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Preserving Japan’s folk houses and other traditional structures + building arts -
Stewardship, creative reuse, disassembly + relocation, events & workshops,
architectural study tours + artisan fellowships

Seven beautiful small chashitsu tea rooms and machiai waiting rooms were made by a master carpenter in Aichi twenty or so years ago. The wood is yakusugi that he purchased through proper channels and the skill with which these small structures were built is simply extraordinary. Please contact us at contact@kominkacollective.com for more information. Download the portfolio here.







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