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Miasa village: Hemp house
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Gallery:
See also: Old prints about hemp farming
See also: Kiseru pipes
See also: The floating world
See also: Miasa village (Nagano prefecture)
See also: Hemp in Gunma prefecture
See also: Hemp and sumo
See also: Asa no ha
See also: Other hemp images

See also:
See also: The "Hemp in Japan" Library
See also: Miasa village, Hemp cultivation, Hemp tools, Hemp museum

Building with hemp

Many thanks to Anjuna Trance World for providing us with these photographs from museums in Miasa mura.


This historic hemp house in Nagano 
was built in 1698.
The Nakamura Family Residence

This historic hemp house in Nagano was built in 1698. It is now recognised as a Japanese national heritage site. It was left to the village by Mr. Nakamura, its former village chief who founded the Asa no Yakata hemp museum.

Open Tue-Sun, 9:00-16:00 except the 4th Tuesday of every month or after a National holiday.

Administration office phone: 0261-29 2580

Asagara (hemp stalks) used 
under Kaya (Eulalia) roof.
Asagara (hemp stalks) used
under Kaya (Eulalia) roof.

The walls were made from hemp 
stalks mixed with mud.
Asagara (hemp stalks) used
as an interior wall.


See more pictures of
Mr. Nakamura's hemp house:

Mr. Nakamura's hemp houseMr. Nakamura's hemp house Hemp stalks at the base of thatched roofHemp stalks at the base of thatched roof
Beams and roof tied with hemp ropesBeams and roof tied with hemp ropes Beams and roof tied with hemp ropesBeams and roof tied with hemp ropes
Mr. Nakamura welcoming visitorsMr. Nakamura welcoming visitors Mr. Nakamura showing visitors aroundMr. Nakamura showing visitors around
Mr. Nakamura with visitor from overseasMr. Nakamura with visitor from overseas Fire place and kettle. The smoke 
would rise and escape through the  
raised centre section of the roof. Fire place and kettle.
The smoke would rise and escape through the
raised centre section of the roof.
Area for processing hempArea for processing hemp Stored fibre bundlesStored fibre bundles
Stored fibre bundlesStored fibre bundles Farm overcoats from natural fibres Farm overcoats from
natural fibres

During the Edo period, one wing of the farmhouse served as as residence to samurai visiting the village.

Residence for 
samurai visiting the village. Residence for
samurai visiting the village.
Central bedroom for visiting samuraiCentral bedroom for visiting samurai
Bedroom for visiting samuraiBedroom for visiting samurai View of Japanese gardenView of Japanese garden
Japanese toiletJapanese toilet


See also:
See also: Miasa village, Hemp cultivation, Hemp tools, Hemp museum


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