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
A gasshō-zukuri-styled minka home in Shirakawa village, Gifu Prefecture
Okugame minka farmhouse
Gasshō-style roof
Gasshō-zukuri under repair
The Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama are one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The cultural property consists of three historic mountain villages over an area of 68 hectares in the
Minka
…Gardens as part of the Japan 2001 Festival. The wooden structure was dismantled, shipped and re-assembled in Kew with new walls and a thatched roof. Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama Nihon Minka-en…
Shirakawa-gō in 2009
Ogimachi Village