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    A Japanese-Style House × Stylish Entrances

    A Japanese-Style House

    A Japanese-style home uses natural materials like timber, earth, stone, and paper alongside traditional spatial concepts to foster tranquil living. Deep eaves, verandas (engawa), shoji screens, and tatami mats softly filter light and air while linking interiors gently to gardens. Courtyards or framed garden windows keep seasonal beauty close. Combining traditional sensibilities with modern amenities yields a comfortable space suited for modern routines. Embracing shadows, natural patina, and meaningful negative space creates quiet harmony. We present Japanese-style homes celebrating balance.

    Stylish Entrances

    A stylish entrance hall makes an immediate impression upon entering while ensuring comfortable daily transitions. Generous earth-floor areas (doma) and light brought in from low windows or large openings create a bright, airy welcome. Integrated shoe closets and wall storage neatly accommodate footwear, coats, and outdoor gear. Selecting quality materials like wood, stone, tile, and plaster alongside cohesive lighting turns the foyer into a distinct expression of the house. Thoughtful visual links to gardens, courtyards, or staircases add further dimension to the space. Introducing homes with stylish entrance halls that offer a warm welcome to guests and residents alike.

    Find Architectural Projects for A Japanese-Style House and Stylish Entrances

  • House in Higashi-Ikoma — Two-Family Residence with Three Gardens|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    House in Higashi-Ikoma — Two-Family Residence with Three Gardens|Entrance hall

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Calm Presence
    Luxury home
    Piano
    Proportion
    Wet-Engawa
    Two-Family House
    Fully Openable Sash
    Authentic Garden
    Wooden Sash
    Tsubo Garden
  • House of Linked Eaves — Built with Japanese Proportions and Materials|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    Entrance with tiles showing firing variation and with deliberately large, roughly finished grout joints.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Proportion
    Natural Materials
    Inner Garage
    Aging Gracefully
    Exposed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Lattice
    Shoji
    Tsubo Garden
  • Machiya in Sumiyoshi, Osaka|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    Part of the wall diagonally above the entrance door was also opened to create a light-admitting window.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects

    Tetsuya Kimura Architects

    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

    Capturing Light
    Reclaimed Wood
    Generational Home
    Reclaimed Beam
    Kominka Restoration
    Renovation
    Authentic Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Exposed Beam
    Shoji
    MachiyaRenovation
    RadiantHeatingAndCooling
  • Renovation Bringing Light to a Rental Row House | Row House on Showa Alley II|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    Entrance earthen‑floored area. The storage room at the front is also accessible from the living room, creating a convenient circulation route.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

    Japanese House
    Generational Home
    Apartment Renovation
    Kominka Restoration
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    Entrance Doma
    Exposed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    House with Doma
    rowhouse
    Kyomachiya
    seismicAssessment
    seismicReinforcement
    ShowaRetro
  • Renovation Bringing Light to a Rental Row House | Row House on Showa Alley II|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    View back from the entrance earthen floor. A relatively wide opening accommodates bicycles and motorcycles.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

    Japanese House
    Generational Home
    Apartment Renovation
    Kominka Restoration
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    Entrance Doma
    Exposed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    House with Doma
    rowhouse
    Kyomachiya
    seismicAssessment
    seismicReinforcement
    ShowaRetro
  • House in Tezukayama, Nara|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    House in Tezukayama, Nara|Entrance hall

    Architecture Firm:Kumi Inoue Architects

    Kumi Inoue Architects

    2-6-15 Kuwazu, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

    Capturing Light
    Large Opening
    Calm Presence
    Exposed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
  • House in Shimogamo|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    House in Shimogamo|Entrance hall

    Architecture Firm:Echizen Design Laboratory

    Echizen Design Laboratory

    Edobori Center Building B1, 2-1-1 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka

    Capturing Light
    Void
    Passage Doma
    Wet-Engawa
    Terrace
    Fully Openable Sash
    Natural Garden
    Traditional Japanese House
    Eaves Space
  • House in Matsugasaki|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    Entrance

    Architecture Firm:Masahiko Sawamura Architect and Associates

    Masahiko Sawamura Architect and Associates

    Room 902, Famille Kamichoja-machi, 22-9, 2-chome Shimoru, Kamichoja-machi, Higashihorikawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

    Resort Style
    Calm Presence
    Luxury home
    Luxury Modern
    Built-in Garage
    Closed to Outside, Open to Inside
    Wood Texture
    Breezy House
    Workspace
    Island Kitchen
    Audio Room
  • Unuma House|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    Unuma House|Entrance hall

    Architecture Firm:Kota Goto Architectural Studio

    Kota Goto Architectural Studio

    1-17-1 Unuma-Haba-chō, Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan

    Second-Floor Living
    Proportion
    Circulation Flow
    Architect's Own House
    Material Texture
    Atelier-House
    Aging Gracefully
    Privacy
    hybrid_construction
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    A gallery-cum-entrance paved with Ōya stone. The courtyard garden is located directly ahead.

