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  • Gassho-zukuri houses were built of wooden beams combined to form a steep thatched roof that resembles two hands praying together.<br />
You can see houses such as these Shirakawago. These structures were built to suit the environment in Shirakawa and made to withstand heavy snowfall. The houses face north and south, to minimize wind resistance.
    gasho-zukuri-4.jpg
  • Gassho-zukuri houses were built of wooden beams combined to form a steep thatched roof that resembles two hands praying together.<br />
You can see houses such as these Shirakawago. These structures were built to suit the environment in Shirakawa and made to withstand heavy snowfall. The houses face north and south, to minimize wind resistance.
    gasho-zukuri-00.jpg
  • Thatch - Gassho-zukuri houses were built of wooden beams combined to form a steep thatched roof that resembles two hands praying together. You can see houses such as these Shirakawago. These structures were built to suit the environment in Shirakawa and made to withstand heavy snowfall. The houses face north and south, to minimize wind resistance.
    wood-pile.jpg
  • 68. Gassho-zukuri 合掌造 at Shirakawa-go are houses are a type of minka built of wooden beams assembled to form a steep thatched roof that resembles two hands praying together. These structures were built to suit the winter environment in Shirakawa and also provide work space for the area's sericulture.  The buildings face north and south so as to minimize wind resistance while controlling the amount of sunlight hitting the roof which keep them cool in summer and warm in the winter.  Because of its remote location and harsh winters, this special kind of roof with extreme angles were developed to cope with the deep and heavy snows in winter.
    68.SHIRAKAWAGO-02.jpg
  • Gassho-zukuri houses were built of wooden beams combined to form a steep thatched roof that resembles two hands praying together.<br />
You can see houses such as these Shirakawago. These structures were built to suit the environment in Shirakawa and made to withstand heavy snowfall. The houses face north and south, to minimize wind resistance.
    gasho-zukuri-3.jpg
  • 68. Gassho-zukuri 合掌造 at Shirakawa-go are houses are a type of minka built of wooden beams assembled to form a steep thatched roof that resembles two hands praying together. These structures were built to suit the winter environment in Shirakawa and also provide work space for the area's sericulture.  The buildings face north and south so as to minimize wind resistance while controlling the amount of sunlight hitting the roof which keep them cool in summer and warm in the winter.  Because of its remote location and harsh winters, this special kind of roof with extreme angles were developed to cope with the deep and heavy snows in winter.
    68.SHIRAKAWAGO-01.jpg
  • Gassho-zukuri houses were built of wooden beams combined to form a steep thatched roof that resembles two hands praying together.<br />
You can see houses such as these Shirakawago. These structures were built to suit the environment in Shirakawa and made to withstand heavy snowfall. The houses face north and south, to minimize wind resistance.
    gasho-zukuri-2.jpg
  • Gassho-zukuri houses were built of wooden beams combined to form a steep thatched roof that resembles two hands praying together.<br />
You can see houses such as these Shirakawago. These structures were built to suit the environment in Shirakawa and made to withstand heavy snowfall. The houses face north and south, to minimize wind resistance.
    gasho-zukuri-1.jpg
  • Thatching in Japan has long been used for the roofs of farm houses, traditional homes, temples and shrines. As modernization increases, thatching has been rapidly disappearing in Japan.  Thatched roofs have both heat insulating properties and the material is a sustainable plant resource. Thatch in Japan is typically made of eulalia, rice straw, wheat straw, bamboo grass, cedar bark or water reeds.
    japanese-farmhouse-3.jpg
  • Thatching in Japan has long been used for the roofs of farm houses, traditional homes, temples and shrines. As modernization increases, thatching has been rapidly disappearing in Japan.  Thatched roofs have both heat insulating properties and the material is a sustainable plant resource. Thatch in Japan is typically made of eulalia, rice straw, wheat straw, bamboo grass, cedar bark or water reeds.
    japanese-farmhouse-2.jpg
  • Thatching in Japan has long been used for the roofs of farm houses, traditional homes, temples and shrines. As modernization increases, thatching has been rapidly disappearing in Japan.  Thatched roofs have both heat insulating properties and the material is a sustainable plant resource. Thatch in Japan is typically made of eulalia, rice straw, wheat straw, bamboo grass, cedar bark or water reeds.
    japanese-farmhouse-1.jpg
  • Irori is a Japanese hearth pit that is still found in rural farmhouses. Rural Japanese life revolved around the traditional irori hearth and played an essential role in farming communities lifestyle as a gathering place. Meals were prepared and also eaten as well as a place to keep warm.  Hanging over the irori hearth is a pothook, which is used to adjust the height of the pot over the fire.
    irori-3.jpg
  • Irori is a Japanese hearth pit that is still found in rural farmhouses. Rural Japanese life revolved around the traditional irori hearth and played an essential role in farming communities lifestyle as a gathering place. Meals were prepared and also eaten as well as a place to keep warm.  Hanging over the irori hearth is a pothook, which is used to adjust the height of the pot over the fire.
