Machiya Revival In Kyoto - The best book on Japanese Machiya houses.
This books adopts a bilingual format, providing both Japanese and English commentary. Machiya (町屋/町家) are traditional wooden townhouses found throughout Japan and typified in the historical capital of Kyoto. Machiya originated as early as the Heian period and continued to develop through to the Edo period and even into the Meiji period. Machiya housed urban merchants and craftsmen, a class collectively referred to as chonin (townspeople). |
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