Japan
Hiiragi’s House is a Japanese home arranged around a courtyard and old tree
Hiroyuki Ogawa Architects divides up tiny Tokyo apartment with sliding screens
Peelable Belay paint is designed to protect surfaces from scratches and stains
Snark Architectures borrows cabin aesthetic for apartment renovation near Mount Takao
Climbing nets surround tree extending through balcony of Osaka nursery school
Dezeen’s new Pinterest board takes you to Tokyo
Renovated apartment in Tokyo has storage pockets sewn into its walls
Colourful house-shaped boxes surround windows at nursery school in northern Japan
Hearth Architects completes family house in Shiga with tree-planted atrium
Minimal Japanese flower shop by Sides Core features a curved black climbing frame for plants
Kouichi Kimura completes steel-wrapped home and studio for photographer in Shiga
Shingle-clad clubhouse and visitor centre faces ice rink in a Japanese forest
Tokujin Yoshioka designs minimal packaging for Japanese skincare brand
Watch Bêka & Lemoine’s movie Moriyama-San, about the owner of Ryue Nishizawa’s Moriyama House
House with “margin space” helps relocating city-dwellers adjust to life in rural Japan
Tadao Ando creates full-scale mock up of Church of the Light for Tokyo exhibition
Designart festival aims to “put Tokyo on the map” as a destination for design, say founders
Schemata Architects creates red-toned interior for Tokyo grocery store inside skinny tower
Tokyo kindergarten by Tezuka Architects lets children run free on the roof
Pastel colours and subtle grids break up open-plan hair salon in Osaka
Jun Igarashi Architects uses loophole in Japanese planning to equip Hokkaido house for snowy winters
Holiday home by Masato Sekiya cantilevers over a river bank in Nara Prefecture
Gap House is a Japanese home that makes the most of every inch
