In Nara prefecture there are many old residual houses which date back to the 17th century. The Akasuka residence in the city of Gose, is a townhouse which operated as an oil shop. The construction age is considered to be the end of the 17th […]

The hirose house is a late 17th century house from the Ymanashi prefecture before relocation to Japan open-air folk house museum. The structure employed in the Hirose house is typical of the folk houses of the Kōfu Bain. Typically, their gabled roofs are held up […]