    irori-1.jpg
  • Irori is a Japanese hearth pit that is still found in rural farmhouses. Rural Japanese life revolved around the traditional irori hearth and played an essential role in farming communities lifestyle as a gathering place. Meals were prepared and also eaten as well as a place to keep warm.  Hanging over the irori hearth is a pothook, which is used to adjust the height of the pot over the fire.
    irori-2.jpg
  • Hongo Fujiyama Garden -  Koiwai house is a unique combination of a samurai house and Japanese farmhouse. It was originally located nearby but dismantled then reconstructed at its current venue in Hongo Fujiyama Park with a reconstructed Japanese garden out back. Koiwai was a local landowner and VIP in Yokohama. In building and maintaining the park, home and garden local citizen participation is used. A unique feature of this traditional house is that it has a large samurai type gate.
    hongo-fujiyama-9.jpg
  • Hongo Fujiyama Garden -  Koiwai house is a unique combination of a samurai house and Japanese farmhouse. It was originally located nearby but dismantled then reconstructed at its current venue in Hongo Fujiyama Park with a reconstructed Japanese garden out back. Koiwai was a local landowner and VIP in Yokohama. In building and maintaining the park, home and garden local citizen participation is used. A unique feature of this traditional house is that it has a large samurai type gate.
    hongo-fujiyama-10.jpg
  • Hongo Fujiyama Garden -  Koiwai house is a unique combination of a samurai house and Japanese farmhouse. It was originally located nearby but dismantled then reconstructed at its current venue in Hongo Fujiyama Park with a reconstructed Japanese garden out back. Koiwai was a local landowner and VIP in Yokohama. In building and maintaining the park, home and garden local citizen participation is used. A unique feature of this traditional house is that it has a large samurai type gate.
    hongo-fujiyama-11.jpg
  • Koiwai House and garden is in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  The house is a unique combination of a samurai house and Japanese farmhouse.  It was originally located nearby but dismantled then reconstructed at its current venue in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  Koiwai was a local landowner and VIP in Yokohama. In building and maintaining the park, home and garden local citizen participation is used.  A unique feature of this traditional house is that it has a large samurai type gate.
    hongo-fujiyama-11.jpg
  • Koiwai House and garden is in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  The house is a unique combination of a samurai house and Japanese farmhouse.  It was originally located nearby but dismantled then reconstructed at its current venue in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  Koiwai was a local landowner and VIP in Yokohama. In building and maintaining the park, home and garden local citizen participation is used.  A unique feature of this traditional house is that it has a large samurai type gate.
    hongo-fujiyama-08.jpg
  • Koiwai House and garden is in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  The house is a unique combination of a samurai house and Japanese farmhouse.  It was originally located nearby but dismantled then reconstructed at its current venue in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  Koiwai was a local landowner and VIP in Yokohama. In building and maintaining the park, home and garden local citizen participation is used.  A unique feature of this traditional house is that it has a large samurai type gate.
    hongo-fujiyama-05.jpg
  • Koiwai House and garden is in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  The house is a unique combination of a samurai house and Japanese farmhouse.  It was originally located nearby but dismantled then reconstructed at its current venue in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  Koiwai was a local landowner and VIP in Yokohama. In building and maintaining the park, home and garden local citizen participation is used.  A unique feature of this traditional house is that it has a large samurai type gate.
    hongo-fujiyama-09.jpg
  • Koiwai House and garden is in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  The house is a unique combination of a samurai house and Japanese farmhouse.  It was originally located nearby but dismantled then reconstructed at its current venue in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  Koiwai was a local landowner and VIP in Yokohama. In building and maintaining the park, home and garden local citizen participation is used.  A unique feature of this traditional house is that it has a large samurai type gate.
    hongo-fujiyama-01.jpg
  • Koiwai House and garden is in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  The house is a unique combination of a samurai house and Japanese farmhouse.  It was originally located nearby but dismantled then reconstructed at its current venue in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  Koiwai was a local landowner and VIP in Yokohama. In building and maintaining the park, home and garden local citizen participation is used.  A unique feature of this traditional house is that it has a large samurai type gate.
    hongo-fujiyama-04.jpg
  • Koiwai House and garden is in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  The house is a unique combination of a samurai house and Japanese farmhouse.  It was originally located nearby but dismantled then reconstructed at its current venue in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  Koiwai was a local landowner and VIP in Yokohama. In building and maintaining the park, home and garden local citizen participation is used.  A unique feature of this traditional house is that it has a large samurai type gate.
    hongo-fujiyama-02.jpg
  • Koiwai House and garden is in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  The house is a unique combination of a samurai house and Japanese farmhouse.  It was originally located nearby but dismantled then reconstructed at its current venue in Hongo Fujiyama Park.  Koiwai was a local landowner and VIP in Yokohama. In building and maintaining the park, home and garden local citizen participation is used.  A unique feature of this traditional house is that it has a large samurai type gate.
    hongo-fujiyama-06.jpg