Traditional Japanese architecture is characterized by roofs with various designs of gables.This article covers the unique Japanese gable called Kara-hafu. Roofs and gables in Japanese architecture Japan’s average annual precipitation is almost twice that...

There are three buildings with distinctive towers near Yokohama Port: Kanagawa Prefectural Government Main Building, Yokohama Customs Headquarters Building, and Yokohama Port Opening Memorial Hall, known as King, Queen, and Jack, respectively, are called...

Yokohama is a beautiful harbor city, having a distinguished and exotic atmosphere.Yokohama first appeared in history only 168 years ago when Commodore Matthew C. Perry landed on the desert village to end Japan’s seclusion...