W-Window House by Alphaville
This shimmering steel house in Kyoto by Japanese architects Alphaville towers above its vernacular neighbours. More
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Bird-apartment by Nendo
Japanese designers Nendo have built an enormous woodland nesting box with 78 entrances for birds on one side and one big door for humans on the other (+ slideshow). More
Sunset Villa by TT Architects
A covered courtyard has been inserted into the side of this Kurashiki house by Japanese firm TT Architects (+ slideshow). More
House in Kitaoji by Torafu Architects
Every room inside this concrete house in Kyoto by Torafu Architects is accessible for a resident in a wheelchair (+ slideshow). More
Japan awarded best pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale
Dezeen Wire: the Japanese Pavilion curated by Toyo Ito (pictured above) has been awarded best pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
House D by TANK
The floors and ceilings are covered in the same boards in this tiny Tokyo apartment renovated by Japanese architects TANK. More
House K by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
The skinny west wing of this Tokyo house by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects is nine metres high, but less than two metres wide. More
Tablehat by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
Courtyard gardens bite through the walls of this cafe in Japan by Tokyo studio Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects (+ slideshow). More
K House by D.I.G Architects and Nawakenji-m
This small faceted house by Japanese studios D.I.G Architects and Nawakenji-m is embedded in a steep slope overlooking the city of Nagoya (+ slideshow). More
Ginan House by Keitaro Muto Architects
Gravel coats the exterior of this house in Japan by Keitaro Muto Architects, including a wedge-shaped block with outward sloping walls. More
ISM house by International Royal Architecture
Tokyo studio International Royal Architecture designed this seaside house with the "form of a pure white arrow". More
Unou house by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates
A tall and narrow entrance slopes down to a low and wide living space at this triangular house in Japan by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates. More
Timeline Machiya by Q-Architecture Laboratory
Rather than erasing all trace of this Kyoto townhouse's previous owners, Japanese architects Q-Architecture Laboratory preserved the earlier haphazard extensions as a timeline of the building's history. More
Australia House Gallery and Studio by Andrew Burns
Australian architect Andrew Burns has completed a pointy gallery and studio for artists-in-residence in Japan to replace one that was destroyed during the major earthquake of last year (+ slideshow). More
G Clinic 7f by KORI architecture office and Arimoto Yushiro
Square openings form a grid of tiny windows through the screens of this clinic for hair restoration and removal in Tokyo by Japanese studio KORI architecture office and architect Arimoto Yushiro (+ slideshow). More
House T by Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects
There are huge rectangular holes in the walls and floors of this Tokyo house by Japanese studio Hiroyuki Shinozaki Architects. More
Hypnagogia by Ryo Matsui Architects
Japanese studio Ryo Matsui Architects hung steel chains to create upside-down domes above the stage of a music recital in Tokyo (+ slideshow). More
House in Amagi by Atelier Cube
Residents can step through holes in the walls inside this house in Japan by architects Atelier Cube (+ slideshow). More
Tokyo's Tokyo by Ryo Matsui Architects
Shelves at this Tokyo store by Ryo Matsui Architects look like comic books, complete with speech bubbles and motion lines (+ slideshow). More
Nebuta House by Molo
Red steel ribbons are parted like curtains to welcome visitors into this museum in northern Japan by Canadian studio Molo (+ slideshow). More