It takes 30 minutes from Osaka city to Tondabayashi station by Kintetsu railways. A 10-minutes walk will take you to the historic town.
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Kirizuma style roof a roof shaped like a half-opened book, called a gable roof or ridge roof Irimoya style roof Japanese style exterior, combining hipped roof, gable and ridge. |
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Kemuridashi-yagura (Koshi-yane) Overtopped roof to cover smoke vent In order that smoke of cooking stove placed on the earthen floor may be evacuated outdoors, a vent on the ridge of the roof is set up and covered by a small roof (a overtopped roof) |
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Jyounomon-suji street |
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Zushi-Nikai or Tsushi-Nikai The second floor with a low ceiling, which is seen on plastered wall of farmhouses found in Kansai region. Mushikagomado (Mushikomado) The second floor windows with a plastered grid on the plasterer wall of buildings. It is believed to have developedthrough the vent holes of the second floor with low ceiling. There are also often used in townhouses, and some are in shape of patterns and trademarks. |
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Zushi-Nikai or Tsushi-Nikai |
Mushikagomado (Mushikomado) |
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Mochiokuri (Corelling) In order to support the part that protrudes, such as bay windows and eaves (sunshade), the diagonal wooden member or wooden plate to be attached to the wall or a pillar. |
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Latticed windows Musou-mado, Ara-goushi, Bekako-mado Old exterior window structure that combines vertical or horizontal wooden laths or bamboo being embeded on the outer frame of lintel (one with grooves for sliding doors), and sliding door made of wooden laths inside. The windows can be opened and closed by the movement of the door. It is also referred to as either Musou ,or Musou-renji-mado, or Musou-do. It is also called Bekako-mado in Jinaimachi town in Tondabayashi. |
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Jyounomon-suji street |
electricity meter is fully covered by wooden box |
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【Tourist guide to Jinaimachi town, Tondabayashi, a historic district and heritage site of Japan, Residence of the (northwest) Okutani family】 | ||||
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Not open to the public
(private residence)
Year built:
1826
Location:
At the intersection of Jyounomonsuji street and Tomiyama-cho street in Jinaimachi town.
Trade name: Iwase-ya
History (Origin)
Features of the buildings
The premises are the western half of the block. A main building, a shed,
a storehouse surround the premises. The present building was built when
a branch family was established and the year built is said to be in 1826.
The main building (Irimoya style architecture) is built at the southwest
corner of the site and a storehouse and a shed are located around a site
and they still exist. In addition, the tall and stout storehouse in the
north side becomes the tenement house for rent now as the interior was
retrofitted.
Visitor Center
(Jinaimachi Kouryuukan,
Town Community Center)
Address
9-29, Tondabayashi-cho, Tondabayashi city, Osaka, 584-0033, Japan
TEL.+81-(0)721-26-0110
FAX.+81-(0)721-26-0110
open 10a.m. until 5 p.m.
closed on Monday
The site-seeing map
available in English. Please stop by to the Tourist Information Cetnter
or Jinaimachi Visitor Center.
Restrooms
Available at Jinaimachi Visitor Center (Jinaimachi Kouryuukan), Jinaimachi
Center and Jinaimachi Tenbou Hiroba (Viewing Terrace)
Visitor Parking
Road width is very narrow in Jinaimachi town. If traveling by car, please
use Tondabayashi Municipal east parking newly opened in February 2014 (Toll
parking).
You can park the minibus for groups and passenger cars for general use.
Only one parking lot available for minibus, you must book it in advance
with Tondabayashi City Hall. A 15-minute walk to the Jinaimachi Visitor
Center and 5 minute walk up to the former Sugiyama family house, an important
national cultural property.
You will note that you will contact Tondabayashi Municipality Office for
a parking lot of large tourist bus for groups. Thank you in advance for
your kind cooperation.