Oops, I bought a Kominka, an old Japanese Folk House!
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- Опубликовано: 27 ноя 2022
- Well, I've dug into my meagre life savings and have bought a traditional old Japanese Folk House, a Kominka - and I LOVE IT!
I went with my heart and not my head and I may have bitten off more than I can chew but hey, what can I say? I’m a hopeless romantic!
This is the first video in what I hope to be a series that follows the renovation progress of this beautiful property so please Subscribe to my Channel so that you'll be notified when new content is uploaded.
Unfortunately, the footage for this video was shot on one of my trips to the property with a real estate agent and I didn't get the chance to film quite a few of the rooms and areas, including another 'Kura' storehouse that is larger than the one shown in this video and a rear garden area. I ended up being pretty repetitive with what I filmed but hopefully you'll get the idea of what this property is like and how much work is required to bring it up to scratch.
Anyway, the property, encircled by an impressive stone and brick wall, is located on top of a hill in the quiet suburb of Funaki, Ube City in Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture.
There's no recorded date* of construction for the building but the 'Omoya' or main building/house I'm told dates back to the Taisho Period (July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926) so it is approximately 100 years old. (Other sections have been added at later stages and multiple renovations would have been carried out to certain areas over the years.)
The original owner of the property and builder of the house is believed to have been the head of, or an executive of a brewery but no further details are known. There is also no record of how many times the property may have changed hands, so I will be doing a bit of research into this.
The father of the person who I purchased this property from used to be a politician (Yamaguchi Prefecture is famous for producing politicians) and he purchased the property in 1980 to use as his campaign headquarters and residence. Grand parties used to be held in the gardens and the Main Gate and the pathway leading up to it were apparently something to behold, impressing all the visitors to the property.
I will try to do 'sympathetic' renovations on the whole, leaving things as they are and just creating 'layers' to conceal deteriorating or damaged areas. (Stuff like applying an acrylic render over existing mud walls/render, that would look the same but could be easily removed to reveal original surfaces in the future if required.)
I am hoping to carry out most work following the aesthetics of around 100 years ago and anything not currently matching the period will be modified to look the part. Any modern aluminium sliding doors and windows will be replaced with wooden versions and modern glass will be replaced with antique rolled and/or decorative glass (sourced from other similar houses that are marked for demolition) or with paper Shoji if this suits better. Similar changes of the sort will be made elsewhere where feasible and required.
Please use the Comments section below to let me know what you think, ask me questions, and offer advice - all comments are welcome! (Well, at least those by nice people and not 'bots' and 'trolls' spewing rubbish and negativity.)
AND, very importantly, please use the links at the below to support me in this project so that I can at least finish it and hopefully embark on similar projects in the future to save more of these wonderful properties!
*If I'm lucky I might be able to find what's called a 'munefuda' attached to one of the posts or beams in the roof space. These are wooden (or sometimes copper) plaques that were commonly used in the past to commemorate the construction of buildings. Aside from the date of construction they also included architectural information like the purpose of construction (or repair), the style of construction and even the carpenter's name.
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I am very happy that you liked the old Japanese house. Many Japanese people only perceive KOMINKA as an old house, and many people dislike it. As a Japanese person, it's an honor to be able to deliver the goodness of KOMINKA from overseas.
Thank you very much for visiting my Channel and for your comment!
I am very honoured to be in possession of this house now and I hope that I can help to promote Kominka, both in Japan and abroad, as important links to Japanese culture and history and as being worthy of preservation.
Hopefully the current 'Kominka Boom' will encourage more and more people to invest in these buildings!
That castle wall is fantastic 😲
It's an incredibly beautiful house, you chose so well 👍
Sorry, I missed your comment as it posted as a reply to another. Thank you though, and thank you for watching!
You've got yourself a dream there, friend. Hope you well on your journey and travels.
Thank you so much Marian, and please keep watching! 🤗
What a wonderful adventure you are embarking on, rescuing this magnificent house. Even in its wabi sabi state, it is beautiful.
Thank you for watching!
Yes, I agree, even in this state it's beautiful! My wife doesn’t really agree though so I have to clean things up a little.
Rest assured though, I won't be making any dramatic changes and will try and remain true to it's original design and decor.
