I went to see the Boxwood Millennium House, the prototype of Japanese housing.

I'm enjoying my time off for the first time in a while during the Obon holidays.
On the first day, my high school friends and their families came over.
While swimming in the sea, the children had a great time seeing the fish and jellyfish.
On the second day, I went from my wife's parents' house in Himeji to my relatives' house in Okayama.
On the third day, we went to my grandparents' house, also in the prefecture. My grandparents are 91 and 89 years old.
I went to see my great-grandchild. That same day, I took him to the beach.
I thought I'd take him to the river I used to go to when I was little.
I also took them to the river. The first thing that surprised me when we got there was the black thread-winged dragonflies.
They are everywhere. You won't see them in the city.
So I was more surprised.
Although I am busy, I want my children to be exposed to as much nature as possible while they are still young.
I would like to give it to you.
And today, as I had heard from Imataki before,
I went to see the Hakogi Sennen-ya House in Kita-ku, Kobe, which was also introduced in the lecture.
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The Hakogi Sennen-ya is said to be the oldest surviving traditional house in Japan.
It is estimated that the building dates back to around 1300.
What was interesting about Professor Iwamae's talk was
"It was intended as a display of power by historical figures.
If it's just something to live in, it doesn't have to be luxurious.
On the other hand, the homes of ordinary people are containers, with mud walls.
I think that the farmhouse-style dwellings are the traditional Japanese homes."
It was that.
Indeed, what we think of as traditional Japanese architecture, such as temples and shrines,
Katsura Imperial Villa is an extravagant building. Its pillars and beams are
It is pumped up using advanced techniques, topped with fine tiles, and fitted with tatami mats and shoji screens...
Has become.
However, tatami mats did not become common until the mid-Edo period.
In rural areas, it is said to have begun even later, during the Meiji period.
Regarding roofs, when I went to the countryside when I was little, I saw houses with thatched roofs.
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Regarding futons, they were designed so that ordinary people could use futons that could be called futons.
It is said that this only happened after the Meiji period.
There are many Japanese-style rooms built between 50 and 100 years ago in the countryside.
I think some of the gabled houses were too cold to live in.
The Hakogi Sennen-ya house we visited today only has an entrance and a relatively large opening on the south side.
The rear three sides are almost entirely made of thick clay walls. The roof is 40 to 50 cm thick.
The thickness of this roof puts even a passive house to shame.
In an era when there was no insulation, natural materials were used to make the house as comfortable as possible.
I felt that it was made with care. At least, in the last 100 years or so.
The appearance of the gabled roof of the house is gorgeous and sets it apart from the cold Japanese style houses.
think.
Although this is a precious house built in the 1000s, it is still considered a valuable building in the history of Japanese architecture because it was built for the general public.
It is not taught in classes, and there doesn't seem to be much documentation remaining about it.
Moreover, this seems to be the only place in Japan that remains in this form.
Practitioners have been imprinted with the wrong idea of "traditional Japanese housing."
This is a house that has the power to wake you up.
I would like you to go and see it.
I personally think it was really good that I went to see it.