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traditional Japanese store houses were constructed using special methods
to protect valuables
they had to protect their contents from Japan's warm humid climate
and from the fires that raged in japan's towns and cities
warehouses were mainly made of wood
traditional Japanese doll houses have stick a thin walls
covered in white blast
they can withstand up to 900 degrees Celsius and maintain a stable level of
humidity
store houses were not just for storing goods
somewhere used to making sacking be so
another item that require fermentation over the years two houses came to be
symbols of wealth
even evolving into luxurious homes
but as Japan's architecture modernized the numbers storehouses
decline
now though some people are converting old store houses in two restrooms
and government
on this edition to begin Japan on a jailhouse the men's store house
the these buildings reveal a great deal about Japan's architecture
and everyday engine news
hello and welcome to begin japanese young Peter Barca
today I am in city of cargo it just north of Tokyo
which is known for its large number traditional storehouses
about 200 all in the old days japanese houses were made to
borden paper open structures which were phone rubble to both
theft and fire so store houses were created
as a kind fault to keep your valuables in they were classified according to the
materials that they were constructed from
which could be earth brick stone
or even word although most to the ones that remain today have assembles
store houses were regarded as a sign up
wealth because obviously you had to have enough stuff that you need to take care
of
in order to build one first place townspeople in old Japan used to dream
up being
wealthy enough to own a storehouse but start off today with a look at exactly
what kinda
structures they were it
white walls storehouses still line the streets have traditionally prospers
towns and villages
well
let's look at the structure of the storehouse %uh the rules are made to dry
dearth
up to 20 or 30 centimetres thick laid over a framework a bamboo pole would
%uh stories mixed with the earth
well the straw fibers bind with so little particles
to make the wall resilient and less prone to cracking
done
over the dryness in walls a plaster made from Lime
paste and fibers is applied plaster is fireproof
and will to resist protecting the walls from fire
win and run
doors and windows also have fireproof fijate
the rules around the apertures have a step bro fun you
%uh in the event of a fire the heavy doors are closed
on their own stepped edges fit snugly into the system
schools this makes it tighter seal and prevent sparks from getting into the
storms
inside columns and partitions a used sparingly
to allow maximum storage space
there are two main types and Ruth one has
evens featuring the same earth and construction as the walls
the other type as a structurally independent wooden roof perched on top
of the
in some rooms in addition to the fire resistance offered by the
the sunroof the wooden roof prevents heat from direct sunlight reaching the
interior
the storms store how schools are from Fiji unique decorative elements
relief sculptures built up from the plaster using a trial
these reliefs a generally auspicious motifs in a wide-ranging individual
style
is a plastic Turkey
and crane
both animal symbolize longevity and the popular motifs
Japan
this is a plaster dragon because dragons awarded
use this scene is offering protection against fire these plans to release on
storehouses
embodied the wishes have the buildings
the outer walls awesome show
regional variations reflecting the local culture and climate
the tournament's Zaki she's ok against the law to rain and gales of the same
walls have storehouses in matters Aki
feature a technique called see cucumber in
the name comes from the reins to grounded plaster which looks a bit like
a sea cucumber
the black a reserve see cucumber walls a flat square tiles
since direct exposure to rains harmful to person rules
waterproof tiles bedded down in the plans to provide greater protection
the city of new auto korchi is located along the typhoon amber
and suffers many powerful storm home
Moroccan storehouses ham rain deflected tiles
fitted to their rooms please keep driving rain from
pummeling the wall directly all running down it
home
this technique is sent to extend the life for the plaster wall by
10 years
you called it a city in packaged
this is one of the snowiest passage about
to protect their store houses from blizzards
the locals here covered them entirely with the title sheet
because the store houses were totally hidden from view few outsiders even
newer their existence
the
Japan's traditional store houses were packed
with valuable goods and with good ideas for coping with the Japanese climbing
now the reason why cargo has so many storehouse
goes back about a hundred and twenty years when a terrible fire burned down
about a third of the town
after that all the shops have previously been built up timber
were rebuilt in the fire resistance storehouse style
on the court storehouse shops and here
we have museum which is devoted to storehouse
architecture gonna be talking to mister to kiss you among us about works here
now can you tell us something about the fire
next
but one thing is that new wood is left exposed on the exterior the building
in an ordinary building they would be
exposed wood right under the eaves but I love color go in storehouses
however are covered with earth what you see here are there any other special
features inside as well
it appears an underground chamber cool
how deep is that day tomorrow 2.7 meters d
cools roommate greeks in case of a fire people would bring their valuables and
just don't think
so what's right that used to be in iron plate here on talk
serving as a lid so even if the building collapsed in a fire
the chamber and its brick walls would remain intact
well in addition to these kinds of characteristics
Japan's traditional store houses remain secure against fire
and theft by the think thin walls let's take a look now
how well those walls work
this photograph shows the devastation of Tokyo from
