Takayama Part
III: Hida Folk Village
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The Forest of Seven Lucky Gods
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The interiors of the houses were nothing like what I expected. In the center was a large fireplace. They would lite the fire in the center of the room to provide warmth to the house, but more interestingly, the smoke actually helps the integrity of the construction of the house. |
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In stark contrast, the room next the previous one had tatami mats and a small immaculate shrine. |
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The rest of the insides were a mix of hardwood floored rooms, tatami-matted rooms and dirt floors. The insides were pretty bare, every square foot of space is used efficiently. |
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At the entrance to the forest stand seven huge Edo-period granaries. Enshrined in each granary is a HUGE wooden statue of a "lucky god".
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The
lucky gods were expertly carved from 1,000 year old trees
and each of the immense statues had a small altar in front
of it.
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