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2 Omoya (Main House) chapter 1 Elements of Nara Machiya Careful layout of rooms enables to have necessary living spaces, even though its site is limited. 1 Site planning The buildings are placed to make the most effective use of the long and narrow 1 Basic room layout of Omoya Courtyard site, and to keep the good living environment. There are common features to Three or four rooms align in one row, along the passageway. Nara Machiya used for various industries, such as commerce, handcraft and Site with larger width has two rows, but rarely three. In case of accommodation since early modern times. Oku-no-ma three rooms in one row, they are called, in order from the front, (Drawing room)

Mise-no-ma (Shop-room), Naka-no-ma (Middle room), and Oku- Tori-niwa no-ma (Drawing room). Omoya (Main house) Detached room｜ Naka-no-ma ｜ ｜ ｜ (Middle room)

Stands facing the front Stands in the back of (Passageway) street in maximum width. the main building, Openings are designed to over the courtyard. 2 Different types of Omoya Mise-no-ma (Shop room) face the street as well as Many Omoyas in Nara Machiya are facing the front streets courtyard. directly as drawn in the left page, but there are different types of P2 2 them as below. Front street

｜Kura (Storehouse)｜ Front wall Front garden Always made of thick style style earthen wall in Nara Depth Machiya. About 60 meters at Build a short wall along the street. Build a short wall and front garden along the street. the deepest site. ｜Backyard｜ Dropped roof Shopfront Front Some are used as style style street vegetable garden.

Omoya with two row rooms have one of the Basically, Shopfront building is built between Width (Frontage) ｜Courtyard｜ roof dropped above, the farther row from the the street and Main house, but found various 2.5 to 3.0 ken Function as lighting & ventilation path, and passageway. arrangements with or without connections. (about 4.5 to 5.5 m) being elaborated in a design together with Large stores purchase the next door to expand a Machiya. drawing room, or Oku-no-ma. P4 3 Corridor Ceiling ｜ ｜ The second floor structure is exposed design Connects Main House and Detached room along Courtyard. in Middle room and Shop room, but Bathroom and toilets are located. ceilings in Drawing room often covers it. Bathroom has been installed in ordinary houses only after the Showa era. Also raises the second floor level to have enough ceiling height.

Note:Planning varies, according to the plotting. 1 2 Elements of Nara Machiya Elements of Nara Machiya

3 Tsushi (Attic floor) Tsushi 3 Courtyard The second floor with low ceiling, common (Attic floor) Courtyard is very important for the lighting & ventilation. This space has in Nara-machi, mostly used as storage been cultivated by the lifestyle and culture of people in the neighborhood, and space. become the courtyard in Nara-machi with distinctive taste. Ceiling in Shop room would be lower to have enough height in attic floor. Oku-no-ma Naka-no-ma Mise-no-ma Lighting Front Courtyard (Drawing room) (Middle room) (Shop room) street 1 Layout and function of courtyard Every Nara Machiya places courtyard on the same depth from the street to 4 (Passageway) Tori-niwa assure the lighting and ventilation path Ventilation A space with earthen floor that connects the front for the inner part of the site. street and backyard in Main house. Common to traditional townhouses to have this space used for outdoor work as well. 2 The charm of courtyard cultivated in Nara-machi Multi functions ｜ ｜ Soseki (Foundation stone) -Entrance Stones taken after foundation from temple or shrine, have used as gardening -Kitchen with fire stoves stones in courtyards. Those are the reminiscent of the history of Nara-machi -Approach for gardens (carry-in tools) which has been developed from the precincts or estates of the Kofukuji Temple and Gangoji Temple. The space was divided by closets or furniture for different uses. Cha-no-yu (Tea ceremony) Tea ceremony was popular among townspeople throughout early-modern ｜ Layout of Passageways ｜ times in Nara which is associated with Murata Juko*, a tea master in the middle Muromachi period. The influences are seen in the design of stepping- -Placed on the same sides in adjacent houses to prevent noise transmission; east side in north-to- stones and the Sukiya style corridor. He is said to be the founder of Wabi-cha. south long site, and the south side in east-to-west long site. ＊ Toro (Stone lantern) It was popular for the wealthy family to place a big lantern in their gardens Passageways Passageways Passageways Passageways Passageways like in temple and shrine after late early-modern to modern times. Well After acquiring the next doors for land expansion, the needless well would be kept as an ornament for the garden without being demolished. It is a reminiscent of the changing of site plotting in Nara-machi. No noise transmission occurs when rooms are sandwiched by Passageway. VOICE Courtyard is a key for the better way of living Smoke-dormer - the voices of the people living in Nara Machiya ｜ Double height, Smoke-dormer & High side light ｜ We don't open the windows facing the street so much, because we don't want to be disturbed by the Passageway is double height up to the attic, except the people and cars. Instead, we open up the windows to the courtyard widely without worrying other area right next to Shop room. Smoke-dormer and High people's eyes, and enjoy the quiet atmosphere feeling the change of seasons. side light are designed for smoke exhaust in the kitchen, Although surrounded by the walls, there is a wind flow, and it's also warmer in winter. In case of and for ventilation throughout the building. reconstruction, courtyard is to be demolished and replaced by front garden, but it is important to keep courtyard considering a better way of living. Shop room Courtyard