air raids during the second world war
most to the wooden buildings were reduced to ashes but look closely
and you'll see that a single storehouse stools times
an experiment was conducted to see exactly how
fire resistant earth install how schools are
in a test furnace prison walls are exposed to a temperature of 700 to 900
degrees Celsius
just like in a real fired
thermal camera shows temperature variation
in different colors in this experiment to wall six centimeters thick is used
the temperature on the outer surface of the wall as measured by the thermal
camera
the temperature in the furnace the six hundred degrees
but the thermal camera view the
out to me shows no effect from heat 45 minutes later
the temperature inside the furnace has risen to over 900 degrees
the surface temperature of the earth on wall is still just
110 degrees looks into this is a six and two me to Walmart
the sort you have been someone's house and look out resistance
bottle in the case of a storehouse rules were sometimes
30 centimetres thick but could hold out for ten or twelve hours
protecting the items inside even
very intense fires storehouses and not just resistant to fire
this one in osaka is two hundred years old
inside alleges dating back more than a century
and the scheme on installing chests are in perfect condition after more than 100
years
the absence of mold and mud holes
is due to the way moisture is regulated inside the store house
here is an experiment demonstrating the moisture regulating properties a thin
walls
an infrared camera that detects moisture content is used
Pankaj even slightly wetted with a spray bottle with the naked eye
you can't even tell that it swept but the way to areas appear darker
on the infrared camera %uh
the experiment compares impersonal sample with a concrete one
the slabs are placed inside a chamber where the humidity and temperature can
be controlled
to observe how the surface changes
if the walls absorb moisture their weight will change
so each slam is placed on a set of scales
the room is sealed and the humidity is raised in ninety percent
the windows covered with condensation up
an hour later the concrete is weeping moisture all over
and shows up doctor on the infrared camera
but the person will slam shows no change
after the experiment the concrete wall is examined this condensation on
the earthen wall appears unchanged but now it's 60 grams heavier
it has absorbed the most
tonight confirm rules camp
automatically regulate humidity in the earth
are pools Parise just a few nanometers in diameter
that lock in water vapor when the humidity is high
and stored in liquid cooled reducing the humidity
when the humidity drops
that liquid is release as vapor
to increase the humidity can
the earthen walls and traditional storehouses
a perfect
in japan's climate here we have
a cross-section a storehouse all and as you can see there's a whole number of
different process
goes through first you make the framework of the wall with bamboo
quicker this is pretty cool River the wall components
and next comes the rough conduct
which is from rice paddies mixed with cut up
it's a straw or sister my and then another coat
this one embedded with troops to strengthen the wall
finally the coat before the class to finish
past behind Sound content and it needs to have a smooth surface
no conozco ago in storehouses are famous for their
black exterior so long topple a rope
white plastic you give it apps like class to finish
all these different processes to go through a
evidently think the plasters work is very important
this wooden plaque here is something new attached to the ridge beam
when the building is completed point in the case have been
ordinary wooden building normally the Carpenters name is written
the center mark in the case of a school hence the name of the master blaster
is in the center haha indicating that he's more important
and the competition and thus careful manner thank you very much
my pleasure alright next let's take a look at how these
amazing structures developed
on the grounds that the Buddhist temple told I G
is the show also in stores this long style store house was built in the
eighth century to house the prize possessions at the Emperor at that time
to guard against dampness and mice
the storehouse was made would with the raised fuel
both on wall store has his first appeared around the 13th century
this picture scroll in the straits everyday life in that period
this portion shows the main house burned down
but the storehouse still standing
from the 15th century onwards a thin walled storehouses became a more common
sight in towns
this folding screen painting shows Kyoto
in around the 16th century and they're a white wall storehouse
the group of Commons lead to more densely built-up cities
which increased the threat of fire wealthy merchants built a lot of
storehouses
to protect goods
and the durable fireproof techniques used when building storehouses
were adopted for use in councils
this is he Magic Castle in the city the same name in hilton
its plastered a thin walls protected the castle from the flames a wall
day
it was in the late 17th century the storehouses really became common in
Japan
in 1657
Tokyo then called meadow was hit by the Great Fire
the main Ricky your to burn down half the city and killed more than 100,000
people
after the fire the Shogun's government promoted storehouse style construction
shops and residences the store how shop
was bowled
this latest or houses being built across Japan particularly in being
commercially thriving cities
in the nineteenth century a greater variety of storehouses developed
this is a sucky brewery storms
it's thicker thin walls keep the temperature inside stable
an essential condition for sake brewing
and inside this store house
is a living room a cozy space has been created within the thick walls at this
store has in japan's smoke-filled
these storehouse homes were a status symbol
for wealthy merchants done
traditional store houses in their many forms became a fixture of daily life
in Japan
call the lawyer has a history of thriving commerce and still has a large
number of storehouse shops
