Kawasaki's Nihon Minka-en

Not only a paradise for woodworms!

Josef Diermair May 23, 2012 - 1 min read

Emukai house from Toyama Prefecture (late 17th century).

You will find plenty of seasonal flowers.

Yamashita house from Gifu Prefecture (early 19th century).

Yamada house from Toyama Prefecture (early 18th century).

Water mill from Nagano Prefecture (middle 19th century).

There are plenty of details to discover!

If you have seen enough of the millions of modern structures inside and outside of Tokyo, went up Skytree to look out over the whole of the city hoping for a view of more traditional buildings, but only ended up finding more of the same modern steel, concrete, and soulless creations, then it might be time to take a look at the Japan Open-Air Folk House Museum in Kawasaki. This rather quiet place has a lot to offer to people in search of old wooden traditional Japanese houses. May the woodworm be with you!

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Josef Diermair @josef.diermair

See my works at Japan PhotoArt (http://japanartphoto.com/) or reach me by email at: josef33@gmail.comOriginally from Austria, I have lived in Japan since 1996. Making my home in Yokohama, my favorite photographic locations include Kamakura, where I lived for 13 years. The temples there and the al...