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Nagase House (built 19th century)
The Nagase family house is a typical "Gassho-zukuri" style house (a house built in the form of hands steepled in prayer). In common with other such houses in the village, silk production took place in the upper stories with the living quarters located on the ground floor.
For GPS users: According to the author's GPS, the site is located at 36 15.45158' N, 136 54.44985' E.
Bibliography:
Image credits: All images copyright 2007 Timothy M. Ciccone. Photographed late July 2007.
Kawashima, Chuji. Japan's Folk Architecture: Traditional Thatched Farmhouses
Kodansha International, 2000. Tokyo and New York
Nishi, Kazuo and Kazuo Hozumi. What is Japanese Architecture?
Kodansha International, 1983. Tokyo and New York
The Shirakawa-mura Board of Education, editors. UNESCO World Heritage: Shirakawa-go
The Shirakawa-mura Board of Education, 2007. Ono-gun, Japan
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