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90+ year old home in Yokohama being restored

Posted on May 3, 2022

The new owner of a historic home in Yokohama is carrying out a full restoration. The Yamate 133 Ban-Kan residence was built sometime around 1930 and initially occupied by the Rising Sun Oil Corporation (a predecessor of Shell).

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Modernist building in Kobe to be demolished

Posted on April 29, 2022

The Kobe Bankers Association will be demolishing its modernist building and replacing it with a new one by 2025.

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93-yr old bathhouse being demolished

Posted on March 23, 2022

Demolition of a historic and famous bathhouse in Kitasenju began on March 10. Daikoku-yu was one of Tokyo’s leading examples of the ‘miya-tsukuri’ style of architecture often used for palaces, shrines, and temples, but also popular for larger bathhouses.

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Historic 103-yr old hotel in Kobe sold

Posted on March 10, 2022

On March 7, Sanyo Electric Railway announced the sale of the historic former Maiko Hotel in Kobe City.

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Nintendo hotel in Kyoto to open this April

Posted on February 4, 2022

The conversion of the historic former Nintendo headquarters in Kyoto will open as a boutique hotel this April. Called ‘Marufukurō’, it is named after Marufuku, the name of the previous corporate incarnation of Nintendo.

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Tiny modernist house demolished

Posted on January 18, 2022

A 60-year old modernist home in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward has just been demolished. The ‘SH-60’ house was designed by Kenji Hirose. It had a floor area of just 29 sqm (312 sq.ft) and was designed for a famous painter and illustrator.

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City acquires 1600-yr old tomb from construction company

Posted on December 14, 2021

Ichihara City in Chiba Prefecture has acquired a large parcel of land that includes an ancient ‘kofun’ burial mound thought to have been built sometime in the 4th century.

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In Kanazawa, 100 historic townhouses are demolished each year

Posted on November 18, 2021
Some of the offerings via the Kanazawa Machiya Information Center.

The historic merchant city of Kanazawa is seeing as many as 100 of its historic machiya-style townhouses demolished each year. And while there are efforts underway to preserve as many homes as possible, there are still some high hurdles that remain.

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Modernist National Theatre to be demolished

Posted on November 12, 2021

The Japan Arts Council is moving forward on plans to demolish the National Theatre of Japan building in Chiyoda and replace it with a new theatre with a hotel on the upper floors.

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Historic home matching service for Karuizawa

Posted on November 10, 2021

In an effort to save the historic holiday villas of Karuizawa, a matching-service has been set up by the Karuizawa Cultural Heritage Preservation Association.

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