Shin-Etsu Regional Village

5. WATER MILL

WATER MILL

An Important Cultural Property of Kawasaki City


  • Original site:
  • Ageya, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture
  • Type of building:
  • Water Mill
  • Form:
  • Hipped roof of thatch
    Length (parallel to ridge): 4.5 m
    Width: 4.2 m
  • Built:
  • Mid 19th century

6. THE SASAKI HOUSE

THE SASAKI HOUSE

An Important Cultural Property of Japan


  • Original location:
  • Hata, Sakuho Town, Minami Saku County, Nagano Prefecture
  • Type of building:
  • Farmhouse (nanushi/village headman’s house)
  • Form:
  • Hipped roof of thatch
    Single-storey with mezzanine loft spaces
    Shingled hisashi weighted with stones at front & rear
    Length (parallel to ridge): 24.1 m
    Width: 7.3 m
  • Built:
  • 1731 (reception suite added in 1747)

7. THE EMUKAI HOUSE

THE EMUKAI HOUSE

An Important Cultural Property of Japan


  • Original location:
  • Kami taira Hosojima, Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture
  • Type of Building:
  • Farmhouse (kumigashira/village elder’s house), Gasshō Style house
  • Form:
  • Gabled roof of thatch, gable entry, 3 storeys
    Thatched hisashi across the entrance front
    Length (parallel to ridge): 19.5 m
    Width: 8.5 m
  • Built:
  • Early 18th century

8. THE YAMADA HOUSE

THE YAMADA HOUSE

An Important Cultural Property of Kanagawa Prefecture


  • Original location:
  • Katsura, Nanto City , Toyama Prefecture
  • Type of building:
  • Farmhouse, Gasshō Style house
  • Form:
  • Gabled roof of thatch, 3 storeys
    Length (parallel to ridge): 14.9 m
    Width: 9.5 m
  • Built:
  • Early 18th century

9. THE NOHARA HOUSE

THE NOHARA HOUSE

An Important Cultural Property of Kanagawa prefecture


  • Original location:
  • Toga-mura Toga, Nanto city, Toyama Prefecture
  • Type of building:
  • Farmhouse (village elder’s house), Gasshō Style house
  • Structure& form:
  • Thatched gabled roof, 3 stories
    Hisashi on 4 sides of the house.
    Length (parallel to ridge): 17.5 m
    Width: 10.6 m
  • Built:
  • Late 18th century

10. THE YAMASHITA HOUSE

THE YAMASHITA HOUSE

An Important Cultural Property of Kanagawa Prefecture


  • Original location:
  • Nagase, Shirakawa Village, Ōno County, Gifu Prefecture
  • Type of house:
  • Farmhouse, Gasshō Style house
  • Form:
  • Gabled roof of thatch, 3 stories
    Hisashi at front covered with shingles weighted with stones
    Length (parallel to ridge): 18.2 m
    Width: 10.9 m
  • Built:
  • Early 19th century