Shoji Screen and Architectural Space Integration

Wooden architecture from the Meiji and Taisho periods preserved in Kanazawa's geisha districts. Famous areas include Higashi Chaya, Nishi Chaya, and Kazuemachi. Featuring traditional elements such as plaster walls, lattice doors, and engawa verandas, they represent a unique Japanese urban landscape where geisha culture and architectural aesthetics converge.

江戶時代（1603-1868）發展而成的日本建築樣式。城郭建築、町家、寺院等多樣建築形式在此時期確立。木造建築技術達到高度水準，兼具裝飾性與機能性為其特色。當今仍有眾多歷史建造物保存完好，部分並已列入世界遺產。

Preservation activities for earthen warehouse buildings constructed nationwide during Edo-Meiji periods. Characterized by thick soil walls over 1.5 meters, plaster coating, and fire-resistant design merging practicality with aesthetics. As storage functions for food, money, and industrial goods disappeared with modernization, recognized anew as core of townscape preservation. Demonstrates material foundations of regional community formation.

日本當代建築大師，以清水混凝土與光影運用享譽國際。自學成才，以《住吉的長屋》驚艷亮相。其作品追求自然與建築的對話，代表作包括《光之教堂》與直島的《貝內塞之家》，曾獲普立茲克獎，持續影響全球建築思潮。

An architectural philosophy that emerged in Japan during the 1960s-1970s, drawing inspiration from biological metabolism. It proposed that buildings should be capable of growth, change, and renewal. Led by figures like Kisho Kurokawa and Kenzo Tange, this innovative movement profoundly influenced contemporary architecture worldwide.

日本都市（特別是京都）常見的傳統木造民宅建築。以狹窄的臨街面與深長的室內空間為特徵，形狀狹長如鰻魚睡床，故又稱「鰻床」。建築內設有通道式廊間與坪庭（中庭），藉以引進光線與空氣流通。近年來保存與再生工作趨於活躍，許多町家被改造為咖啡館或民宿等住宿設施。

室町時代發展而成的日本住宅建築樣式。以壁龕（床之間）、違棚、付書院、明障子等為特徵，鋪滿榻榻米的房間構成成為現代和室的原型。銀閣寺的東求堂是早期代表作，確立了日本住宅空間的美學意識與格式規範。