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JAPANESE Flashcards

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An ancient Japanese exterior sidings technique that preserves wood by charging it with fire

A. SHOU SUGI BAN
B. GIYOFU

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A. SHOU SUGI BAN

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Japanese pit dwellings

A. SORIN
B. TATEANA JUKYO

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B. TATEANA JUKYO

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Pseudo Japanese style

A. SORIN
B. GIYOFU

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B. GIYOFU

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plan of Japanese Pagoda

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SQUARE

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Japanese emperor who built the great walls of china

A. SASSHO-ZUKURI
B. SHI HUANG TI

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B. SHI HUANG TI

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JAPANESE CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM

A. GUSSHO
B. TATAMI

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A. GUSSHO

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Japanese mat

A. RANMA
B. TATAMI

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B. TATAMI

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a decorative roof ridge: an ornamental ridge on a roof of Japanese

A. BULBOUS
B. SORIN

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A. BULBOUS

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an animal with the head of tiger and body of a carp

A. SHACHIHOKO
B. SHORN ZUKURI

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A. SHACHIHOKO

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a structure where the appreciation of the arts and flower arrangement, with drinking ceremony is done

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TEA HOUSE

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Japanese pierced ventilators below cornices

A. SUKIYA-ZUKURI
B. SASSHO-ZUKURI

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B. SASSHO-ZUKURI

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residential architecture used in mansions of military, temple guest halls and Zen abbot’s quarter

A. SUKIYA-ZUKURI
B. SHORN ZUKURI

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B. SHORN ZUKURI

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Domestic architecture for palatial and aristocratic mansion

A. SASSHO-ZUKURI
B. SHIDEN-ZUKURI

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B. SHIDEN-ZUKURI

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style of house built for military families

A. BUKE-ZUKURIB
B. SHORN ZUKURI

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A. BUKE-ZUKURIB

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Period in Japanese which symbolizes War and Power

A. AZUCHI & MOMOYAMA
B. TOKYO KUMAMOTO or MASUGUMI

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A. AZUCHI & MOMOYAMA

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Japanese castle declared as UNESCO HERITAGE

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HIMEJI CASTLE

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17
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Gateway to Japanese temple

A. HOGYO
B. TORII

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B. TORII

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DIFFERENCE B/W CHINESE AND JAPANESE PAGODA:
Japanese pagoda – 4 storeyed (square in plan)
Chinese pagoda – 3 to 7 (octagonal)

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Japanese gabled roof

A. HOGYO
B. KIRUZUMA

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B. KIRUZUMA

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Japanese pyramidal roof

A. HOGYO
B. SHICHU

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A. HOGYO

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Japanese hip-ridge roof

A. HOGYO
B. SHICHU

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B. SHICHU

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Japanese traditional paper

A. CHIGI
B. WASI

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B. WASI

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23
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Japanese floral & plant design

A. KENMENKIHO
B. HANAGAWARA

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B. HANAGAWARA

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structural system developed from antiquity and applied in both aristocrat’s houses and Buddhist temples

A. KENMENKIHO
B. SHIDEN-ZUKURI

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A. KENMENKIHO

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25
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pit dwellings were built directly over an earth
floor with a ________ and a thatched straw roof

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wood foundation

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Houses, especially in the granaries, were built on _____ to keep away mice

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Stilts

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earliest shrine architecture style as represented by the Ise Shrines

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Shinmei style

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halls resemble ancient storehouses

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Ise shrines

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29
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______ style as represented by the Izumo Shrine

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Taisha

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30
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buildings resemble ancient residence

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Izumo Shrine

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_______ style as represented by the Sumiyoshi Shrine

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Sumiyoshi

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32
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considered to be close to a natively Japanese shrine architecture style.

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Sumiyoshi Shrine

33
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_____ Shrine and ___ Shrine are among two early shrine construction prototypes of Buddhist architecture in japan

34
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Towards the Edo Period, shrines became increasingly ornate as exemplified by the most spectacular of them all

A

Nikko Toshogu Shrine

35
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the world’s oldest wooden structure

A. Horyuji
B. Todaiji

A

A. Horyuji

36
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the world’s largest wooden structure

A. Horyuji
B. Todaiji

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B. Todaiji

37
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considered the oldest Buddhist institution in Japan.

A. Horyuji
B. Yakushiji and Kofukuji

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B. Yakushiji and Kofukuji

38
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seat of the Emperor

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Imperial palace

39
Q

In 710, the first permanent capital was set up in

40
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the first permanent palace, the ____ Palace, was built

41
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New imperial capital

42
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Castles was initially built for purpose of

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fortification

43
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primary material for castle

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wood
ferro concrete

44
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___________ were inhabited by craftsmen and
merchants, further down the social ladder in the past.

