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Murakami Folk Material Room

民俗資料館村上家

History and Outline

They say that the Murakami family residence was built in 1578. This house is preserved in its original “Kirizuma-Gassho-zukuri” style (a house with a thatched gable roof) which was architecture introduced by samurai residence in the Age of Civil Wars. This is a sectional building extended “Oku-no-de-e” (the room where the family Buddhist altar is situated) and “Hikae-no-ma” (a waiting room) in the mid Edo period. The design detail of this ordinary house still remains from the old days. This house was recognized as the most excellent remnant having basic style and structure of the Gokayama district, and designated as a national important cultural asset in May 1958.

Project

Buildings, tools for making “Ensho”(gunpowder material), tools for making “Washi” (Japanese traditional paper), materials of silkworm culture breeding

Collection and Exhibition

Address
725 Kaminashi, Nanto-shi, Toyama-ken 939-1914 Japan
Telephone
+81 763-66-2711
Open
8:30am-5:00pm
Closed
The 2nd and the 4th Wednesday (open if it falls on national holiday)
Parking
Free parking
Access
Take Kaetsuno bus for Gokayama from JR Takaoka Station and get off at Kaminashi bus stop, and this house is near by.
10 minutes by car from Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway Gokayama I.C.
Highlight
Explains about the history of Gokayama and “Gassho-zukuri” architecture at any time.
URL
http://www.murakamike.jp/