The Nakamise shopping arcade, a popular tourist attraction in Tokyo's Asakusa, is nearing the completion of its first roof ...

The characteristic crimson material used for house tops there is known as the Sekishu tile. The Sekishu rooftop covering, counted among Japan’s three prominent roof tiles with Sanshu tiles from ...

A shopping arcade in Tokyo's Asakusa district has had a makeover with a new roof made of thousands of reddish-brown copper plates.

The red roof tiles were baked at three factories in Okinawa ... Okinawa became part of Japan when it was annexed as a prefecture in 1879. The castle burned down several times over the centuries ...