Nihon Minka-en

Nihon Minkaen (Japanese Open-Air Folk House Museum)

Exterior

Date

17th-19th centuries

Location
Work Type
Notes

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
Record ID
Farmhouse_Museum_0078