If you haven't already done so, please view the following video to see how things are progressing, and if you agree with the work I've done so far.
ruclips.net/video/tOvSJeKQiw0/видео.htmlsi=xT_LgOPolvp6EUhb
Cheers!
I've seen the boom in Western media articles on kominka and akiya and am glad that foreigners seem to finally be catching onto the incredible potential of reviving these Japanese cultural treasures that modern Japanese people often shun in favor of sterile and cramped urban spaces like Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, etc. It's such a waste, so I am glad to see you've taken the plunge and sharing your journey. I hope you can refurbish your current place and sell it on in the future, which can fund further projects. Giving the precipitous decline in Japanese demographics, there will be plenty of akiya available, but it really depends on how much the Japanese govt and society become more open to the idea of more foreign immigration, whether from Asia or Western countries.
Thanks for the comment, Stuart and a very BIG thank you for your contribution via my GoFundMe Page at www.gofundme.com/f/save-beautiful-old-japanese-folk-houses! Every little bit helps and even though I’ve only just embarked on the renovation process I’m already drawing heavily on my savings, and I can see that I’ll need a LOT of help from people like your good self to keep this project going. (Please see the private message that I sent you.)
You have walked into the entirety of this family's life and it is a marvel. The 1970's style is cool again and I love it.
Yes, indeed! Thank you for watching!
Beautiful.
Would love to see how it turns out later.
Good Luck.
Thank you for watching! If you haven't already seen it, please watch the following video to see how things are progressing so far.
ruclips.net/video/tOvSJeKQiw0/видео.htmlsi=xT_LgOPolvp6EUhb
It's all moving along slowly but surely, so please keep checking back to see what's new.
Cheers!
that property is amazing!
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you like the property! I'd love to have it back to the standard that it was in it's heyday, but it'll take a little while to get there. 😁 Have a great day and keep watching - cheers! 🍻
Omg the house looks amazing! I can already image how chill it will be having some watermelon during summer sitting in the yard!
Yes, it's a grand old house! Watermelon in the yard or maybe just while dangling our legs while sitting in the engawa - come and join us!
Wow!!
Your new house is much bigger than I expected and I’m looking forward to watching what you are doing to improve this huge property😊
Thanks for the comment Yuko-san! Yes it's quite big and it'll take a fair bit of work. Maybe you and Gary can come over on a 'working holiday' - there'll be free accommodation! 😉
This makes me think of the old phrase of getting your own house in order first. It would be nice to have such a place to get in order. Congratulations. 😊
Great to see people preserving and saving these older buildings. It always struck me as strange that the Japanese are not so much interested in renovation projects ( unless it is of major historical value ). Many beautiful buildings have been left to crumble and rot. Looking forward to your progress.
I agree! Hopefully, my project will help a little to inspire others. 🙏
Good day .
Congratulations 🎊 on buying this nifty n beautiful home that was for our lovely seniors citizens..
I hope you are happy n content in your purchase ! I think you are very blessed to have gotten this place .
Im sure by the time you are done with all the renovations that you need to move in you will be really joyful and full of love for your home 🏡
You are going to have good n bad days in the process of fixing this nifty place up but dont give up or get mad or throw things around please. You have to pull your bootstraps up n get on with your dream home ! You will do this ! Im looking forward to seeing it when its all done but im gonna stick around and see what you are doing with your place .im excited to see you get little things done so it will get you raring to get more done !
Congratulations again for choosing this or it choose you to be here .things happen for a reason..
Whats on your agenda first few things you want to work on ?
Enjoy your week
Best of the best to you ...
(Patient is the ability to idle your motor while you feel like shifting gears.)
This is one of my favorite sayings so im passing it along to you as you will need Patient.
Mary lou
Thank you so much for your very soud advice and encouragement Mary Lou! It sounds like you have been through this process before.
With so many things to do, and me flying solo, things can be very daunting at times so your words definitely help and so does your saying regarding patience.
I have completed the absolute essentials of connecting utilities after repairing the basic infrastructure for them, as well as fixing some structural issues and clearing up the section of the house that was destroyed by a typhoon, so now it's on to improving the anesthetics and functionality of the place.
I am already living here, albeit by myself as my wife has no interest in DIY and does not want to live in a construction zone. (This of course I completely understandable although accepting this doesn't ease the feeling of isolation and loneliness.) So essentially, I need to get enough of the place up to a standard that is acceptable to my wife so she can move in together with her mother and our dog.
