3. The Feudal Era
(12th-19th century)
n New ruling class of warriors
n The SAMURAI
n ODA NOBUNAGA
n TOYOTOMI HIDEYOSHI
4. TOKUGAWA IEYASU
n Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
n Appointed SHOGUN (ruler of japan)
n ISOLATIONIST SAKOKU (locked
country)
n EDO PERIOD
5. Meiji Restoration
In 1854 US Navy forced the
opening of japan to the outside
world
BOSHIN WAR
Establishment of a CENTRALIZED
STATE under the name of emperor
Transformed Japan into an
industrialized world power.
6. PEARL HARBOR
On the 7th December 1941 Japan attacked the US
naval base in PEARL HARBOR
Brought USA into WWll
8th December, USA, UK and Netherlands declared
war on Japan
Japan surrended on 15 August after the atomic
boming of HIROSHIMA and NAGASAKI.
7. Successful Japan
August 2009, Japan achieved exceptional growth
to become one of the world’s most powerful
economies.
Yukio Hatoyama led the Democratic Party of
Japan (DPJ) to victory and become Prime
Minister.
Defeating the long-governing Liberal Democratic
Party (LDP), which had been in power almost
continually since 1955.
8. Traditional architectural styles
Shinden-Zukuri (Aristocratic Mansions)
Shoin-Zukuri (Mansions of the Military)
Sukiya-Zukuri (Tea Ceremony)
9. Structure
Ground is elevated to prevent moisture from the
ground
Places where people sit are covered with tatami
mats
Frame of the house supports the weight of roof
10. Styles of traditional roofing
Irimoya
Used as Buddist temple roof
Castles and Shinto shrines
Kirizuma
Few castles
Used in houses
Hogyo
Used in Buddist construction
Yosemune
Used in houses
14. Tokonoma
An alcove
Several items are placed such as
Kakejiku (Hanging scrolls)
Ikebana (Flower arrangements)
Kakejiku Ikebana
15. Components of Tokonoma
Tokobashira – Alcove pillar or post
-In a tea hut, it is made of trunk of a tree
Scrolls placed at the center
Flower arranged on the dais
17. Seating arrangement
Guest of honor sits in front of tokonoma
Other guests sits facing away the tokonoma
Host sits facing tokonoma
18. Fusuma
Opaque sliding doors in a traditional Japanese
house
Measured about 90cm wide and 1.8m tall
Lattice-like wooden understructure covered in
cardboard and a layer of paper or cloth on both
side
Before, it was painted on with scenes from
nature.
19. Ramma
Transom – A small window above a door
Decoratively carved above fusuma sliding doors.
Function – to allow ventilation and light to enter
the room
Carved using slatted wood or small sliding shoji
panels
20. Traditional Japanese elements like bamboo, washi paper and lacquer are used
to soften the visual impact of interior design
Types of materials used in
traditional Japanese houses
21. Built by wooden columns
With foundation made of
earth and stone
Frame of the house is made
of plywood
Roof is made out of tiles
called Kawara
22. Tatami Mats
Traditionally made of rice straw to form the core
with a covering of woven soft rush (igusa) straw
23. Fusuma/Shoji (Sliding door)
Made of translucent paper over a frame of wood
which holds together a lattice of wood or bamboo.
Traditional paper called Washi used for sliding
door
24. References
Elements of a Traditional Japanese Interior (n.p.).
Retrieved January 26, 2015, from
http://yoshino.truecompassdesigns.net/newsletter-
traditional-interiors/
Traditional culture and festivals (n.p.). Retrieved January
26, 2015, from
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/cultural/experience/a.html
Tokonoma and the art of the focal point (n.p.). Retrieved
January 26, 2015, from
http://www.presentationzen.com/presentationzen/2009/10/t
okonoma-and-the-art-of-the-focal-point.html
The Structure of a Japanese House (n.p). Retrieved
January 26 2015, from http://web-
japan.org/kidsweb/virtual/house/house01.html
Shoin-Zukuri (n.p). Retrieved January 26 2015, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoin-zukuri
