Machiya
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Machiya are traditional wooden townhouses found throughout Japan and typified in the historical capital of Kyoto. Machiya and nōka constitute the two categories of Japanese vernacular architecture kno
The Tōmatsu house from Funairi-chō, Nagoya, is an example of a large machiya.
Machiya façade in Kyoto
Old fabric shop in Nara
Hibukuro over the tōriniwa
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.
Machiya
…通り庭), an unfloored earthen service space that contained the kitchen, also serving as the passage to the rear of the plot, where storehouses known as kura (倉/蔵) would be found. A hibukuro (火袋) above the kitchen would serve as a chimney, carrying smoke and heat away, and also serve as a skylight, bringing…
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