The Kominka Collective's mission is to save Japanese kominka folk houses and other traditional structures while preserving Japanese building arts. We are a not-for-profit company.
Kominka Collective Blog
Zen House Kominka: From Obu to Oregon
Zen House Kominka is a beautiful rustic-modern guesthouse and retreat center that owner Kiyomi Koike refers to as "a tea house you can stay in." The structure was built in two parts. The first part being a studio that was was. created in Japan. and then...
Trying to save a beautiful minka in Aichi
This lovely house is to be torn down in September and we are keen to find someone who would like to have either just the beams or the entire house. The beams, although dusty at the moment, are just incredible - the complexity of the joinery is...
Rebuilding Mikawa House in rural Wallowa County
Mikawa House is a 100 year old minka that the owners were planning to tear down. With their blessing, the structure was carefully disassembled and transported to the Toda Workshop in Shinshiro, Aichi to be cleaned and repaired...
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Disassembling a large minka in Itoigawa
Led by master carpenter Nobu san, this incredible team disassembled a large minka in Itoigawa in November 2023. The minka will be rebuilt by an NPO in Jamaica and used as a meditation center. Disassembly was something! A team of...