Qingtian seventy-six is a traditional wooden house, marked by a moss-covered roof and a large tree in the front yard that distinguishes it from the surrounding urban structures. Built in nineteen thirty-one, the residence was originally…
Taipei Japanese Wooden Homes
Walk through preserved wooden residences and quiet alleyways from Taipei's Japanese era, visiting beautifully restored cultural spaces.
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1. Qingtian 76
2. 錦安總督府山林課宿舍群
The Governor-General's Office Forestry Department Dormitory Complex is a quiet row of wooden, Japanese-style houses tucked into the narrow lanes of Jin-an. You can identify the site by its low, single-story profile, wood-framed windows,…
3. Rongjin Gorgeous Time
Rongjin Gorgeous Time is a cluster of restored, low-slung wooden houses behind red brick walls and ancient banyan trees. This site at number one hundred sixty-seven Jinhua Street functioned as a residential area for officers working at the…
4. 樂埔町 Leputing
Leputing stands out in the Da’an District as a low-slung wooden building topped with a dark-tiled, slanted roof. An entrance canopy, known as a porch in Japanese architectural terms, projects toward the street, while a traditional Japanese…
5. Thome Courtyard
Thome Courtyard does not appear in official historical records or public registries as a recognized site within the Nanfu neighborhood of Taipei. Taipei contains many renovated Japanese-era structures and creative spaces, but this specific…
6. Fireweeds
Fireweeds is a restaurant housed in a wooden building from the Japanese colonial era, distinguished by its exposed, original timber beams and low-slung, traditional structure. Located just off Tongan Street, the building was once the…
7. Kishu An Forest of Literature
The Kishu An Forest of Literature is marked by a distinctive, low-slung wooden pavilion that overlooks the banks of the Xindian River. Originally constructed in nineteen seventeen by the Hiramatsu family, this structure once operated as a…