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These two traditional homes are located in the Monzen lotus field area. The lotus farmers here are apparently quite wealthy, and have some very lovely homes. |
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The roof detail shown to the left is a traditional method of decorating the homes. Called Oni-gawara, they are protective in the same way that gargoyles are, to drive away evil. Oni is a kind of goblin, and gawara is derived from the word for roof tile, kawara. Thank you to Akio Inuzuka for this information! For more about Japanese homes, visit his webpage: Building a Japanese House |
| The apartments shown to the right, also in the Monzen area, right outside the fence to the base, are more typical unfortunately... (complete with drying laundry on the balconies, and futons and bedding airing over the railings). |  |
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