Japan's Dwindling "Signboard" Buildings : comparemela.com

Kanban kenchiku (signboard architecture) marks an important record of shifting early-20th-century Japanese tastes. Though increasingly rare due to urban planning, in recent years, some of the surviving structures are being reimagined.

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