For this I will be focussing first on getting the kitchen/dining, living, laundry and bathroom areas up to scratch as well as bedrooms. These (except for the laundry) are all usable at the moment but just need things refreshed and renewed, such as crumbling plaster on the walls, the paper on sliding shoji and fusuma doors, and the deteriorated tatami mats.
It's a lot for one person to do so I'm hoping to hold some workshops for people wishing to learn the skills to carry out this work. This way things are basically being done by those learning and there may at least be some income generated to help cover costs.
Hopefully then, participants might volunteer their newly acquired skills to continue working on the place, thus improving their skills at the same time.
If this can't be done then I'll just have to continue as I am but things will obviously take a lot longer.
Anyway, I'll see how things go and will try to squeeze in RUclips updates along the way to keep you informed and entertained and to perhaps even encourage people to come forward as volunteers!
Thanks again and you have a great week too - cheers! 🍻
What an absolutely stunning place! I am so envious.
Thanks for watching! I fell in love with the place as soon as I saw it. It's history and style and it's location up on a hill next to a Buddhist Temple really attracted me but it's the beautiful stone and brick walls and traditional gates that drew me in initially. I am really privileged to be the owner of this majestic property!
So very lovely to see, and you are very lucky indeed. Thank you for sharing with us.
Thanks for watching and I'm glad you like the place!
Beautiful house. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Incredible property! Congratulations!
Thank you! Yes, but it's definitely for the romantics. Anybody that purchases a property using logic and practical thought processes would skip this at a glance! 😁
Thank you for this! We have a little place in the countryside that serves as a kind of retreat. Nothing like as grand as this, though!
Thanks for watching, John Sensei however, my Channel seems a little inadequate compared to yours, which is very impressive!
I'll subscribe and try to get some tips on how to improve my own channel, although I would guess that the key to a successful channel is dedication in posting regular, interesting content.
I'll get there eventually, and your subscription takes me one more step forward.
Thanks again for watching, and please keep doing so - cheers!🥂
@@kominkadreaming Yes, I saw your post on FB and followed it up. My own channel was doing well until two or three years ago, when it seems RUclips changed its algorithm, and things have been tough since then. It seems the best way to get more viewers is to already have lots! Breaking that circle is pretty difficult.
@@kominkadreaming It'll probably only have minimal effect, but adding some of your playlists to my channel - and vice versa - could provide a bit of cross-fertilization. I have a number of specialized channels, which will never get anywhere in themselves, but it's all grist to the mill! I'll link your channel here: www.youtube.com/@anosenseijapan
Yes, it appears that way. And unfortunately, the whole world and life itself seem to be built around algorithms, and just when you think you're getting ahead, some bugger goes and changes them! 😡
Thanks John Sensei, good idea! I'll do the same for you at youtube.com/@kominkadreaming
I want to do this too- I’m Australian and am tired of floods, fires, droughts and disasters, I love Japan and the amazing countryside, the culture, the quiet. I don’t want to live in a town so a house in the forest would be amazing
Go for it! I'm the same and absolutely love the culture and people here and that's what won me over.
Of course Japan has its fair share of natural disasters and the like (typhoons and mudslides etc.), but there is a lot of data on which areas are impacted and if houses are in mudslide zones etc, so if you do your research you can find somewhere suitable.
Anyway, thanks for watching and good luck with your search! Drop me a line when you find something - cheers!
Japan has the largest share of natural disasters of any country in the world lol
@@xxboxofmuffinsxx4252 Yes, but sometimes things just come down to luck!
Where we moved from in Australia nearly two years ago, they've just had the worst floods in 100 years after Cyclone Jasper went through. The whole town was basically a river and many parts of the Shire are still cut off from everything, and/or have no running water, no power, and no communications.
My brother's house is now uninhabitable and yesterday he was hospitalised with a severe bacterial infection from the flood water, and may be undergoing surgeory today if current treatment doesn't work. 😭
My sister's family's business is destroyed and they have no idea when they'll be operational again.😭
The rented place where my wife and I used to live, was gutted and we would've had to have moved out if we still lived there.☹️
Meanwhile, we're safe here, and where my Kominka is located there haven't been any disastrous earthquakes, the place isn't in a landslide zone, and the house has survived for 116 years.🙏
So yes, Japan does have many natural disasters, but no matter where you are in the world, when your number's up, then your number's up!
