Nine examples of "misunderstood architecture" featured in Brutalist Japan

Photographer Paul Tulett has toured Japan to publish a book documenting the country's vast collection of concrete edifices. Here, he spotlights nine unusual examples featured in it. The book, fully titled Brutalist Japan: A Photographic Tour of Post-War Japanese Architecture, has been published with Prestel to showcase the diversity of the country's brutalist buildings. It was the result of Tulett's growing interest in the style of architecture, which he said has a "unique tactility" in Japan thanks to its links to the country's traditional carpentry and craftsmanship. "Upon arriving in Japan, I was struck by the abundance of brutalist buildings, their refinement and the fact that no one was really covering the style here," he told Dezeen. "I quickly became interested in brutalism's links to traditional Japanese architecture," Tulett continued. "The refinement in Japanese brutalist construction is due to the amazing timber formwork seen here. It results from incredible expertise in car

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