The only surviving Frank Lloyd Wright residence in Japan. Construction began in 1918. It was the summer villa of Tazaemon Yamamura, a wealthy sake brewer.
“As we live and as we are, Simplicity – with a capital “S” – is difficult to comprehend nowadays. We are no longer truly simple. We no longer live in simple terms or places. Life is a more complex struggle now. It is now valiant to be simple: a courageous thing to even want to be simple. It is a spiritual thing to comprehend what simplicity means.”
― Frank Lloyd Wright
4jun14. Ashiya, Kobe, Japan.
Cool shots, that place looks cool!
Aha. The reader gives us the post in reverse sequence, so here is the answer to my question from the previous (or next) one.
What an interesting and tasteful mix of art deco and traditional Japanese interior design.