Sometimes you just have to ignore statistics and go with your heart because nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Cheers!
GORGEOUS!!!❤
Thank you and thanks for watching! 😀
Beautiful woodwork and tile roofs! Too bad about the flattened area. Glad you're saving it.
Thanks Kathryn! Yes, I really would've loved to have rebuilt the flattened area but my budget won't allow it. I will make it an area to be appreciated though. And I too love the tiles! I had a roofing expert here the other day and he said that the tiles appear to date back to when the house was built in 1908 and that they don't make them like this nowadays. They've stood the test of time pretty well up to now so hopefully they'll last a lot longer as I don't want to replace them with something else. Cheers!
Lovely place!
Thank you and thanks for watching!
A lovely old house. You certainly have some work to do but it will look outstanding when you are done. I am planning to look for a kominka next year as a holiday house.
Thanks Steve! Yes, definitely a lot of work and I really hope that I can do the place justice. Good on you for thinking of buying a Kominka rather than something modern! They are links to the past when things were simpler, more natural and in my opinion, much better and more beautiful in many cases, and this includes everything, not just houses. Are you living in Japan now or will you just be traveling here to use the holiday house? Good luck with it all!
That isn't a house, it's a treasure chest! lol ... seriously though, what a really special home you have. It looks like a bit of work here and there, but I'm sure it will be worth it. I am really looking forward to seeing your updates as you go. Congratulations for choosing such a grand residence!
Thanks for the comments Nova! Yes, there is definitely a lot of work to do but it certainly is a treasure chest! I finally got the Internet connected yesterday so I'm hoping to upload more videos shortly showing some of the 'treasures' found including muskets, old scrolls and lacquer-ware, and old photos of the family that first lived here. Exciting stuff and I'm glad that you're looking forward to it!
Looks lovely! What a classic house & on a large section. I think I'd want to put in a pot belly cast iron fire/stove if that's permitted. You got a treasure!
Thanks for watching and for your comment! Yes, I do believe that I've scored a beauty! 😀 The 'newer' 1950s section of the house has a recess in the wall of the living room that would be perfect for a fireplace, or combustion stove of some kind, so I have considered it. Unfortunately, my current budget won't allow for this so I'll have to dream on for a little longer. 😥 (I'd also have to decide where I'd put the large screen TV, as this currently takes up the recess. 😁)
My Living Room
Congratulations🎉
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Love your house!👍🙏
Thank you and thanks for watching!
That’s going to be stunning! I did similar last year. You won’t regret it though it’ll gobble up your every day and run holes in your savings. But hey ho! That’s what it’s all for. Ultimately, you win.
Thanks for watching Jules and I'm happy to hear from another 'romantic' like me as that's what you have to be to embark on a project like this! (Yep, already having my time and money gobbled up! 😁) Where was your project? Was it your place and do you still have it? Have a good one - cheers!
Congratulations 🎉 that looks huge house❤ still lots of things to do but it’s amazing dream house 😊👍
Thanks Aki-san! Yes, there's HEAPS of work to do but if I get the absolutely essential stuff done fairly quickly I'll be happy and can take a bit more time to do the rest. You'll have to come and visit next time your in Japan!
@@kominkadreaming Yes I will😉👍
おめでとうございます🎉
とても雰囲気の良い家ですね
大事になさって下さい
So beautiful 🤩 🌳
ありがとうございます, お大事にします！
Congratulations on your purchase, and I wish you the very best. Thank you for sharing the images. I could not stay with the whole video, however, because the music became so annoying. Do we really need to have such a driving beat?
Thank you and thanks for watching!
Hopefully future versions of video editing software will allow creators to offer viewers a choice of music to select for themselves. Unfortunately however, we can only suggest at the moment that viewers mute (🔇) the sound on video if music is not to their liking.
As a relative 'newbie' to RUclips and video editing I find it hard to find suitable music that may be liked across the board, is free, for both initial purchase and from future/ongoing royalties, that suits the content, and is loopable.
