Ancient The formation of Shinano province and the life-style of the common people

Medieval The lives of warriors and peasants in Shinano
Medieval Zenkoji, known as the most sacred place in the three provinces. The temple-town was a place where day and night, this world and the other world, hell and heaven existed side by side. Walk down the street where priests'huts, stores and residences are jumbled together, and experience the lives of both religious and lay people.
Zenkoji temple-town in the Kamakura period.

The farmhouse of a mid-level farmer in the early Edo period.

Early Modern Life in villages and towns in the Edo period


A medium-scale farmhouse of the early Edo period. Along with a variety of daily-use items we have some products that were stored up in readiness for the bleak winter. Along with pictures which illustrate changes in clothing, food and shelter, one can get a realistic sense of the small-scale farmers who lived in the village.
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