Wooden houses in Japan can last for a very long time when they want to:
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;whc.unesco.org&#x2F;pg.cfm?cid=31&amp;id_site=734" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;whc.unesco.org&#x2F;pg.cfm?cid=31&amp;id_site=734</a><p>On the other hand there&#x27;s Ise shrine, which is indeed not built to last, and only 3 years old at the moment. It&#x27;s been torn down and rebuilt the same way every 20 years since the 600s to keep it looking new.