4-1 Reconstructed Jomon Period (10,000-300 BCE) pit dwelling at Ikegami-sone-iseki
4-2 Interior of a reconstructed Jomon pit dwelling
4-3 Ainu house in Biratori, Hokkaido, constructed primarily of reeds
4-4 Ogimachi Village, Honshu, with a number of gassho (hands in prayer) style houses
4-5 A gassho style house is a multi-story structure capable of housing several generations of an extended family
4-6 Interior roof structure of a gasho style house
4-7 Gasho style houses have interior hearths with an overhanging spark protector
4-8 Owner making morning tea at a Gasho style house
4-9 House and storehouse (jura) from Totsukawa Village, now at the Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmhouses in Toyonaka City
4-10 Farm house from Akiyama, now ay the Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmouses in Toyonaka City
4-11 Farmhouse from Settsu Nose, now ay the Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmouses in Toyonaka City
4-12 Interior of a farmhouse from Shiba, now ay the Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmouses in Toyonaka City
4-13 Former Yamashita residence from Fukui, now ay the Open-Air Museum of Old Japanese Farmouses in Toyonaka City
4-14 Yoshimura House in Habikino Cityu, built around 1615 is one of the oldest extant farmhouses in Japan. It is the first farmhouse to be designated a National Treasure.
4-15 Interior of the Yoshimura House
4-16 Yoshijima House, Takayama, is a good example of an merchant's house that combines domestic and business functions.
4-17 Interior of the Yoshijima House
4-18 Toilet at one end of the deck at the Yoshijima House
4-19 Living area of the Yoshijima House
4-20 Kitchen of the Yoshijima House
4-21 Large farmhouse surrounded by rice paddies
4-22 Natsume Soseki's house, now at Meiji Mura
4-23 Samurai residential area in the city of Hagi
4-24 Typical walled urban residence
4-25 Recessed alcove (tokonoma) for displaying art objects
4-26 Entrance (genkan) to a modern urban residence in traditional style
4-27 Living area of the same house
4-28 Tanabe Ryokan (traditional inn), Takayama
4-29 Lobby of the Tanabe Ryokan, Takayama
4-30 Typical interior of a ryokan room
4-31 Hanatsubaki Inn, Obama
4-32 Hanatsubaki Inn, Obama
4-33 Meal at a Japanese inn
4-34 Lobby of Hanatsubaki Inn, Obama
4-35 Area where clothes are left adjacent to the hot bath of a ryokan
4-36 Large indoor bath at a hot spring ryokan
4-37 Outdoor hot pool at a hot spring resort
4-38 Lobby of a large, modern hot spring resort hotel
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