Hakogi-Sennenya(the most old private house in Japan)

• 2012.07.24

It is the Hakogi Sennen house which it sees by all means and was extorted after deciding that an apartment was built by wooden.

It is called the oldest private house in Japan.

Although it seems that presumption is also difficult in about what time it was built, it is supposed that it may go back from a construction method etc. till the 14th century time.

It had been moved from original place,but  we can still see it.

a ground plan

Enter Omoya(main wing of the house), there is a stable on the right.
Omote(the room with fire place), the kitchen, the shed are on the left.

Hanare(a cottage)has a 8jyo-room(Japanese way of measuring a room with number of a tatami. a tatami=1jyo=app191x99.5cm)with a tokonoma(an alcove), a 6jyou-room with Shoin(a study room) and each rooms  are surrounded with Engawa(it is like open corridor) .

The shed has loads of old farming machines and tools in a line.

they have something nostalgic touch.

Inside the Omoya is a bit darker, Andon（an oil lampstand) is a dimly lighted from the kitchen.

Although remodeled now, since my parents' home was also Ta-noji-shape and same type of farmers house,
I became the feeling which returned to the house of childhood. 

I felt that the custom of the Japanese of living with all families was suited well for such room arrangement. 

Since it was such room arrangement, did it become such a custom? 

But it was thought fully that Japanese people had the culture of sharing many things mutually from ancient times.

The picture above is a board of a open corridor at the Hanare.

Is it a Japan cedar? In what about year has it passed? 

if a real pure tree passed ages, it will become fabulous.

Although fittings were aging too, it has opened and closed perfectly. 

a view from Hanare.

the kichen at the Omoya.

Niwa/Doma(an earth floor)at the Omoya 

a view from the Omote

the flooring at the Doma

a view from the Hanare(6jyo-room)

as overall comment, it is cold truly in winter -- it is likely to receive and seems to be cool in summer.
It looks we are able to lives there(without air conditioning).
It was the touch to say.

Although there was also a poster called the ban on a nap, it is the comfort which wants to come to take a nap.

I thought that it would completely be good as a house even now if heat insulation is also solid in such atmosphere.
it is -- it was .

Nobuaki