The music used in this video, and most of my other videos, is titled 'Japanese Corporate' and is provided by Solbox. I feel that this piece of music ticks all the boxes of what I mentioned above and has enough 'Japanesy' sound to it (with it's instruments and sound structure) without being 'cliché' Japanese music.
I would love to spend more time in creating video content that is appreciated by everyone but unfortunately this doesn't pay the bills at the moment and my focus is on my Kominka project.
Now, if everyone who watches my videos actually Subscribes to my Channel, and contributes financially via my fundraising Sites, things may change and I might actually succeed in becoming a RUclips sensation and Social Influencer.
I don't quite think that I'm pretty enough or trendy enough for this to happen so I'll just keep dreaming. 🤣🤣🤣
Cheers! 🍻
Hey George. House looks amazing, how big is the property and what has it been used for?
Hey Rainford, thanks for the comments!
The property's land size is around 2,500 square metres and the main house is 7LDK. There are also two warehouses and a separate building that used to be rented out that is around 2DK.
There is a lot of space to create a vegetable garden and there is also an area that looks like it might have been a traditional garden at one point so I might try and recreate that space.
The person I bought the property from inherited it from his father who was a local politician and apparently used the property as his campaign headquarters and residence.
Prior to that the house was supposedly built and owned by the owner or executive of a brewery, early last century during the Taisho period. And according to the owner of the 400-year old Temple next door, the Temple was originally located on my property before being relocated to its current position sometime during the Edo period.
I'll be talking more with the priest and another neighbor who is the local historian to find out more about the property so it should be interesting and I'll include the information in future videos or on my Website.
Anyway, you'll have to come out someday and have a look!
worth it. its historical
Thanks for watching and yes, I think so too! We should never lose touch with our history.
Post your renovation❤
I'll post as much as I can as a one-man-band - cheers! 🍻
When I saw that ‘voodoo doll’ I thought of Natsume Yuujinchou 🥰
Thanks for watching! Somebody else actually said the same thing so obviously there is something in the anime that is similar. I'm not familiar with the story so I don't know what it could be but I'm glad you've made a connection and have been entertained. 😀
All very interesting -- thanks for sharing ! The parcel itself is sprawling; all kinds of possibilities. Did the previous owner leave behind a lot of personal effects? Domo. James
Hi James-san and thanks for watching!
Yes, the property is large and it will definitely be an ongoing project. The previous owner did leave quite a few things behind, but very interestingly, there was also a lot of stuff from the original owners stored mainly in the two kura.
There are heaps of old photos and a lot of historical items, all very exciting to discover!
Please keep watching for more updates in the future - cheers!
Could you make it more fast and add more cuts in the edit please ? I almost got to see the whole place properly
Sure, your wish is my command! (Did you read the description?)
Seriously though, I'll eventually upload some RAW footage that you can view.
Thanks for watching anyway - cheers! 🍻
The house actually looks well-built. The previous owners must be country gentry or land owners.
Hi and thanks for watching! I am still doing research into the history of the property however, I have been told that the house was built a beer baron of quite some means. There are many photos in the kura of the original family and they look very well to do! Eventually I'll put these on display online together with other historical information so watch this space. Cheers!
👍🏻What a Beautiful house. Which website you use?? Thanks
Hi and thanks for watching! I'm sorry but I don't understand the question. If you mean what my Website address is then it's 'kominkadreaming.com'. Cheers!
@@kominkadreaming I mean how can you purchasing this house? Or just for showing us? Thanks
I found the house through a Google Search that directed me to a Website called 'Koryoya' (www.koryoya.com/). The gentleman who runs this business, Steven Huang, then put me in touch with a Real Estate Agent in Yamaguchi Prefecture who I then purchased the house through. Steven also has a RUclips Channel called 'Good Old Houses Japan' (youtube.com/@GoodOldHousesJapan) so please check this out. I hope this answers your question - cheers! 🥂
May I ask how much for that beautiful property?
Hi Steve, thanks for checking out my Channel!
Unfortunately, for fear of possibly embarrassing myself or others, and as per the contract, I cannot say how much I paid for the property. I will say though that it was a lot of money for me however, cost is of course subjective so it may well be a meagre sum by someone else’s standards.
