Six New Books on Japanese Design, Architecture, and Culture
A Japan Reading List of six recent publications explores Japanese architecture, design, craft, and cultural identity. Titles include a reissued study of Katsura Imperial Villa (Phaidon, 2025) with an introduction by Arata Isozaki; Assouline's Kyoto Serenity (2024) and Tokyo Chic (2023) by Andrea Fazzari; Flowers of Japan (Rizzoli Electa, 2026) curated by Amélie Balcou featuring works by Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Utamaro; A House in Japan: Lessons in Living (Gestalten, 2026) showcasing over 40 residential projects; and Koichi Takada: Naturalizing Architecture (Rizzoli, 2025) with text by Philip Jodidio.
Key facts
- Katsura Imperial Villa reissued by Phaidon in 2025 with introduction by Arata Isozaki
- Kyoto Serenity published by Assouline in 2024
- Tokyo Chic by Andrea Fazzari published by Assouline in 2023
- Flowers of Japan curated by Amélie Balcou, published by Rizzoli Electa in 2026
- Flowers of Japan features works by Hokusai, Hiroshige, and Utamaro
- A House in Japan: Lessons in Living published by Gestalten in 2026
- Koichi Takada: Naturalizing Architecture published by Rizzoli in 2025 with text by Philip Jodidio
- Koichi Takada's projects span Japan, Australia, Italy, and beyond
Entities
Artists
- Walter Gropius
- Le Corbusier
- Kenzo Tange
- Arata Isozaki
- Andrea Fazzari
- Amélie Balcou
- Katsushika Hokusai
- Utagawa Hiroshige
- Kitagawa Utamaro
- Koichi Takada
- Philip Jodidio
Institutions
- Phaidon
- Assouline
- Rizzoli Electa
- Gestalten
- Rizzoli
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Locations
- Japan
- Kyoto
- Tokyo
- Australia
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Osaka
- Yao