Japanese food, clothing, housing and transportation are all stolen from China, so why not just "copy" buildings?

Japanese food, clothing, housing and transportation are all stolen from China, aren't they? Plagiarism? Affected by many factors such as meteorological disasters and geographical environment in Japan.

Japan occupies a very small area, with a total area only the size of China. Many cultural traditions in early Japanese history originated from China. In other words, China culture can be called the mother of Japanese culture. Although Japanese food, clothing, housing and transportation have their own characteristics, they all have the shadow of China culture to some extent. Although Japan's food, clothing, housing and transportation were stolen from China, only in terms of architecture, Japan has its own unique style and appearance.

The reason why Japanese architecture is not copied is influenced by topographic factors. Japan has a small land area, consisting of four large islands and more than 6,800 small islands, and its overall shape is long and narrow. Japan's plain area is very small, only 26 thousand square kilometers, and there are many hills and other landforms. Limited by the narrow plains, it is impossible for the Japanese to build tall buildings like China. Due to the influence of topographic factors, Japan can only design its own buildings according to local conditions. Why not? Plagiarism? One of the reasons for China.

Japan is a volcanic earthquake zone, and earthquakes often occur in Japan. Japan is surrounded by the sea. Due to the influence of monsoon, typhoons often occur. Affected by these meteorological disasters, Japanese buildings can't build tall buildings like China. If we learn from China's architectural style, it will only aggravate the loss and destruction of the Japanese in the event of a disaster. Most parts of Japan have mild climate and abundant rainfall, so the housing areas are relatively empty, which is convenient for ventilation and humidity reduction. Secondly, influenced by local customs, Japanese people sit on summer sleeping mats, so the indoor space is low, and the architectural scale refers to the human scale, while the indoor height in China has nothing to do with the human scale.

Japanese people stole food, clothing, housing and transportation from China, but the fact that buildings are not copied is influenced by many factors.