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Atelier
    Gallery Wall
    Gallery
    Authentic Garden
    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Tsubo Garden
  • House in Itami|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    House in Itami|Entrance hall

    Architecture Firm:Kumi Inoue Architects

    Kumi Inoue Architects

    2-6-15 Kuwazu, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

    Capturing Light
    Void
    Sense of Openness
    Closed to Outside, Open to Inside
    Exposed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Timber Frame
    JapaneseModern
    HighCeilings
  • Urata House|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    Urata House|Entrance hall

    Architecture Firm:Echizen Design Laboratory

    Echizen Design Laboratory

    Edobori Center Building B1, 2-1-1 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka, Osaka

    Reclaimed Wood
    Built-in Kitchen
    Generational Home
    Kominka Restoration
    Built-in Furniture
    Renovation
    Traditional Japanese House
    Exposed Beam
    Timber Frame
    Solid Wood
  • Sakura House on Awaji Island|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    Sakura House on Awaji Island|Entrance hall

    Architecture Firm:Kumi Inoue Architects

    Kumi Inoue Architects

    2-6-15 Kuwazu, Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

    Continuous Window
    Calm Presence
    Engawa
    Ocean View House
    Clinic-House
    Wood Deck
    Wood Siding
    Exposed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Borrowed Scenery
    Wooden Sash
    LivingWithNature
    WoodDeck
    Engawa
    ScenicViews
    ClinicAndResidence
  • House on a Flagpole Lot|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    House on a Flagpole Lot|Entrance hall

    Architecture Firm:12mm Architects

    12mm Architects

    1-1564 Shikenya, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

    Capturing Light
    Void
    Engawa
    Flag-Shaped Lot
    Traditional Japanese House
    Entrance Doma
    Japanese Modern
    Shoji
    atrium
    shoji
    engawa
    JapaneseHouse
    genkanDoma
  • Improving a Familiar Home for Greater Comfort | House to Cherish|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    New handrails were installed at the entrance and on the staircase.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

    Capturing Light
    Display Storage
    Japanese House
    Natural Materials
    Gallery
    Tea Room
    Renovation
    Forever Home
    Japanese Modern
    Plaster Wall
    Mingei (Japanese folk craft movement)
    Japanese Modern
    Parquet flooring
    Seismic reinforcement (structural retrofit)
    Tea preparation area (mizuya)
  • House in Sedomigaoka – A Small Northeast-Facing House|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    House in Sedomigaoka – A Small Northeast-Facing House|Entrance hall

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Wet-Engawa
    Optimized Storage
    Visual Control
    Exposed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Tsubo Garden
  • The Weary House | Renovation of One Half of a Prewar Two-Unit Row House | House of Weariness|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    The reconstructed entrance. Joinery elements with severe damage were repaired and reused.

    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates

    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka

    Family with Children
    Reclaimed Wood
    Display Storage
    Reclaimed Beam
    Natural Materials
    Kominka Restoration
    Renovation
    Aging Gracefully
    Custom Kitchen
    Traditional Japanese House
    traditionalWoodenTownhouse
    seismicRetrofit
    seismicReinforcement
    vacantHouse
  • An Artist's Atelier — A Place of Creation Enveloped in Quietude and Tension|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    Through the lattice door you see the wall displaying the artist's works and, beyond it, the small courtyard garden (tsuboniwa).

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Atelier
    Gallery Wall
    Gallery
    Authentic Garden
    Japanese Modern
    High Sidelight
    Tsubo Garden
  • House in Katsuragi — Linked Square Roofs and Mount Nijō|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    House in Katsuragi — Linked Square Roofs and Mount Nijō|Entrance hall

    Architecture Firm:Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    Tokuhiro Norimatsu Architect

    2nd Floor, Okada Building, 2-25 Tsurumai Higashi-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan

    Calm Presence
    Luxury home
    Proportion
    Terrace
    Authentic Garden
    Japanese Modern
    Scenic View
    Wood-Burning Stove
    Borrowed Scenery
  • Iimori Folk House|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    Part of the wooden wall has been made into a light fixture by cutting out a plum-blossom pattern.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects

    Tetsuya Kimura Architects

    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

    Capturing Light
    Void
    Engawa
    Generational Home
    Wet-Engawa
    Reclaimed Beam
    Traditional Japanese House
    Exposed Beam
    Shoji
    Plaster Wall
    TimberFrameRegeneration
    PaperScreens
    GlassRoofTiles
    IroriHearth
  • Revitalization of a Traditional House in Obama|A Japanese-Style House|Entrance hall|Custom-built house

    The boarded-floor room was partitioned to create an entrance hall. The black plaster absorbs the light, creating a dark, shadow-filled space.

    Architecture Firm:Tetsuya Kimura Architects

    Tetsuya Kimura Architects

    5-5-5-505 Nishikōji, Minoh, Osaka, Japan

    Reclaimed Wood
    Void
    Generational Home
    Kominka Restoration
    Tea Room
    Renovation
    Exposed Beam
    Japanese Modern
    Plaster Wall
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