Last additions - Takayama Jinya 高山陣屋 |

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Torture room 吟味所・御白洲Mar 15, 2007
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Entrance to Rice Storehouse. 御蔵Mar 15, 2007
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Bamboo screenMar 15, 2007
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Bamboo screenMar 15, 2007
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PalanquinMar 15, 2007
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Large Hall (Dai-hiroma)Mar 15, 2007
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Tokonoma alcoveMar 15, 2007
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Large Hall (Dai-hiroma) where ceremonies and meetings were held. It could also be partitioned into three rooms. Total area is 48 tatami mats. 大広間Mar 15, 2007
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Bath areaMar 15, 2007
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ToiletMar 15, 2007
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KitchenMar 15, 2007
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Magistrate's living quarters 居宅(嵐山の間)Mar 15, 2007
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The main building was built in 1816.Mar 15, 2007
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View of Administrator's office from the verandaMar 15, 2007
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Magistrate's (governor) office 御役所Mar 15, 2007
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Entrance to Takayama Jinya. A Jinya was a regional government office during the Edo Period. The Tokugawa government dispatched magistrates to administer the region. About 60 jinya existed and only this one survives.Mar 15, 2007
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Gate to Takayama JinyaMar 15, 2007
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For 176 years or 25 generations, the building housed government administrators, accountants (rice tax collectors), and the police.Mar 15, 2007
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