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10 Representative Nara Machiya

Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Masaki Family House, Bishamon-cho Cultural Property chapter Representative Nara Machiya 5 Main house & others Late Edo period Listed by areas (Naramachi, Kitamachi, Takabatake), types of cultural properties, the year of construction, and the order of the Japanese syllabary. 6 Typical Nara Machiya with Tsushi attic floor. Facade at the first floor (as of January, 2018) was renovated in recent years, following the traditional Nara Machiya designs. Behind the tall wall is a small courtyard, in front of the recessed part.

Nara-machi / Important Cultural Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Gangoji-cho Property Nishinoshinya-cho Cultural Property Fujioka Family House Matsuyama Family House, Edo period (late 18th C) The north Main house The south Main house : Late Edo period The north Main house : End of the Edo period & others Corridor & storehouse : Early Showa era 1 Used to run a business with Machiya-style doors and windows widely open. Timber lattice and wall with small door on the north side, and a 7 drawing room in the back. The year of construction is old, and keeps the The north & south houses aligned but one is recessed, creating an character of merchant's house. An important building as typical Nara unique view. The south is older for its low ceiling height and for having Machiya. no rooms on the second floor. The construction year is 1829, known by a Nara-machi / Nara-Prefecture-designated muna-fuda. A standard Nara Machiya. Minamijyodo-cho Tangible Property Hosokawa Family House Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Edo period (early 19th C) Shonami-cho Cultural Property Sakamoto Family House End of the Edo period 2 A Japanese raw candle shop since Edo period to around 1960. Though it has a typical merchant's façade and relatively old, the building height is 8 The main house is built after the earthquake in 1854. The vacant land in rather tall. Timber lattice on the north side, with dropped roof. An important the south is prepared for possible earthquake. The eaves at the Tsushi, building as typical Nara Machiya. or attic floor, is quite low. Used to have traditional façade, but renovated after the War. Nara-machi / Nara-City-designated Minamijyodo-cho Property Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Mori Family House Yoshida Kacho shop Shibanoshinya-cho Cultural Property Meiji era (middle of Meiji era) Yoshida Family House, Shop : End of the Edo period Main house Main house : 1937 (Showa 7) 3 Built as an annex for a retired family member. Façade has the Machiya- 9 The shop was reformed to a storehouse style, and the earthen-floored style door and embedded timber lattice. Wall between the eaves are space of main house changed to a shopfront style in the middle of low. A good example of small townhouse in Nara-machi. Showa era. The appearance of the Main house is a sophisticated design, modern and well balanced. Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Shibanoshinya-cho Cultural Property Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Kioku Family House Zeitakumame-hompo Tsunofuri-cho Cultural Property Edo period (late 18th C), expansion in the Meiji era Main shop & others Early Meiji era (former drawing room is in 1951, Showa 26) 4 Shopfront type of Machiya. Construction dates are known from muna- 10 Main house was reduced at the front for expanding the road in the Meiji fuda ⃰, and that shows the changes of building. Keeps the very good era. Its rigid appearance, three Insect-cage-like windows painted with appearance of traditional Nara Machiya. black plaster and wing walls, shows the townscape on the Sanjo Street ＊ a wooden plate with construction date, kept at the ridge in the old days.

Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Tamura Seihoen Chaho Shonami-cho Cultural Property Okada Family House, Kasasagi-cho Cultural Property (tea shop) Late Edo period Main house : Early Meiji era Main House & others Detached room & corridor : Taisho era Storehouse : 1930, Showa 5 Built as an inn. Full two-story height, rare for Machiya in the Edo period. 5 11 Built around the end of Edo shogunte government to the Meiji era, when During the World War Two, the façade on the first floor was renovated, the owner used to work as a midwife. Very likely as an old Machiya, the but the passageway inside has remained. Keeps the very good front elevaion is low. There remain some traces that all the lattice doors appearance of traditional Nara Machiya. used to be operable.

