Nihon Minkaen (Japanese Open-Air Folk House Museum)

Exterior: Detail

Date

17th-19th centuries

Location

Work Type

Notes

Warehouse on stilts (Takakura), built in the late 19th century. Originally located on an island in the Amami Archipelago in Kagoshima Prefecture. The high stilts kept grain stored in the attic dry and safe from rats.

Culture

Image Date
May, 2010
Image Source

The Trustees of Columbia University, Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology

Photographer