90+ year old home in Yokohama being restored

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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