11 12 Representative Nara Machiya Representative Nara Machiya

Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Imazushi-cho Cultural Property Kasasagi-cho Cultural Property Nakagawa Family House, Chikada Family House Main house, corridor, storehouse : 1915 (Taisho 4) Showa 8 Main house & others Detached room : Early Showa era Masonry wall : 1915 (Taisho 4) 18 Built recessed due to a road expansion plan. Early Showa Machiya 12 The south roof over the passageway is dropped. Lattice façade built over appearance, two-story building with glass-shoji and grill window show the shop area on the north side. Insect-cage-like windows and wing the years of construction. Middle corridor on the second floor is also a walls at Tsushi attic level. Large scale Machiya in the Taisho era, designed modern element. and built well with high quality materials. Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Kita-Kyobate-cho Cultural Property Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Yoshioka Family House Nakanoshinya-cho Cultural Property Showa 10 Naramachi Main house : 1917 (Taisho 6) Traditional House Detached room : 1913 (Taisho 2) Outside bench : 1917 (Taisho 6), 19 Storehouse : Late Edo period Tall Machiya with lattice and large Insect-cage-like windows at Tsushi attic 13 level. Eaves hang out by canti-girder. The old photo shows the exterior walls Located in the center of Nara-machi. Shopfront design with Tsushi attic and the attic window used to have black plaster finish. floor, lattice façade and windows. Free design, such as the north garden along the house, and a hip roof for the central part whose ridge turning Kitamachi / Registered Tangible Narasaka-cho Cultural Property to different direction. Yamazaki Family House Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Edo period (1862) Kidera-no-Ie / Kidera-cho Cultural Property Machiya with veranda End of the Taisho era 20 A former vegetable & fruit dealer at the northernmost Nara-machi. Used to stand facing the road. Large opening with lattice and traditional 14 façade. Historical building in a once prosperous area, as a central of Stands on a dead end. Low elevation with glass sliding doors and lattice trade. makes Machiya-like appearance. Ready-made metal brackets show its Kitamachi / Registered Tangible year of build . Now, used as an accommodation for "house hotel". Horen-cho Cultural Property Ida Family House Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Showa 6 Ogawa Matabei Store, Kasasagi-cho Cultural Property Shop & others Taisho 15 21 A farmers house with Machiya elements in its appearance. Also its wall Built by Ogawa Matabei, running a sake brewery and a liquor dealer. attaching to the next door in the strip site is common to townhouse. But 15 Shopfront design Machiya for the shop and residence. The house was a huge beam in the earthen-floored space is a feature of farmer's house. recessed by 3 meters for a planning of the front road expansion at Takabatake / Nara-City-designated that time. Tram plates for a handcar still remain, feature of a modern Takabatake-cho property merchant. Aota Family House Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Edo period (former 19th C) Kobaien, Tsubai-cho Cultural Property Shop and others Taisho to early Showa era 22 Main house, drawing room, and three storehouse stand in a large site of 9 ken (16.2 meters) by 15 ken (27 meters). The original layout of buildings 16 Traditional sumi-ink shop founded in the 16th century. Shopfront, and are well preserved. Lattice façade and cloud shaped Insect-cage-like many buildings such as office on the south side, factory in the back windows. support the traditional ink block manufacturing. Rigid and stately Takabatake / Nara-City-designated appearance with black plaster finish. Large scale and high quality Takabatake-cho property design. Koda Family House Nara-machi / Registered Tangible Edo period (former 19th C) Kidera-cho Cultural Property Fujioka Family House Showa 3 23 Typical Nara Machiya façade with lattice embedded in eave-girder, in both the main house and extended drawing room. For the year of 17 A farmer's house, with spacious earthen-floored room and 2x2 grid construction of the extended part being clear, the house is a standard of room layout. But applying many elements of townhouse, such as other Machiya's chronicle. different types of lattice and tiled roof, the house shows a modernization of farmers' housing. Kindly refer to Nara Machiya Tour Map, a separate volume, for the location of each machiya.

13 14 We hope all the people who are engaged in Nara Machiya to know the good aspects of it, and to pass down the style & ideas on renovation or rebuilding.

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Issued on December 2018

This project has suppported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs Government of Japan in the fiscal 2018