Nihon Minkaen (Japanese Open-Air Folk House Museum)
Image View Description
Exterior
Date
17th-19th centuries
Work Type
architecture
Culture
Japanese
Location
Kawasaki (Japan)
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.
Image Source
The Trustees of Columbia University, Media Center for Art History, Department of Art History and Archaeology