How Japan Builds Houses Without A Single Nail

Name: How Japan Builds Houses Without A Single Nail
Uploaded: 2026-07-27T14:00:42.606Z
Duration: 11 min 30 s
Channel: WGP - WORLD'S GREATEST PALACES
Description: From a sixth-century carpenter who changed Japanese history, to the oldest wooden buildings on Earth, to a construction method that can withstand earthquakes using nothing but wood and geometry. This is the story of how Japan builds houses without a single nail, and why a thousand-year-old building technique may hold lessons for the future of architecture.

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From a sixth-century carpenter who changed Japanese history, to the oldest wooden buildings on Earth, to a construction method that can withstand earthquakes using nothing but wood and geometry. This is the story of how Japan builds houses without a single nail, and why a thousand-year-old building technique may hold lessons for the future of architecture.