Stone Museum in Nasu
Because of the danger of earthquakes in Japan, relatively few areas have a tradition of stone building. Situated between Tokyo and Yamagata, the Ashino region, where the present museum stands, is one of the exceptions. The new complex there consists of three rice stores dating from the 1930s and three new buildings, all of which are laid out about a central pool of water. The pool is intersected by a series of pathways that lead to a courtyard around which the exhibition areas are located. An elongated structure housing the library closes the complex off to the south.