this is one hand it's going to take a look this is a tea shop
and a for the traditional looking wanna that how old is it
by about 110 years old while
going with this we have even older adults outside
and in the house to lose really
now this is immediately recognizable as a storehouse what you keeping him
quintana
tea leaves hands all kinds is other things are
captain here us Oakland tea leaves especially
are sensitive to humidity but in a storehouse
on the temperature and humidity inside
remained fairly stable throughout the year so
that's one benefit of store hoses yet another store
house Wow well
accrue this use the oldest
schoolhouse we have decker this one was built
in 1850 this in the old days it was used as
a warehouse restoring tea leaves and also
as a place to mix and blend tease so
which used to be full of tea chests and people were doing that kind of work in
here
what channel those we have a lot of two thanks like
ceramics so we decided to display in a
all and this place is really good acoustics touch the school you
all it's got a little bolstering
yeah cut it turned out this curvature produces a nice effect
it reflects the sound in all different directions icing
Anna business it's not like this store house was built as a music club
vacuum leak middle period you just happen to have
amazing new constructs I can tell just listening to you talk to visit a nice
pleasant echo so it can because it lacked
this Byzantine deal building for a concert hall
thank you very much renovating
and repairing traditional store houses like these is not cheap
and their unfortunately if you're a few of them around these days
same time people are finding new ways to breathe fresh life into these wonderful
buildings
this is the city of montana in the city centre
is a commercial complex featuring store houses that were originally built in the
years around the turn of the 20th century
these were all still happens is that stood in the area
when the owners put them up for sale local people bought them to preserve the
district's current
basement two years turning them into a new commercial complex
which opened in 2005
this one is a Japanese restaurant
it's a renovated storehouse dating back about a hundred years
my plaster walls and exposed beams give it a distinctive atmosphere
she tailhook in carrier is relaxing
it makes you want to said and dark here
for on the news
0 this is a food shop
before the renovation the ground floor this store house was used as a shop
and upstairs was a living space
the space upstairs has been renovated as a gallery its white plaster walls make
the displayed objects look more luminous
them now in its beats your operation the complex has 16
the shops these unique buildings have received a lot of attention
and now people come from all over Japan
to see them
I'm hoping that we will keep using these old buildings for a long time
to and make this town a nice place to live
matsuzaki the town in Shizuoka known for that seat cucumber plans to work
there are more than 200 store houses in this town
but the number is falling every year as they deteriorate
or a torn down to build new houses
so in 2004 a group of about 20 people
mainly in the building trade formed an organization to present the town's
famous store has
up
craftsman whose stock in trade was concrete learned plastering
and began to restore the storehouses to people with an interest in architecture
and
artisans who wanted to try this kind of work would come by
what state see what we were doing and asking is how do you do that
we'd say his own and that's how we told them the group didn't stop and
renovating
in 2008 they launched a two-year effort to build a new traditional storehouse
from the ground up
this dream storehouse was the first of its kind building matches Aki
in seventy years
actually building it really gave me a sense of pride as a Crosman
if we do this enough times
people become a new form of cultural heritage forms
key to capture a city in Fukushima has more than 4,000 storms
these days younger people are beginning to see the appeal the traditional saunas
is
this his 37-year-old
kg emina a man who used to work in Tokyo
but when he was 29 he returned to key to come to his hometown
and took up driving a bicycle rickshaw for sightseers
a lot to tourists come to key to counter to cede storehouses
Nancy to people on storehouse to lose its day
Obama came to see just how remarkable buildings were
in Buganda
your each tool house cuz the story
more tools I did the mall
by myself realize what makes this town special
I'm really began to feel that so dimana
even bought a storehouse it was being used as a warehouse
and turned it into his own home
I'm home
and now he lives with his wife and two daughters in the spacious 55 square
meters stores
this will was black so I E thing to do
want and re:
to tone that rule on the east side to
let's more lighted a rope ladder hangs from a sturdy beam
the storehouse makes a wonderful place pace with his daughters
and because the the calls absorb sound he doesn't have to worry
too much about the noise they make bothering the neighbors there are other
benefits too
storehouses cool in summer and warm in winter
ima says that since moving into the storehouse home
his children don't get sick anymore
people's hear me talking about my school house
sold excited and proud now been starting to say
well i'd like myself if
mole removal people get into this maybe
weakened see our historic buildings
efforts continue across Japan to turn old storehouses
into a vibrant part of modern life it's not too often that you get to spend time
in a place like this
having been in here for a while it has an amazing
calming effect it's like a whole being just want to cya big sigh of relief
I'm sure that has a lot to do with the natural materials
basically would person little time boo hoo the
upkeep with a traditional storehouse like this is pretty expensive
so one can only hope that the few people that still have these places
will continue to preserve them as a link with a kinder gentler
time that it would be a great shame to see lost complete
I see you again next time
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