A characteristics of Kawagoe kurazukuri buildings is to use a tall box ridge (Hakomune) and an ogre-formed roof tile (Oni-Gawara) with a very thick coat of plaster over a real Oni-Gawara to show off (Kagemori). These buildings create a dignified and imposing appearence.
2 Yamazaki House
The Yamazaki House (Mochi Kameya), which was built in 1868 as a typical Dozo-style townhouse in Kawagoe.
3 Hara house
The most prominent kurazukuri house is the Hara house which was built by a kimono merchant, Heibei Yamamoto in May 1868 just after the great fire.In addition, the Kannon door on the front side of Choki-in Temple, like Yamazaki Mochi Kameya, re-engages when the adjacent doors open, giving a strong sense of the plasterer’s skill and spirit.
4 Miyaoka house
The neighboring Miyaoka house is a Dozo-style townhouse using a particularly high tall box ridge (Hakomune) and an ogre-formed roof tile (Oni-Gawara) with Kagemori.
You will notice that the first and second floors are even higher than the adjacent buildings. For this reason, the frontage seems to be overwhelming, although the frontage is not so large.
5 Koyano House
The following Koyano house was built in 1889 (Meiji 28) and completed over a period of three years, but it is a unique type of storehouse. The second-floor window is currently a glass door, but it is known that it was initially a copper-plated lattice window, which is different from the traditional closed Kannon doorway. This is for the purpose of using the second floor parlor as a bright and open room, and as time has passed since the great fire of 1868, there has been a change in the tendency to give less consideration to fire prevention and prioritize livability. Is shown.
6 Koyama house (current kurazuri museum)
One of the earliest kurazuri buildings that was built just after the big fire in March 1868 is the old Koyama house (current kurazuri museum). Originally built by Bunzo Koyama, a former wholesaler of tobacco