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[[Image:Noguchi.jpg|right|thumb|320px|Noguchi House, near the corner of Abura-no-kôji and Nishiki-kôji.]]
*''Built: c. [[1716]]-[[1736]]''
*''Japanese'': 野口家住宅 ''(Noguchi-ke juutaku)''
The Noguchi Family House is a traditional-style ''[[machiya]]'' home, located in [[Kyoto]], and designated by the city as a Tangible Cultural Property.
The Noguchi family to which this home belonged was, generation after generation, a family successful as dry-goods dealers. The house was originally built in the [[Kyoho era|Kyôhô era]] ([[1716]]-[[1736]]), but the current structure dates to [[1864]], having been rebuilt after a fire. The ''genkan'' (entranceway), living space, and commercial space are connected together, in an architectural form known as ''tawaraya-zukuri''.
The [[tatami]] rooms at the center of the house are of particular note. Prior to the fire, the tatami were said to have come from the Kobori mansion in [[Fushimi]], and so in [[1871]], tatami were obtained from a Matsuya Hikobee in Fushimi. Twelve and a half mats were used to cover the main room and a neighboring room; the ''[[tokonoma]]'' is one and a half ''ma''<ref>One ''ma'' is the standard distance between supporting pillars in traditional Japanese architecture.</ref> wide, and the room contains a ''[[chigaidana]]'' shelf as well.
Furthermore, the style or form of the nailheads, ceilings, metal elements, and other aspects of the traditional style construction are said to have some deep connection to [[Kobori Enshu|Kobori Enshû]] (one of the three top tea masters, garden landscape artists, etc. of the late 16th to early 17th century).
The house is treasured as a model example of ''Kyô-machiya'' architectural style, and in 1983, was officially designated a Tangible Cultural Property by the city. It stands across the street from the modern headquarters of the Noguchi family's business, also housed in a repurposed ''machiya''.
==References==
*Signs on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E9%87%8E%E5%8F%A3%EF%BC%88%E6%A0%AA%EF%BC%89&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.004377,135.753835&spn=0.001175,0.002642&sll=35.216682,135.430936&sspn=0.07503,0.169086&t=h&hq=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E9%87%8E%E5%8F%A3%EF%BC%88%E6%A0%AA%EF%BC%89&z=19 Noguchi House on Google Maps]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]
*''Built: c. [[1716]]-[[1736]]''
*''Japanese'': 野口家住宅 ''(Noguchi-ke juutaku)''
The Noguchi Family House is a traditional-style ''[[machiya]]'' home, located in [[Kyoto]], and designated by the city as a Tangible Cultural Property.
The Noguchi family to which this home belonged was, generation after generation, a family successful as dry-goods dealers. The house was originally built in the [[Kyoho era|Kyôhô era]] ([[1716]]-[[1736]]), but the current structure dates to [[1864]], having been rebuilt after a fire. The ''genkan'' (entranceway), living space, and commercial space are connected together, in an architectural form known as ''tawaraya-zukuri''.
The [[tatami]] rooms at the center of the house are of particular note. Prior to the fire, the tatami were said to have come from the Kobori mansion in [[Fushimi]], and so in [[1871]], tatami were obtained from a Matsuya Hikobee in Fushimi. Twelve and a half mats were used to cover the main room and a neighboring room; the ''[[tokonoma]]'' is one and a half ''ma''<ref>One ''ma'' is the standard distance between supporting pillars in traditional Japanese architecture.</ref> wide, and the room contains a ''[[chigaidana]]'' shelf as well.
Furthermore, the style or form of the nailheads, ceilings, metal elements, and other aspects of the traditional style construction are said to have some deep connection to [[Kobori Enshu|Kobori Enshû]] (one of the three top tea masters, garden landscape artists, etc. of the late 16th to early 17th century).
The house is treasured as a model example of ''Kyô-machiya'' architectural style, and in 1983, was officially designated a Tangible Cultural Property by the city. It stands across the street from the modern headquarters of the Noguchi family's business, also housed in a repurposed ''machiya''.
==References==
*Signs on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E9%87%8E%E5%8F%A3%EF%BC%88%E6%A0%AA%EF%BC%89&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=35.004377,135.753835&spn=0.001175,0.002642&sll=35.216682,135.430936&sspn=0.07503,0.169086&t=h&hq=%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%B8%82%E9%87%8E%E5%8F%A3%EF%BC%88%E6%A0%AA%EF%BC%89&z=19 Noguchi House on Google Maps]
[[Category:Edo Period]]
[[Category:Historic Buildings]]