Most viewed - Toyama Memorial Museum 遠山記念館 |
Called "cho" (butterfly), the target is shaped like a gingko leaf. The number of points you earn depends on how well you knock down the target.19 views
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It's quite hard for beginners to even knock it down because the fan tends to fly in unpredictable directions.19 views
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Fusuma sliding door.18 views
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Very rare Yaku-sugi wood ceiling from Japanese cedar trees found on Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture. 18 views
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Sightseeing map of Kawajima town in Saitama Prefecture. Looks like it has a lot to see.17 views
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Straight-line wood grain on another ceiling.17 views
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The home has three wings, this wing witth a thatched roof is designed like a farmhouse.16 views
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Entrance hall has this rare stone tiles on the floor.16 views
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Bathroom sink.16 views
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Tea ceremony room.16 views
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Transom with a paulownia design.16 views
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Tea ceremony room.16 views
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Fusuma sliding door.16 views
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Fusuma sliding door.16 views
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Entrance to Toyama Memorial Museum (遠山記念館).15 views
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About Toyama Memorial Museum (遠山記念館).15 views
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The imported glass was also expensive.15 views
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Garden15 views
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Very rare Yaku-sugi wood ceiling from Japanese cedar trees found on Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture. Beautiful wood grain.15 viewsSuch wood comes from trees as old as 1,000 years. Now illegal to cut down yaku-sugi trees. 屋久杉
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Tea ceremony room alcove.15 views
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Entrance hall has this rare stone tiles on the floor.14 views
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Farmhouse room.14 views
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Japanese-syle room in the West Wing.14 views
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We tried playing a traditional fan-tossing game called tosenkyo (投扇興). You toss a folding fan at a small target on a small block. 14 views
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Tokonoma alcove.14 views
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Transom14 views
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Fancy ceiling.14 views
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This West Wing part of the house is desiged like a tea ceremony room.13 views
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Shinto shrine altar near the fancy ceiling.13 views
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Bath tub13 views
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Storehouse door, fireproof.13 views
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Scroll depicting a woman dancer with a lion head.13 views
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Very rare Yaku-sugi wood ceiling from Japanese cedar trees found on Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture. 13 viewsBeautiful wood grain. Such wood comes from trees as old as 1,000 years. Now illegal to cut down yaku-sugi trees. 屋久杉
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Toyama Memorial Museum (遠山記念館) has this thatched-roof home built in 1936 by Kawajima-native Toyama Gen'ichi (遠山元一 1890–1972), the founder of Nikko Securities. It was a home for his mother. 12 views
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Our tosenkyo instructor takes aim. 12 views
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Corridor12 views
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