Japan Travel: Koshi-no-Ie Residence traditional machiya lattice window, Nara22

Koshi-no-Ie Residence is in the Naramachi area, literally “Nara Town,” the former merchant district of Nara. In this area, a number of traditional residential buildings and warehouses have been preserved. Many of the buildings in the Naramachi district were called machiya, long, narrow “townhouses,” some of which served as the shops and others the living quarters of the local merchants. Today, boutiques, shops, cafes, restaurants and a few museums line up along the district’s narrow lanes.
There are some preserved machiya that are open to the public.

Koshi-no-Ie Residence is one of such machiya that is open to the public. It is a former merchant home. It offers a chance to take a look at one of Nara’s traditional machiya townhouses consisting of a shop space in the front of the building and the living quarters in the rear.

Hours: 9:00 to 17:00
Closed: Mondays (Tuesday if Monday is a national holiday) and the day following national holidays (except weekends)
Admission: Free

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