Japan differs in the special attitude toward the traditional values of the culture. Understanding of mechanisms of actualization and development of traditions that is used by Japan can open the new methods of maintenance of stability of culture, that becomes presently the more issue of the day for many countries of the world. As central categories making basis of spatial perception of architecture in Japan, distinguished triad: emptiness, interval, shade. These categories can be considered the invariants of culture of this country, т. to. stability of their application is traced not only in Middle ages but also in Newest time. Modern architecture of Japan demonstrates the connection with tradition by not so much formal methods, how many on deeper - level of basic charts of perception of artistic work, his semantic and aesthetic constituents. The largest modern architects, creating the works, aim to save feeling of space, historically educated by the culture of Japan.A book is intended to the architects, art critics, and also all interested in the culture of Japan.