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24.Ota Family Residence

太田家住宅【多良木町】|日本で最も豊かな隠れ里 日本遺産人吉球磨【熊本県】

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Name Ota Family Residence
Address 447-4 Taragi, Taragi-machi, Kuma-gun, Kumamoto
Mapcode333 341 400*52
Contact 0966-42-1267 (Taragi Town Board of Education)
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Allegedly built during the latter half of the Edo period (19th century) in which regulations on housing construction were strict, this residence was constructed in an L-shape to maximize useable space. It was used as a shochu distillery at the end of the Edo period.

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