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       Text © 2004 David and Michiko Young

       Illustrations © 2004 Tan Hong Yew

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      Photo Credits

       Akita City, page 125 (No. 4); Murata Noboru, pages 91, 103; Nara Bunkazai Kenkyūjo, page 28; National Museum of Japanese History, page 54; Rekishi Kaidō Promotional Council, page 124 (bottom); Rinnōji Temple at Nikkō, page 98 (top); SANYO Electric Co. Ltd., Japan, page 125 (No. 1); Shiraoi Ainu Museum, pages 24, 25; Suzuki Toshikatsu, pages 118, 119, 120 (except left), 121; Luca Tettoni, page 120 (left); Toshitaka Morita, page 87; Michael Yamashita, pages 7, 11, 37, 50-51, 84, 126; Yoshinori Okayama, page 86.

      Acknowledgements

       We are especially indebted to Kansai Gaidai University, which has supported our research in a variety of ways and to Professor Kataoka Osamu who provided us with recent findings on prehistoric architecture. Other individuals who provided special assistance are Yoshimoto Norihito, Yoshinori Okayama, and Teresa Hurst. Institutions that were especially helpful are Ainu Minzoku Hakubutsukan (The Ainu Museum) and the Kokuritsu Rekishi Minzoku Hakubutsukan (National Museum of Japanese History). We would also like to thank the Imperial Household Agencies in Kyoto and Tokyo, the Izumi City Board of Education, Jingū Chōkokan (the museum affiliated with Ise Jingū), the Ise Shrine Office, Murōji Temple, Tōshōgū at Nikkō, the Rekishi Kaidō Promotional Council, Akita City, SANYO Electric Co. Ltd., and the many other institutions that provided us with information and pictures. Two books in Japanese that have been of special help are Nihon Kenchiku no Mikata (How to Observe Japanese Architecture) by Miyamoto Kenji and Shūfuku no Techō (Restoration Notes) by Bunkazai Kenzōbutsu Hozon Gijutsu Kyōkai (Japanese Association for the Conservation of Architectural Monuments). We are indebted to Murata Noboru, Suzuki Toshikatsu, Luca Tettoni, Toshitaka Morita, and Michael Yamashita, for granting permission to use their work to supplement photographs taken by the authors. Finally, we are grateful for the untiring assistance of our editor, Noor Azlina Yunus.

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