 Last additions - Gokasho Omi Merchant Homes 五個荘 近江商人屋敷 |
Former home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Namako wallJan 25, 2007
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Garden and former home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Garden and pond. This house has a nice garden.Jan 25, 2007
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Stone lantern in gardenJan 25, 2007
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View from 2nd floorJan 25, 2007
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WindowJan 25, 2007
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GardenJan 25, 2007
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2nd floor roomJan 25, 2007
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Tokonoma alcove with scroll.Jan 25, 2007
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Tokonoma alcove and scrollJan 25, 2007
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Omi Obata Deko dollsJan 25, 2007
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DollsJan 25, 2007
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Obata doll museumJan 25, 2007
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StairwayJan 25, 2007
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CorridorJan 25, 2007
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Entrance to home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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BonsaiJan 25, 2007
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Stairs to 2nd floor.Jan 25, 2007
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Way to the third Omi merchant house.Jan 25, 2007
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Entrance to home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Former home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Inside the home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Old mail box.Jan 25, 2007
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GardenJan 25, 2007
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RickshawsJan 25, 2007
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Former home of Omi merchant Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Statue of Omi merchant peddler carrying his trademark "tenbin" pole.Jan 25, 2007
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External view of houseJan 25, 2007
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Attic and ceilingJan 25, 2007
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GardenJan 25, 2007
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ShowcaseJan 25, 2007
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Attic, mainly for storage.Jan 25, 2007
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External viewJan 25, 2007
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External viewJan 25, 2007
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Shopkeeper's record book.Jan 25, 2007
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Shopkeeper's record book.Jan 25, 2007
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BonsaiJan 25, 2007
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Bonsai plum treesJan 25, 2007
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Living roomJan 25, 2007
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Shopfront with shopkeeper's desk.Jan 25, 2007
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Shopkeeper's desk.Jan 25, 2007
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Bonsai plum and pine treesJan 25, 2007
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Entrance to former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Uhee.Jan 25, 2007
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Inside former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Uhee.Jan 25, 2007
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Inside former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Uhee. 玄関Jan 25, 2007
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Former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Uhee (1777-1820) (外村 宇兵衛邸).Jan 25, 2007
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Path to next Omi merchant home.Jan 25, 2007
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Turn left there.Jan 25, 2007
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Changing room next to bath.Jan 25, 2007
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Furo bath wirth wooden barrel (heated by firewood)Jan 25, 2007
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Kitchen areaJan 25, 2007
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Kitchen area with dirt floor.Jan 25, 2007
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Hinamatsuri dollsJan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dolls in alcove.Jan 25, 2007
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2nd floor with Hina festival dollsJan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dollsJan 25, 2007
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2nd floor room looking toward the balcony.Jan 25, 2007
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2nd floor with more Hina dolls.Jan 25, 2007
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2nd floor room with Hina festival dolls. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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View from 2nd floor balconyJan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dolls. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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2nd floor balconyJan 25, 2007
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2nd floor balcony (Watch your head).Jan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dolls. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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Picture of Tonomura Shigeru in the Literature Museum (Bungakukan). 外村 繁文学館Jan 25, 2007
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AtticJan 25, 2007
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Tonomura Shigeru Literature Museum (Bungakukan). Shigeru had a passion for writing, so he entrusted the family business to his younger brother. 外村 繁文学館Jan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dolls. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dolls. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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Room with Hina festival dolls and entrance to the Tonomura Shigeru Literature Museum. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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Woman's hairdressing room.Jan 25, 2007
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Hina festival dolls. 雛祭りの雛人形Jan 25, 2007
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Living room of former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Shigeru.Jan 25, 2007
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Entrance to former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Shigeru.Jan 25, 2007
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Entrance to former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Shigeru (外村 繁邸). Gokasho is also a National Important Traditional Townscape Preservation District (重要伝統的建造物群保存地区).Jan 25, 2007
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Former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Shigeru (外村 繁邸). MapTonomura Shigeru (外村 繁), Tonomura Uhee (外村 宇兵衛), and Nakae Jungoro (中江 準五郎)
Jan 25, 2007
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Gokasho is famous for the grand, old homes of wealthy Omi merchants. Three of them are clustered together for us to visit inside. They are the former residences of Tonomura Uhee (外村 宇兵衛), Tonomura Shigeru (外村 繁), and Nakae Jungoro (中江 Jan 25, 2007
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Gokasho was home to many Omi merchants who plied up and down Japan during the Edo Period to sell and trade their wares. They became quite successful selling medicines, lacquerware, sake, etc.Wall of former home of Omi merchant Tonomura Shigeru (1902-1961) (外村 繁邸).Jan 25, 2007
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