Historic Japanese House Tour

The 320-year-old Japanese Heritage Shōya House is almost ready for visitors! 🏯

Join us for a behind-the-scenes video series with our botanical curator Robert to learn how this magistrate’s (shōya) house would have served as the center of village life.

The Japanese Heritage Shōya House will open to the public on Oct. 21, with visiting hours from noon to 4 p.m. Visitors will be able to walk through a portion of the historic home and view interior rooms from designated pathways.

[thomasjefferson]

"A 320 year old house"
As a construction
Im not sure yall realize how insane 320 years is.

[hollysanchez]

I could listen to this gentleman for hours talk about this house. His voice is so relaxing and soothing.

[DES.REVER.DESIGNS]

Reminds me of the homes in
Rurouni Kenshin, Mushishi, and Samurai Champloo.
The serene beauty of these homes is unmatched

[honeyvee]

I rly do appriciate so many japanose things iv learned from anime and other things and i just appriciate the culture the design the way the do things so different

[breznevolaso]

These kind of houses nowadays are expensive. But- the technicalities in builiding it, are way studier- than any other modern structures of this time.

[razmo]

His voice is pulling me through a wormhole

[Frog_kaeru]

This is truly incredible. I’d never thought architecture so important to Japanese history and culture would ever be so near.

I’m an artist, and earlier this year I started working on a piece that I had assumed wouldn’t take much research, but was sorely mistaken. I ended up studying and searching for so many more references on this style of building than I had expected that I felt I had insufficient knowledge on it to complete my piece.
Thanks to these few short tours alone, I feel like I actually understand what I was studying all those months ago!! The exposed lumber is so much more beautiful than I could have imagined!

I really hope I’m able to visit here someday, thank you to the construction crews and the project directors that were a part of this.

[themagic]

Just outright beautiful, I'd love an authentic Japanese house. 😊😊

[sshii]

Absolutely stunning! How I would love to spend time in such a peaceful space.

[ogbzslc]

Is it me or it lioks like the place where the hashira's live? 😂

[dpotengy]

this is the meaning of "less is more".
its filled with life outside.
the house is the shelter and te life is also outside. we have to take care of our bodies they r our homes to live.

[mazethchua]

Beautiful house I can stay and live with my family ❤

[claytonm]

I’m becoming more fond of Japanese culture simply due to the beauty of the architecture. I’m also sure I am short enough to just walk under the shoji doorways without crouching.

[mahaphoublue]

This is something I like to have, are there a way to build this in a foreign land?

[LB-uoxy]

Minimalists will die of jealousy.
Not 1 PIECE of furniture in sight.

[grrrrrusua]

that means that home was built in 1703.... thats insane to think about.

[maviseleina]

Wrong me and my daddy i'm going to cap on this

[lydialubach]

It looks fake. Like dust doesn't exist in its universe 🤩