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Minka house with thatched roof

Minka ((民家) is general Japanese term for all rural and traditional buildings except for palaces, temples and structures which have been influenced by Western architecture.

Minka are traditional houses and private residences of farmers, artisans, and merchants

Types

Gassho-zukuri farmhouse-02
Repairing a Minka roof

There are several types or styles of minka, including

  • Semi-buried huts (tate-ana jūkyo)
  • Wooden houses with roofs of thatching (kayabunki), wood shingles (ishitori) or tiles (kawarabuki)
  • Shops and warehouses (dozō, kura)

Images for kids

  • Okugame minka

    Okugame minka Farmhouse

  • Gassho-zukuri farmhouse-03

    Gasshō-style roof

  • 神戸市北区北僧尾の古民家P9149865

    Decorative roof projections on the ridge of a thatched roof

  • Udatsu closeup

    Tiled udatsu projecting above the roof

  • Gokayama Japanese Old Village 002

    Gasshō-zukuri minka homes in Gokayama surrounded by snow.

  • Japanese Traditional Hearth L4817

    (Irori (囲炉裏)

  • Kabuto Kazari -01

    A jizai kagi hearth hook with fish-shaped counterbalance

  • Babake house 2010

    Honmune-style house with birdlike decoration on the gable

  • Ogimachi Village-02

    Gasshō-zukuri, Ogimachi village

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Minka (Japón) para niños

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