A distinctive roof maximises mountain views and prevents snow build-up at this timber-framed house in Japan's Shimane Prefecture, designed by Japanese studio Enter-Archi. More about Broken-pitch roof tops wooden House in Yakami by Enter-Archi
Charred-timber cladding is contrasted with warm plywood-lined interiors at House in Mibu, a home in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, completed by local studio Tato Architects. More about Tato Architects completes charred timber-clad home in Japan
An "angled, folded form" clad in charred cedar defines this holiday home, designed by Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design to embrace the surrounding landscape while maintaining its inhabitants' privacy. More about Keiji Ashizawa clads House in Yatsugatake in charred cedar
Skylit ceilings and zigzagging staircases animate this tall, skinny home and ceramics studio in Japan, completed by local studio Tato Architects. More about Tato Architects combines skinny home with ceramics studio in Kyoto
Skylights, an internal light well and silver-painted ceilings pull light deep into House in Shichiku, a home in Kyoto designed by local studio Tato Architects. More about Tato Architects uses silver-painted ceilings to draw light into Kyoto home
Local architecture studio HYAN has renovated Green Sandwich House, a 1970s home in Japan, using a palette of timber, plaster and tiles to bring "warmth and texture" to a flexible, open living space. More about HYAN renovates 70s home in Japan around "single, continuous" living space
Architect Kenta Hirayama has designed an "unpretentious house" in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward, which features a metal facade and deliberately simple gabled roof. More about Kenta Hirayama clads House in Kinuta in steel-sheet facade
Japanese studio Kenta Sano & Associates has completed a four-storey building in Tokyo that that has a glass-fronted dance studio on its lower floors and a house on top. More about Tokyo Ballet House combines ballet studio and home
In this roundup, author Ari Seligmann spotlights 11 iconic houses in Japan captured by some of the country's leading photographers, who are the focus of his latest book, Ka Me Ra. More about Eleven iconic Japanese houses seen "through the photographer's lens"
An austere exterior of stacked concrete volumes conceals a double-height courtyard and plant-filled terrace at the heart of this home in Tokyo, designed by local studio Apollo Architects & Associates. More about Apollo Architects & Associates prioritises "security and privacy" for Tokyo home
Local architecture studio YNAS has renovated and extended a traditional timber home in southern Japan, opening up its interiors and improving its connection to the surroundings with corrugated-metal canopies. More about YNAS uses timber-framed canopies to reconnect Japanese home with the outdoors
Architecture studio Kuma&Elsa has renovated the top two floors of an apartment block in Japan, creating enclosures that aim to re-create the spatial conditions of a traditional Japanese engawa. More about Kuma&Elsa arranges Japanese apartments around translucent "huts"
Clerestory windows and a curved ceiling create shifting patterns of light and shadow through this timber-lined home near Tokyo, designed by local studio HYG Architects. More about HYG Architects designs Japanese home as "spatial continuum" of its surroundings
Japanese studio ICADA has completed a house in Saitama, Japan, that combines inventive storage solutions with a structure of rough-sliced cedar logs. More about Live Sawn House features moving walls and a room on stilts
Tokyo studio I IN has renovated Lulla House, a holiday home overlooking the ocean in Kamakura, Japan, creating "a space where the beauty of the view becomes a collective experience". More about I IN designs light-filled Kamakura beach house to make most of ocean view
Corrugated metal cloaks the long, narrow form of An Unfinished House, a minimalist house in Japan designed by Tokyo studio Kraft Architects. More about Kraft Architects clads minimalist Japanese home with corrugated steel
Rough walls streaked with clay, soil and metal powders evoke ceramic glazes at Haniyasu House, a home in Japan renovated by local architecture studio Aatismo. More about Aatismo references ceramic glazes for streaked house extension in Japan
Japanese studio HOAA has completed House in Nakano, a timber-lined home in Tokyo that is buffered from the street by an elevated, looping metal terrace for potted plants. More about Curving metal terrace for potted plants fronts home in Tokyo by HOAA
Japanese studio Akio Isshiki Architects has used details including a floor-level window and shoji screens within this wood-clad Osaka residence that aims to "set a new standard for contemporary living". More about Akio Isshiki Architects clads House in Saidera in charred cedar
Architect Keiji Ashizawa saw the planning process as "solving a puzzle" when creating this house in central Tokyo, which features wooden louvres for privacy. More about Tropical hardwood and reinforced concrete form House in Minami-Azabu