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an info sheet describing the different types of buildings and their functions in each section of the building

One of the most distinctive features of Japanese architecture is the magnificent roofs. When you see Japanese temples and shrines such as Nikko Toshogu Shrine, Sensoji Temple, and Meiji Jingu Shrine, you will definitely notice the grand roof first. This article will introduce these charming roofs in detail!

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an old roof with decorative designs on it

Project description: As an experiment in the combination of landscape, architecture, and product design this green roof addresses the need for a modular integral roofing and planting unit. This horticultural building system was inspired by Japanese style ceramic tile roofing systems. Inspiration: Japanese roofs: the artistic waves of interlocking tiles opened the design opportunities to modification for planting materials. By taking an artistic approach to the project, our focus is to create…

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the roof is being worked on with tools

Remaining areas left to be tiled. November 12th - 17th 2014 I went back to tiling today. Cutting, sanding and glueing. Hardly exciting but needs to be done. I am working on the back roof of the house now. Lots of tiny pieces to insert into areas that I hope will be covered effectively later (well, not much later). Anyway, I had to finish the back roof areas and then also finish off the last three corners of the peaks. So since I had used some of the tiles previously for the front, I had to…

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