3799-3 taro-gawa yusuhara-cho Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/3799-3-taro-gawa-yusuhara-cho Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:16:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 Yusuhara Wooden Bridge Museum KOCHI, JAPAN http://travelsfinders.com/yusuhara-wooden-bridge-museum-kochi-japan.html http://travelsfinders.com/yusuhara-wooden-bridge-museum-kochi-japan.html#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2016 23:05:22 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=221013 KENGO KUMA Set against a backdrop of tall evergreens, this striking museum is the work of Kengo Kuma. A celebrated Japanese architect, Kuma uses traditional materials to create distinctive contemporary structures that stand in harmony with their environment. Yusuhara, a township in Kochi Prefecture, is in a mountainous area with many trees. Kuma had already designed the Town Hall, using locally produced Japanese cedar wood in the walls, floors, and ceilings, and he chose the same material for the museum. Its intricate structure of wooden beams is based on the cantilevers of traditional Japanese temple roofs, but by extending and

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