Modern Japanese architecture experienced crude imitation of Western architecture, the guidance of imperial architects from Britain, France and Germany, and the birth and awakening of Japanese architects before finally reaching the forefront of the world. It is a very difficult task to review and sort out the rich types and complex evolution of modern Japanese architecture and the architects behind them one by one. The famous architect Terunobu Fujimori has undoubtedly solved this problem - based on his more than 20 years of rigorous academic research, we can have an overview of the factions of modern Japanese architecture and the pedigree of architects. Starting from the humble balcony style in the early Meiji era, Western-style houses in the late Shogunate and early Meiji period, and the modernist style in the early Showa era... The evolution of modern Japanese architecture is narrated; the ups and downs of the times and the different fates of the ever-changing architectural masters are also interspersed. By the end, the attempts, confusions and achievements of modern Japanese architecture have been extended into a magnificent picture scroll.
