The Udatsu no Agaru Historic District is so designated for its beautiful historic buildings. “Udatsu” is a constriction term and refers to the wall placed at both edges of the first-floor roof of a two-story house to prevent fire from spreading to neighboring houses. As they city became more and more prosperous, many people, including paper wholesalers, placed these eye-catching “udatsu” structures on their houses in order to boast their affluence. In the town of Mino, you can still see a number of these merchant houses with their detailed lattice work, which were built in the Edo Period.
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Mino – City, Gifu – Prefecture, Japan
November 2014
Olympus OM-D E-M1
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm F1.8
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45mm F1.8
伝統的高級和紙，美濃紙の生産地，美濃市のうだつの上がる町並みです。
この地では，長良川の清流に育まれて，古くは８世紀頃から紙漉が始まり，今なお，その伝統工芸は脈々と受け継がれています。
町並みの至る所で，立派なうだつが聳え立つ姿を見ることができ，江戸時代の豪商達の権勢に思いを馳せることができます。
岐阜県美濃市
2014年11月撮影
Olympus OM-D E-M1
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 17mm F1.8
M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45mm F1.8
