Shōkokusha

Shōkokusha (SHOKOKUSHA Publishing Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese publisher whose official site presents it as a specialist in architecture and civil engineering books. Its catalog includes new titles on architectural materials, digital twins and BIM, landscape-connected architecture, housing and living, and the quarterly magazine Detail (ディテール), alongside textbooks and supplementary readers.

Shōkokusha's official website presents the company as a specialist publisher of architecture and civil engineering books (建築・土木図書専門出版). Its catalog features new titles such as Small Lessons in Landscape by Kumiko Inui + Inui Architects, Basic Architectural Materials 2nd Edition, Unlocking Architecture with Digital Twins, Architecture Connected with Landscape, and Living and Housing, as well as the quarterly magazine Detail (ディテール). The site also offers textbooks and supplementary readers, e-books, article databases for Detail and Architectural Culture (建築文化), and a list of standing consignment bookstores. The site's copyright notice reads Copyright ©2011 SHOKOKUSHA Publishing Co., Ltd.

Specialist publisher of architecture and civil engineering books.

• Quarterly magazine Detail (ディテール)

  Quarterly magazine; issue 250 (Autumn 2026) covers hotels, guest rooms and reception.

• Small Lessons in Landscape (小さな風景の教え)

  By Kumiko Inui + Inui Architects; B6, 248 pages, list price 3,080 yen (2,800 yen + tax); ISBN 978-4-395-32237-4.

• Basic Architectural Materials, 2nd Edition (ベーシック建築材料 第2版)

  By Takafumi Noguchi, Keiichi Imamoto, Manabu Kanematsu, Akio Koyama, Masaki Tamura, Hidemi Baba, and Ippei Maruyama; B5, 180 pages, list price 3,300 yen (3,000 yen + tax); ISBN 978-4-395-32239-8.

• Unlocking Architecture with Digital Twins (デジタルツインで建築を解放する)

  Subtitled 'BIM connecting beyond manufacturing'; edited by Workpath, by Kaoru Hirose and Tsutomu Noguchi; A5, 184 pages, list price 3,795 yen (3,450 yen + tax); ISBN 978-4-395-32238-1.

• Architecture Connected with Landscape (ランドスケープとつながる建築作法)

  Edited by L+A Research Group, by Toru Mitani, Hiroki Suzuki, and Akihiko Ono; A5, 168 pages, list price 2,860 yen (2,600 yen + tax); ISBN 978-4-395-32233-6.

• Living and Housing (生活と住居)

  Subtitled 'Thinking about living, each person for themselves'; edited by Namiko Minai and Miho Asami; B5, 160 pages, list price 2,640 yen (2,400 yen + tax); ISBN 978-4-395-32232-9.

1. 1彰国社｜建築・土木図書専門出版shokokusha.co.jp