Minshuku: Japanese-Style Guesthouses

- Japanese-style guesthouses still exert a strong design influence worldwide - Contains many popular, award-winning case studies - Each project comes with sketches, floor plans, and an analysis Japan is a country with a highly developed tourism industry. At present, more and more tourists choose to go to Japan when they travel, to learn about Japanese culture. The book selects almost 40 distinct guesthouses in Japan. Some of them are popular guesthouses found on social media platforms, while others are architectural award-winning projects. All of these projects show new trends in Japanese designs for accommodation. Contents: Background of the Concept; Classification; A Brief History of Accommodation Facilities (Hotels and Hostels); Operation and Management; Planning and Designing of Architecture and Space; 1. Conditions of the region; 2. Conditions of the site; 3. Traffic-related conditions; 1. Volume analysis; 2. Configuration planning; 3. The form of the facility; 4. Disaster prevention plan; Plan and Design of Public Spaces; Case Studies; Index.