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The Yoshijima House
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Scroll downA jewel of Japanese residential architecture, presented through stunning immersive photographs and detailed fold-out plansOne of the great examples of Japanese residential architecture, the Yoshijima House has stood in the historic old city of Takayama for over 100 years. Built in 1907 after a fire and under the direction of Nishida Isaburo, the complex functioned as a residence for the Yoshijima family, a wealthy merchant household that brewed sake.
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268 pages
24.5cm x 3.6cm x 33cm
Author : Teiji Itoh (Text by); Josep Melo I Valls (Foreword by); Chûjiro Hachino (Text by); Ryoo Hata (Text by)
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The builders used luxuriant wood including elm, red pine and cypress: rich materials that were becoming more readily available as the Edo period gave way to the Meiji era.Different sections of the main building served diverse functions. The large entryway and its adjacent rooms served as the shop entrance and the places in which business was conducted. An eight-tatami room known as a kazuki was where the Yoshijima family went about their daily, personal activities. The building's second floor was intended for guests and also housed a tea ceremony room and a Buddhist altar.