The Ohara Residence

Quiet Samurai house

Fortunately, I could visit Ohara Family's house during a peak time of autumn foliage. A Japanese garden was quiet and beautiful. I picked up the replica of a Japanese sword and took some pictures of i...

Quiet Samurai house

Fortunately, I could visit Ohara Family's house during a peak time of autumn foliage. A Japanese garden was quiet and beautiful. I picked up the replica of a Japanese sword and took some pictures of i...

Lots to see but not much fun

200-year old house that used to belong to a powerful and wealthy samurai. As in most Japanese houses, there is not much furniture, but the rooms and 'equipment' have lots of meaning - all of which bec...

Lots to see but not much fun

200-year old house that used to belong to a powerful and wealthy samurai. As in most Japanese houses, there is not much furniture, but the rooms and 'equipment' have lots of meaning - all of which bec...

Fun But Not Much to See

Ohara was a very important political family to the Count of Kitsuki in the past. The house was very big, including the rooms respectively for the owner, upper samurai, and lower samurai. The wall wa...