Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System, or JAANUS, is an online dictionary of
Japanese architecture
has been typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs. Sliding doors (''fusuma'') and other traditional partitions were used in place of walls, allowing the internal configuration of a space to ...
and
art terms compiled by Dr. Mary Neighbour Parent. It contains approximately eight thousand entries. It is searchable in both
English and
romaji
The romanization of Japanese is the use of Latin script to write the Japanese language. This method of writing is sometimes referred to in Japanese as .
Japanese is normally written in a combination of logographic characters borrowed from Ch ...
and contains many
hyperlinks and
illustrations.
See also
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Japanology
References
External links
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Japanese studies
Architecture in Japan
Japanese art
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