A traditional street with prosperous merchant houses (1)

The houses were built in late Edo period when shoguns ruled and in early Meiji era when Japan modernized. At both sides, many houses have fireproof walls called udatsu, which extends above roofline and is decorated with roof tiles. At Udatsu Preservation District, Mino City, Gifu, Japan

 

美濃市のうだつの町並みです。屋根より高く、うだつと呼ばれる防火壁が設けられています。

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