• Taschen Living in Japan | Prelude and Dawn Los Angeles, CA
  • Taschen Living in Japan | Prelude and Dawn Los Angeles, CA
  • Taschen Living in Japan | Prelude and Dawn Los Angeles, CA
  • Taschen Living in Japan | Prelude and Dawn Los Angeles, CA
  • Taschen Living in Japan | Prelude and Dawn Los Angeles, CA
  • Taschen Living in Japan | Prelude and Dawn Los Angeles, CA
  • Taschen Living in Japan | Prelude and Dawn Los Angeles, CA

Living in Japan

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Carefully manicured gardens, sliding screens, and warm natural materials: Japanese homes are refuges of tranquility, crafted in a unique domestic aesthetic of Eastern minimalism. Traditional architecture features alongside cutting-edge contemporary dwellings in this collection of homes, with many never-before-seen photographs. Turn to the rising sun and discover the fluid simplicity of these spaces where Zen philosophy breathes.

The photographer 

Swiss photographer Reto Guntli, based in Zurich, regularly travels the world shooting for international magazines. He has published numerous books and contributed to such TASCHEN publications as Inside Asia, Living in Japan, Living in Bali, Great Escapes Asia and Great Escapes Europe.

The authors 

Author, art collector, calligrapher, and restorer of old houses, Alex Kerr has lived in Japan and Thailand since 1964. As a writer, he is known for Lost Japan (1996), Dogs and Demons (2001), and Another Kyoto(2016). 

Kathy Arlyn Sokol is a writer, interviewer, and award-winning narrator. Her published works include Rasta Time, based on her exclusive interview with Bob Marley, and Another Kyoto, co-written with Alex Kerr, on the secrets of the ancient city. She presently resides in Udaipur in Rajasthan, India. 

The editor 

Angelika Taschen studied art history and German literature in Heidelberg, gaining her doctorate in 1986. Working for TASCHEN from 1987 to 2010, she has published numerous titles on art, architecture, photography, design, travel, and lifestyle.