Kura (storehouse)
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Kura are traditional Japanese storehouses. They are commonly durable buildings built from timber, stone or clay used to safely store valuable commodities.
Traditional earthen kura that has been converted into a cafe
Kura storehouse in Kitakata with tiled roof
Kura in Kitakata illustrating protective plasterwork at eaves level
Log cabin style kura in Nara
Minka
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Minka, sometimes called kominka are vernacular houses constructed in any one of several traditional Japanese building styles. In the context of the four divisions of society, Minka were the dwellings
Kura (storehouse)
…interior walls are lined with heavy boards fixed on the inner side. In the case of the kura in Shirakawa, the roofs are thatched in a similar manner to gasshō-zukuri. Traditionally grain was stored on the ground floor with household items stored on the upper floor. There are two types of stone kura ishigura (石倉…
A gasshō-zukuri-styled minka home in Shirakawa village, Gifu Prefecture
Okugame minka farmhouse
Gasshō-style roof
Gasshō-zukuri under repair