Viewing the contrast of beautiful white mortar and cedar panels on the
walls, wooden slatted lattices in a row, a miniature second story, black
roof tiles with decorative designs and an overtopped small roof for smoke
ventilation etc., there are a lot of tourists' attractions here in the
traditional landscape of old merchants' residences and Buddhist temples
of the Edo era (from the 17th through middle of the 19th century). As the
time of construction differs from each other, so many buildings have shown
so many variety of architecutural structures and designs. The historical
district, Tondabayashi Jinaimachi, located in the south-eastern part of
Osaka prefecture, Japan, remains, as it were, "an outdoor museum"
of old wooden architecture. Why don't you visit the invaluable heritage
site this coming weekend?
This website is intended to introduce my hometown, Jinaimachi in Tondabayashi
city, Osaka pref., Japan. In the historical district of Tondabayashi Jinaimachi,
there remain as many as 40 old town houses built from the Edo period through
the early Showa era (the early 20th century) , as it looks like a movie
location site and here you can enjoy a time-slipping journey. The town
area has been designated as an important historical district and heritage
site of Japan. Why don't you drop in another kind of theme park than the
Universal Studio Japan? Thirty minutes' train ride from the center of Osaka
(Abenobashi terminal of Kintetsu Railways) will take you to the heritage
site of Tondabayashi, Jinaimachi.You may enjoy a lot of new historical,
cultural and architectural findings by taking a walk here. You might also
come across an idea how important to inherit and preserve an invaluable
heritage site forever.- by Naoya Okutani, Author of the Web Pages. |
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