Museum of Old Japanese houses (4/4) - others

Another series of photos from Nihon Minkaen (Japan Open-air Folk House Museum) in Kawasaki city - misc. random photos

here comes the pottery - a beautiful non-glazed jar

 

and another beautiful pieces - sake bottles

 

other jars 

 

 

 grain grinders

 

 

farming equipment 

 

weaver 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Museum of Old Japanese houses (3/4) - detailed up photos of the houses

Another series of photos from Nihon Minkaen (Japan Open-air Folk House Museum) in Kawasaki city - focused on the detailed up photos of the houses

window grille 

 

 

 

thatched roof mount 

 

 up-close texture of thatch

 

steps made of thick wood

 

beams 

 

 drainage

 

 

bamboo wall 

 

 

plants naturally grown on wooden roof

 

up-close texture of outer wall, made of mud and straw 

 

 

 

 

 

Museum of Old Japanese houses (2/4) - Interior

Another series of photos from Nihon Minkaen (Japan Open-air Folk House Museum) in Kawasaki city - focused on the interior of the houses

 

dining room - where the fire burns in center is called "irori". Gray area surrounding the fire is ash, and the black one where the fire is ignited is chacoal. there's a hook hang from the ceiling. Pots can be hang with the hook to heat the meals.

tatami living room with a floor lamp

living room

dining room with kitchenware kabinet

living room with tokonoma (a tiny space to display some artworks) behind

dining room

dining room

 

kitchen

kitchenware cabinet

hibachi - a kind of heating device for winter time

stove and layers of steamer

stove

storage for farming equipment

kitchenware and household equipments

storage of farming equipments

another stove and steamer

storage space for miso

another kitchenware cabinet

stable