点评:Masuda town, located in the southeastern part of Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, an area of heavy snowfall, has been bustling with people and goods since before the Edo period. With the distribution of silk, tobacco, and various other goods, Masuda became one of the leading commercial areas in the prefecture. Naka Nanukamachi Street, which is now a shopping street, was called "Hotarumachi" until the middle of the Meiji period (1868-1912), and is said to have had a modest front structure compared to the facilities located behind the houses, such as gutters and backyards. However, due to commercial development, from the middle of the Meiji period (1868-1912), large machiya houses with distinctive frontal designs in every detail began to line the streets, giving the area a large and distinctive appearance.
Today, Masuda town still retains many of the traditional streets and built-ins that tell of the prosperity of those days, with sake breweries, fertilizer stores, and other businesses still in active operation. On December 27, 2013, the town was selected as a national Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in recognition of its extremely high cultural value.
The most common type of house is the "zashiki-gura," which has a Tatami room with an alcove inside. These dwellings were originally built to store goods, but many in the Masuda area were converted to tatami warehouses in the Meiji period. These tatami warehouses consist of two rooms, with an itanoma in front of the entrance on the first floor and a tatami room in the back, while the second floor consists of a single room with an wooden floor (called "Itanoma"a and functions as a warehouse for storing fixtures and fittings.
翻译:位于秋田县横手市东南部的增田町是大雪纷飞的地区,从江户时代以前就已经是人来人往、物产熙熙攘攘。随着丝绸、烟草和其他各种商品的流通,增田成为县内主要的商业区之一。现在是商店街的中七日町街在明治中期(1868-1912 年)之前被称为“萤町”,据说与房屋后面的设施相比,前面的结构比较简陋,例如排水沟和后院。然而,由于商业发展,从明治时期(1868-1912)中期开始,每一个细节都具有独特正面设计的大型町屋开始排列在街道两旁,使该地区呈现出广阔而独特的面貌。
如今,增田町仍保留着许多诉说着当年繁荣景象的传统街道和建筑,清酒厂、化肥店等商业活动依然活跃。 2013年12月27日,该镇因其极高的文化价值被选为国家重要传统建筑群保存地区。
最常见的房屋类型是“zashiki-gura”,它有一个带凹室的榻榻米房间。这些住宅最初是为了存放货物而建造的,但在明治时期,增田地区的许多住宅被改造成榻榻米仓库。这些榻榻米仓库由两个房间组成,一楼入口前有一间榻榻米房间,后面有一间榻榻米房间,而二楼则由一间铺有木地板的单人房(称为“Itanoma”a,用作存放固定装置和配件的仓库。