Nihon Minkaen (Japanese Open-Air Folk House Museum)

Exterior: Distant View

Date

17th-19th centuries

Location

Work Type

Notes

Emukai House, built between the late 17th century and the early 18th century. It is a style of steep-sloped roof style house called Gassho Zukuri. It is from a village in the Toyama Prefecture where snowfall was heavy, hence the sharply inclined roof.

Culture

Image Date
May, 2010
Image Source

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

Photographer