Ninomaru Palace at Nijo-jo (Nijo Castle), Kyoto, Japan
Corner turret and east main gate
garden
Honmaru Palace
Karamon (gate) with kara-hafu gable
Ninomaru Palace viewed through
Karamon
post-and-beam construction
Ninomaru Palace: Ohiroma reception
rooms
Shoin style architecture
Ohiroma reception rooms
Elements of Shoin architecture:
fusuma screens = painted screens
shoji screens = translucent screens
tatami mats 3’ x 6’ module
jodan no ma = upper chamber
gedan no ma = lower chamber
chodai no ma = ancillary chamber
Elements of Shoin architecture:
fusuma screens jodan no ma = upper chamber tokonoma = decorative alcove
shoji screens gedan no ma = lower chamber tsukeshoin = desk alcove
tatami mats chodai no ma = ancillary chamber chigaidana = staggered shelves
coffered ceiling chodaigamae = decorative doors
Elements of Shoin architecture:
fusuma screens jodan no ma = upper chamber tokonoma = decorative alcove
shoji screens gedan no ma = lower chamber tsukeshoin = desk alcove
tatami mats chodai no ma = ancillary chamber chigaidana = staggered shelves
coffered ceiling chodaigamae = decorative doors
Elements of Shoin architecture:
fusuma screens jodan no ma = upper chamber tokonoma = decorative alcove
shoji screens gedan no ma = lower chamber tsukeshoin = desk alcove
tatami mats chodai no ma = ancillary chamber chigaidana = staggered shelves
offered ceiling chodaigamae = decorative doors
Nikko Toshogu (Toshogu Shrine)
Nikko, Japan, 1617
Torii framing approach to Yomeimon of main shrine
Karamon
Yomeimon with flanking corridors
Yomeimon
kara-yo = Chinese-style architecture
including brackets adapted from
Chinese models
Main Hall