Egawa House Residence
The second part of our ticket with the Reverberatory Furnaces was the Egawa House Residence. This place is a historic treasure!
Description from tripout.jp website:
Named after the man who built the Reverberatory Furnaces at Izunokuni City, this was the house of Egawa Hidetatsu. This mansion was home to a powerful family that continued from the middle ages. All buildings including the main house, warehouse, gates and artifacts inside are registered as important cultural assets in Japan. Egawa house has been retained in the condition it was when the magistrate himself lived here and is truly like taking a journey back in time. Interesting points in this house include the mechanical construction of the attic, the Nichiren Buddhism tag and the main pillar of the house, which is made using an uprooted tree. In 1958 the main house was designated as a national asset and was repaired accordingly, then in 1993 the rest of the area was considered likewise.
This is an interesting tree with Maple, Cherry, and Oak grafted in one tree.
4 comments:
It is nice to know so many buildings, tools and household goods have been preserved and spared the wear and tear of war and time. Future generations need to see evidence of history.
Queenie
Hi Pamela: I find this a very interesting place to see photos of, the interesting painting on wood of Mt. Fuji, lovely it is.
The inside of the building with the primitive tools for life is also interesting.
Thank-you for sharing.
Catherine
The grounds are beautiful but nothing compared to all that is inside. What a fascinating spot. I loved looking at the details of the display cases. t's wonderful to know that this history is preserved.
What an interesting place! What are these shiny bits on the bamboo in the second picture? I can't tell if they are lights or just holes the sun is poking through.
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