Japanese Minimalist Houses: Top Photos

Silence, wood, and light in the tradition that taught the world what emptiness can do

Hakata Machiya Folk Museum, the ranma (6-10, Reisen-machi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City, Japan)
A ranma transom grille at the Hakata Machiya Folk Museum — the ornament that proves the rule. One detail, placed once, at the threshold between rooms. © LLAAYY, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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