富田林寺内町の探訪
I'm glad to intorduce an old town, Jinaimachi, Tondabayashi, Osaka, Japan as a national historic district and heritage site.
It takes 30 minutes from Osaka city to Tondabayashi station by Kintetsu railways. A 10-minutes walk will take you to the historic town.
ギャラリー
residence of the Tamori Family
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| Storehouses placed in a row The architectural design of the three storehouses differs from each other. The surface of wall board of the cotton storehouse was burnt black, and rice granary in the middle, called "Okiyane roof", looks like floated. The design of clothes storehouse in the back is called “Hachimaki, or headband". (The bulletin of the local association for preservation and development of the town, the issue No. 7). |
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 (From the front) cotton storehouse, rice granary ("Okiyane roof style”), and clothes storehouse. (along the Jyounomonsuji street) |
 The earthened wall storehouses, viewed from the intersection of the Jyounomonsuji street and Sakai-cho street (From the front) The westside gable of main house, clothes storehouse, rice granary and long, large cotton storehouse are placed in a row, which remind us of the prosperity at the time. |
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| Oki-yane (Saya-kumi) It literally means a placed roof structure. Gassho-gumi style structure is characterized as the triangle frame of roof whose main structural beam that supports the roof, called principal rafter. Gassho means joining one's hands in prayer and the shape of the structure resembles that of joining one's hands in prayer. |
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 Okiyane roof（rice granary） |
 Okiyane roof（rice granary, left） |
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 The lattice entrance door to the apartment. The indoors of cotton storehouse have been retrofitted to apartment houses for rent. |
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 The landscape is adopted to the design of Jinaimachi cookies. |
 The long, large cotton storehouse, the indoors of which were retrofitted to apartment houses for rent （South Kaisho-cho street） |
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Information
Not open to the public
(private residence)
Year built:
mid of the 18th century
Location
At the intersection of Jyounomonsuji Street and Sakai-cho (Sakai-suji)
Street in Jinaimachi town.
Trade name: Kuroyama-ya
History (Origin)
The trade name of the family is called Kuroyama-ya and it had been named
after Kuroyama, Miharacho, Minamikawachi-gun, Osaka, the place from
where the ancestors moved to Jinaimachi, Tondabayashi during the Kan-ei
period (1624-1645). The family
Features of the buildings
The premises occupy a half of the block. The main building is regarded
as a building of the early 18th century and, among the remains of merchants’
residences in Jinaimachi , The residence is old, second to the former residence
of the Sugiyama family in the period of construction.
Though the frontage of main house facing the Sakai-suji Street
In the backside of the main house, there exist four buildings of large
and small storehouses in a row such as inside storehouse, clothes storehouse,
rice granary and cotton warehouse.
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
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 the large tourist bus for groups is requested to be
parked at the Tondabayashi City Hall No. 2 parking lot alongside the old
Route 170 (It must be booked in advance to City Hall). 20-minute walk to the Jinaimachi
Visitor Center and 10 minute walk up to the former Sugiyama family house,
an important national cultural property. Thank you in advance for your
kind cooperation.
