The tatami room, better known as 和室 (washitsu, “Japanese-style room”), is a space that features tatami ... expanding into living and sleeping areas. By the Edo Period (1603–1868), washitsu had become ...

boasting many structures built from the Edo Period (1603-1867) through the Showa Era (1926-1989). One of these buildings is Resona Koedo Terrace, which was remodeled from a Western-style house ...

Led by Asia Society Japan’s Arts Committee, we embarked on a visit to see the ancient Kominka houses—traditional Japanese farmhouses nestled atop the hill in Kamakura. Once forsaken remnants, these ...