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+ The origin of Machiya +

The thing of the selling institution made by Heian period Heiankyo was called "Machiya". The frontage of Machiya of a house is so narrow that it is called "eels' bed", and depth of the feature is long.. Moreover, there is "Toriniwa" in Machiya. A firm footing is established at a door and it is divided into the front store and the back kitchen by Nakato. And in order to keep off the damp heat of Kyoto, such as a sliding door, are changed into Sudare, and the device of the cool of a capital no one but is seen variously. It will deal, if a lattice is removed, and the "fine lattice" which is visible also to the face of Machiya is the face of business. If it sloses, it will change to private space. It cannot look [ of Machiya ] in through outside, but has structure which can be seen through a lattice out of Machiya. Recently, the accommodations which can experience the life of Machiya, and those who do the Machiya life increased in number.

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