Tea house 1

Japan Architecture

  • Period: Jan 1, 1185 to

    Feudal Japan

  • Period: Jan 1, 1573 to

    Momoyama Period

  • Dec 1, 1573

    Many Castled were built

    Many castles were built in the Momoyama Period (1573–1600) when Japan was in the process of being unified militarily.
  • Hideyoshi’s castle was Rebuilt

    Hideyoshi’s castle was Rebuilt
    Originally an imperial messenger gate at Hideyoshi’s Momoyama castle at Fushimi, the gate was moved to Nishi Honganji when Hideyoshi’s castle was dismantled. It was rebuilt for a visit by Iemitsu in 1632.
  • Period: to

    Imperial Japan

  • Period: to

    Contempory Japan (Modern)

  • Modernism

    Modernism became increasingly popular in architecture in Japan starting in the 1950s.
  • Excavations Started

    Excavations Started
    Excavations started in 1973 and so far have uncovered 19 house sites, nine deep holes which seem to have been used for storing food, and numerous earthen and stoneware vessels.