A

Townhouses

45
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Storehouses were fire-insulated with ______ walls to protect valuable goods from the threat of fires.

A

earthen walls

46
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TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLE

aristocratic mansions:
Mansion of the Military
Tea Ceremony

A

SHINDEN-ZUKURI
SHOIN-ZUKURI
SUKIYA-ZUKURI

47
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used as Buddhist temple roof, Castles and Shinto shrines

A. IRIMOYA
B. HOGYO

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A. IRIMOYA

48
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Roof used in few castles and used in houses

A. IRIMOYA
B. KIRIZUMA (gabled roof)

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B. KIRIZUMA (gabled roof)

49
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Roof used in Buddhist construction

A. Hogyo
B. KIRIZUMA (gabled roof

50
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Roof used in houses

A. YOSEMUNE (hipped gable)
B. HOGYO

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A YOSEMUNE (hipped gable)

51
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There are four main types of roofing materials: tile, thatch, planks, shingle and bark

52
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two different kinds of tiles
the concave and convex tile (hongawara)
or the pan tile (sangawara).

53
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The prototype form of this kind of tile

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bamboo roofing of India and southern China

54
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uses a series of vertical supports. Mainly used for shingled or tiled roof

A. WAGOYA-GUMI or Japanese truss
B. SASU-GUMI

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A. WAGOYA-GUMI or Japanese truss

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triangular structure often used for thatched roofs. Its braces cross and the ridge pole rests in the top of the fork

A. SHINTSUKA-GUMI or King Post Truss
B. SASU-GUMI

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B. SASU-GUMI

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uses king posts, which are uprights below the ridgepole. Usually used for tiled and shingled roofs

A. NOBORIBARI-GUMI or Rising Beam Truss –
B. SHINTSUKA-GUMI or King Post Truss

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B. SHINTSUKA-GUMI or King Post Truss

57
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normally used for tiled and shingled roof. Connects the transverse beams below the eave purlins, eliminating many vertical supports.

A. NOBORIBARI-GUMI or Rising Beam Truss –
B. SASU-GUMI or Brace truss

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A. NOBORIBARI-GUMI or Rising Beam Truss –

58
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Tea cottage designed by the great 15th century architect S___ R_____ (1522-1591)

A

Senno Rikyu

59
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An alcove

A. TOKONOMA
B. TOKOBASHIRA

A

A. TOKONOMA

60
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alcove pillar or post in a tea hut, it is made of trunk of a tree

A. TOKOBASHIRA
B. TOKONOMA

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A. TOKOBASHIRA

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**Opaque sliding doors$* in a traditional Japanese house
Measured about 90cm wide and 1.8m tall

A. RAMMA
B. FUSUMA

62
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A small window above a door

A. Transom
B. Ramma

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A. Transom

63
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Roof is made out of tiles called Kawara

64
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Traditionally made of rice straw to form the core

A

TATAMI MATS

65
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Made of translucent paper, washi over a frame of wood which holds together a lattice of wood or bamboo

A. FUSUMA/SHOJI
B. GENKEN

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A. FUSUMA/SHOJI

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This is called an engawa and is like an outdoor corridor.

67
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Sunken space between the front door and the rest of the house.

A. VERANDAS
B. GENKEN

68
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This was preferred over stone and other materials, in part because of the ever-present risk of earthquakes.

69
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Built by Emperor Tenmu in 680AD

A. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo
B. HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji

A

A. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo

70
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Once one of the Seven Great Temples of Nanto, the temple is now the headquarters of the Hosso school of Japanese Buddhism

A. HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji
B. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo

A

B. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo

71
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Part of the “Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara”, the temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo
B. NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER, Tokyo

A

A. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo

72
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Built by Akamatsu Norimura in 1333

A. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo
B. HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji

A

B. HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji

73
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The largest and most-visited castle in Japan, Is considered the finest surviving example of prototypical Japanese castle architecture.

A

HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji

74
Q

Himeji castle includes a network of __ rooms with advanced defensive systems from the feudal period.

75
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It was registered in 1993 as one of Japan’s first UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

A

HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji

76
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Designed by Kisho Kurokawa completed in 1972

A. NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER, Tokyo
B. YAKUSHI-JI TEMPLE, Nishinokyo

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A. NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER, Tokyo

77
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Mixed-use residential and office tower that is considered a rare example of Japanese Metabolism, an architectural movement borne of Japan’s post-war cultural resurgence.

A. NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER, Tokyo
B. HIMEJI CASTLE, Himeji

A

A. NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER, Tokyo

78
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second most commonly used shrine type

A. KASUGA
B. NAGERE

79
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most widely used shrine type. Shingled gabled roof.

A. NAGERE
B. KASUGA

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