ushiroya chuumon　後屋中門

KEY WORD :　architecture / gates, folk dwellings

A rear wing which extends from the main structure of a folk dwelling *minka 民家, in the Izumo 出雲 area of Shimane prefecture during the Edo period. Originally a grain storage area called ushiroya 後屋, *chuumon 中門 or nezumi-irazu 鼠入らず it to eradicate rodents, the extended wing came to be used for sleeping and/or clothes storage.

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