Tohoku Regional Village

22. THE KUDŌ HOUSE

THE KUDŌ HOUSE

An Important Cultural Property of Japan


  • Original location:
  • Funakubo, Shiwa Town, Shiwa County, Iwate Prefecture
  • Type of building:
  • Farmhouse (nanushi / village headman’s house), magariya
  • Form:
  • Main part -Hipped roof of thatch
    Length (parallel to ridge): 19.2 m
    Width: 11.1 m
    Stable (projecting to south)-Hipped roof of thatch
    Length (parallel to ridge): 7.6 m Width: 6.3 m
  • Built:
  • Hōreki Era (1751-63)

23. THE SUGAWARA HOUSE

THE SUGAWARA HOUSE

An Important Cultural Property of Kanagawa Prefecture


  • Original Location:
  • Matsuzawa, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture
  • Type of building:
  • Farmhouse (kimoiri / village headman’s house)
  • Form:
  • Hipped roof of thatch with happo and takahappo
    Gable entry, partly 2 storeys
    Pent-roof at rear
    Length (parallel to ridge): 15.8 m
    Width: 9.6 m
  • Built:
  • Late 18th century