[Hida City, Gifu Prefecture] Restore thatched houses with hometown tax donations from all over the country! As a token of our gratitude, we will open the Hikiya to the public as it undergoes restoration. *Hida City, Gifu Prefecture*
Press release: September 6, 2024
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[Hida City, Gifu Prefecture] Restore thatched houses with hometown tax donations from all over the country! As a token of our gratitude, we will open the Hikiya to the public as it undergoes restoration. *On the public days of September 15th (Sunday) and September 16th (Monday/holiday), 2024, explanations will be provided by curators of the City Board of Education*
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A pullover will be held on September 15th (Sunday) and September 16th (Monday/Holiday), 2024, in conjunction with the restoration work of the thatched-roofed private house “Former Nakamura House” in Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, and the process will be open to the public. . Hikiya is a construction method in which the building is moved horizontally, and it is very rare to see thatched roof houses. Please take this opportunity to visit us. *
Thatched roof private house “Former Nakamura family”
Thatched roof private house “Former Nakamura family”
The thatched-roofed private house “Former Nakamura House” in Hida City, Gifu Prefecture is a typical gassho-zukuri farmhouse built in the early Meiji period and has been designated as a city cultural property (tangible cultural property – building). It was donated to Miyagawa Village in 1990, and moved from Miyagawa-chodo to the grounds of the Hida Miyagawa Archaeological and Folk Museum in 1991. Approximately 30 years have passed since the relocation, and the foundation was tilted and the roof was severely damaged, and it was time for repairs. From 2020, Hida City has added “requests for restoration work” as one of the uses for hometown tax donations. We are soliciting donations from people all over the country.
As a result, we received over 60 million yen in donations by FY2025, so we have decided to carry out the restoration work from FY2020, and will open the Hikiya to the public as the foundation work for the restoration begins. It has become.
[Hikiya open to the public]
Date and time: Sunday, September 15, 2024 and Monday, September 16, 2024 (holiday) 9:00-16:30 both days
Location: Hida Miyagawa Archaeological and Folklore Museum
(104 Shioya, Miyagawa-cho, Hida-shi, Gifu 509-4533
” project, which has received a lot of coverage in the media. The attention we received led to hometown tax payments for the preservation and utilization of thatched-roof folk houses, and everyone who made a donation said, “The efforts of the Hida Miyagawa Archaeological and Folk Museum are wonderful. I’m looking forward to the future.” “Hida We support the operation of Miyagawa
Archaeological and Folklore Museum.
I hope that the inheritance of history and culture and the enjoyment of archeology will be passed on to the next generation. We have received feedback such as “.
*The future of the “former Nakamura family”*
Prior to the restoration of the former Nakamura House, the city has been planning programs such as “Lectures with explanations from the perspective of experts in thatching, carpenters, and forest life,” and “A tour of the former Nakamura House led by a carpenter.” In addition, we have deepened our interactions with people from all over the country who are interested in our efforts by holding events such as grilling sweetfish in the hearth at Ishibo Club events, and holding “iroring” events where we talk about ancient times around a fire in the hearth. Ta.
Participants grilling and eating sweetfish on the hearth
Graphic record of former Nakamura family events
This restoration work will not only preserve cultural assets, but will also serve as an opportunity to utilize the restoration process to deepen exchanges with people from all over the country.
In addition to using the building for various events after
restoration, we will also consider using it as a temporary
lodging/training camp facility.
Former Nakamura family in preparation for Hikiya
Contact information
Hida City Board of Education Secretariat Cultural Promotion Division Person in charge: Miyoshi
TEL: 0577-73-7496
Mail：bunkashinkou@city.hida.lg.jp
Hida City, Gifu Prefecture
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