Have a good one and please check back here again - cheers! 🍻
House looks hounted lol
🤣🤣🤣 It doesn't look so haunted now, after a lot of work, but you should check out this Short!:
ruclips.net/user/shortsOWjSDIYRS0A?si=XKN3usI-VhDfB0hm
こんにちは❤🇯🇵🍣🏠
こんにちは！ チャンネルを見てくれてありがとう！😀🙇♂️🙏
Can you talk about your cost to purchase and location?
Hi Lori, thanks for watching! For fear of possibly embarrassing myself or others I prefer not to say how much I paid for the property. I will say though that it was a lot of money for me however, cost is of course subjective so it may well be a meagre sum by someone else’s standards.
The property is in Funaki, a suburb of Ube City which is near the Seto Inland Sea area of Yamaguchi Prefecture in Western Japan and about 1000km from Tokyo. It is however, reasonably close to Hiroshima which is one and a half hours away by train but is three and a half hours by train to Osaka.
There are some beautiful beaches nearby which can be reached by car within around twenty-five minutes, and there are many sightseeing areas as well such as Hagi (a place that I really love that is full of history and contains an old street lined with old samurai houses), Shimonoseki and Kita Kyushu, amongst other locations.
My immediate surrounds are quiet but not isolated with a supermarket just five minutes’ walk away as well as schools, larger supermarkets and shopping centres, home centres/hardware stores and restaurants and fast-food outlets all within five to twenty minutes’ drive away.
I have yet to explore the area in depth (I’m slightly busy at the moment) but I understand there are quite a number of Kominka in the area that may be up for sale. Many of the old houses that I have seen so far (though from the road only unfortunately) appear to be in fairly good condition with beautiful features such as gabled rooves and ‘yakisugi’ panelling.
Let me know if you want to know more - cheers!
@@kominkadreaming oh it such a great property and I really appreciate the info on location and all. It's sounds like great area and maybe someday I will get to see it and find a home for myself. Best of luck in your moving forward and hope to see more videos in the future of it !
Very nice!!! Are you going to live there? AAA+
Yes, eventually I hope to live there with my family. At the moment I stay there by myself for stints while renovating the place, traveling back and forth between Yamaguchi and Kanagawa Prefecture where my family is. (My wife won't move here until renovation has been completed as she doesn't want to live in a construction zone! 🤣)
hey, can i ask how much you will pay for real estate tax every year? thanks !
Hi Park-san, thanks for watching! I can tell you that Property Tax in Japan is basically 1.4% of a property's appraised value. Some properties, depending on location, may also attract a City Planning Tax of .2% to .3%. Unfortunately, I prefer not to say 'how much' I pay in property tax for fear of possibly embarrassing myself or others as it is then easy to calculate approximately how much I paid for the property. Cheers!
@@kominkadreaming thank you for your info. I see akiya with a large land very often. so is the property tax basically associated with its value, not with the size of its land area?
@@yiquanpark Yes, generally speaking, that is the case however, in the case of the 'City Planning Tax' mentioned some local governments may take property size into consideration. (Take a look at this Site with recently updated information: tokyoportfolio.com/property-taxes-and-real-estate-fees-in-japan.) More isolated, rural locations, especially those located far from major cities like Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto, do tend to have very low Property Tax considering the size of the property so some very good bargains can be found. I am not wealthy by any means so I am very happy with the taxes applied on my property which I believe are relatively low considering its large size of around 2314m². Cheers!
@@kominkadreaming I live in Tokyo now and I hope I can get one in two years, I’m saving money too. 2000 square meters is insane. Congratulations!
@@yiquanpark Yes, it is a very big property but at least I'll be able to have a good vegetable patch! Good luck in your search for a place and I'm sure you'll find a good one. Let me know how you go - cheers! 🍻
Oops!
Yes, I think it might end up a bit like owning a boat! 😁🤣✌
that's really nice place except that "western design" 😄
Hi and thanks for watching!
Yes, I was put off at first by the 'Western' part of the property (basically just two rooms), but it has grown on me. 😀
When I think about the history of the place, and understand that even these sections are part of it, I can appreciate them.
It's great, when I give a tour of the place, how I can explain the differences between the Edo, Meiji, and Showa periods, and then moving between the Showa and Meiji sections of the house is like experiencing a time slip!
Besides, the rooms do have a unique Japanese touch to them, so I can feel that although influenced by Western design, they are still Japanese.
Have a great day - cheers! 🍻