architecture

A two-story building with slate roof and vines adorning the face of the second-story wall, with green and red bunting over the entrance, and a sign reading (in English translation) “Mah-Jong.”

A field of weeds with a low-lying building with a tall brickwork chimney in its center in the distance.

A closeup of the building with the chimney, showing its corrugated metal siding.

A two-story concrete building, with a four-story tiled box set over its corner for decorative effect, with a window in the side facing the street resembling a funnel or conical cut-out

A paved road rises up through a woodland. To the right of the road there is a cabin structure with a sign reading “Woodworking instruction walking trail” 木工教室・遊歩道

A hotel of simple modern construction with ersatz parapets. A sign reads “Hotel Madonna” HOTEL マドンナ

A building with rather faded paint at the side of a highway, with a sign rising above reading “Hotel Azusa”.

Shingle-roofed cabins embedded in cedar forest.

A simple wooden building painted bright pink, surrounded by a parking lot, with some trees beyond.

Photograph of the “Makoto-chan House” built by the manga artist who created “Makoto-chan.” The house is painted with bright red and white stripes and has a turret. It looks like a cartoon house. This photo is from https://blog.goo.ne.jp/mig8818/e/58e765e168a2fe78825c7919f9349875