Resources

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Books

Another Kyoto (Alex Kerr and Kathy Arlyn Sokol; Penguin, 2018)

The Art of Shiguchi – Japanese Joinery on Display (Yoshihiro Takishita; Shiguchi-do, 2017)

Dogs and Demons: Tales from the Dark Side of Modern Japan (Alex Kerr, Hill and Wang, 2001)

The Genius of Japanese Carpentry (Azby Brown; Tuttle, 2013)

Hidden Japan: An Astonishing World of Thatched Villages, Ancient Shrines and Primeval Forests (Alex Kerr; Tuttle, 2023)

Japan Country Living (Amy Sylvester Katoh; Tuttle, 2005)

Japan Home: Inspirational Design Ideas (Lisa Parramore and Chadine Flood Gong; Tuttle, 2009)

Japanese Country Style – Putting New Life into Old Houses (Yoshihiro Takishita; Kodansha USA; 1stedition May 31, 2002)

Living in Japan (Alex Kerr and Kathy Arlyn Sokol; Taschen, 2021)

Just Enough: Lessons from Japan for Sustainable Living, Architecture, and Design (Azby Brown; Stone Bridge Press, 2022)

Lost Japan: Last Glimpses of Beautiful Japan (Alex Kerr; Penguin, 2016)

Measure and Construction of the Japanese House (Heino Engel; Tuttle, 1985)

Minka – My Farmhouse in Japan (John Roderick; Princeton Architectural Press; 2nd edition June 30, 2015)

Minka 1955 Japanese Traditional Houses (Yukio Futagawa, editor; ‎ Ada Edita Global Architecture March 13, 2013)

Minka: Quintessential Japanese House (Kiyoshi Takai; E.T. Style; January 1, 1998)

Minka: Traditional Houses of Rural Japan (Chujo Kawashima; Kodansha USA; January 1, 1986)

Sakan at Work: 土の匠：現場の左官 (Emily Kaneko Reynolds; Independently Published; 2019)

The Lumber Industry in Early Modern Japan (Conrad Totman; self-published? 2009) English and Japanese

古民家スタイル –approximately 15 volumes of book/magazine hybrid with articles profiling minka across Japan, merchants selling minka components, minka cafés and restaurants, etc. Japanese only.

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Videos

Minka – A Farmhouse in Japan (Documentary short based on John Roderick’s book)

Channel: Seek Sustainable Japan with JJ Walsh

Channel: Tokyo Llama (Minka Restoration)

Websites

Japan Architect. A helpful site that also has a useful dictionary

JAANUS (Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System). A great site for minka terminology explained!

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