―和田家おぅらい Wada Ourai―
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Catalogs―白川郷について About Shirakawa-go―
白川郷は「白川郷・五箇山の合掌造り集落」として平成7年に富山県五箇山の菅沼・相倉と共にユネスコの世界遺産に登録された。豪雪地帯であり、冬季、厳しい生活が強いられる土地であるが、以前から「結」と呼ばれる生活や生産の全般にわたる近隣の協力体制があり、現在でも屋根の葺き替え作業などにおいて受け継がれている。
中でも最大の規模を持つのが和田家である。和田家は江戸時代中期から後期に建造されたと推測されている。和田家当主は、牛首口留番所の役人を勤め(18世紀末頃)、また「焔硝(火薬の原料)」の製造と取引によって富を築いていたといわれている。
中でも最大の規模を持つのが和田家である。和田家は江戸時代中期から後期に建造されたと推測されている。和田家当主は、牛首口留番所の役人を勤め(18世紀末頃)、また「焔硝(火薬の原料)」の製造と取引によって富を築いていたといわれている。
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As the Historic Villages of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama, Shirakawa-go along with the hamlets of Suganuma and Ainokura in Gokayama, Toyama, were designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995.
This region is fraught with heavy snow but the tough life that has resulted from that harsh climate has led to the concept of Yui, or firm community ties. These ties are best seen at a time when someone’s roof needs re-thatching and the whole village pitches in to help with the job.
The largest house in Shirakawa-go is the Wada Mansion. The Wada house is said to have been built between the mid-late 1700s and by the turn of the century the head of the household had been appointed as official guardian at the Ushikubi special barrier station. Moreover, the family increased its wealth when it became the sole family in the area to gain the right to make and sell niter, a raw material used in the making of gun powder.
This region is fraught with heavy snow but the tough life that has resulted from that harsh climate has led to the concept of Yui, or firm community ties. These ties are best seen at a time when someone’s roof needs re-thatching and the whole village pitches in to help with the job.
The largest house in Shirakawa-go is the Wada Mansion. The Wada house is said to have been built between the mid-late 1700s and by the turn of the century the head of the household had been appointed as official guardian at the Ushikubi special barrier station. Moreover, the family increased its wealth when it became the sole family in the area to gain the right to make and sell niter, a raw material used in the making of gun powder.
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