending on the viewing angle. Completed in 1984 by the architectural firm Maki and Associates, the Akibadai Culture and…...