Architectural technique in ancient East Asia and Characteristic of Japanese Architecture

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26709044
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Architectural history/Design
• Research Institution: Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Properties
• Principal Investigator: UNNO SATOSHI 独立行政法人国立文化財機構奈良文化財研究所, 都城発掘調査部, 研究員 (00568157)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 古代東アジア / 建築史 / 発掘遺構 / 復元 / 技術

Outline of Final Research Achievements

By the comparison temple with palace technique, it became clear that there is a correlation in both technology. Especially, it has been found out that Japanese architecture has characteristic in East Asia.
Furthermore, there is a common point in a building of political facilities and a temple.
It has been found that there is a common roof structure system in China and Japanese architecture. When considering technological spread in East Asia, this is very important and it is great discovery which becomes a basis of future study.

Free Research Field

日本建築史