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古民家を住み継ぐための知恵や、季節のお知らせをお届けします。Notes on sustaining old houses, and seasonal updates from Iccha.
伊賀で古民家暮らし——田舎に住むということA kominka life in Iga — what it means to live in the countryside
伊賀の古民家には、いまも石積みの井戸が残っています。井戸水とはどんな水で、暮らしにどう使えるのか——田舎の家を見るときに知っておきたいことを、やさしくまとめました。At an old house in Iga, a stone-lined well still remains. What kind of water does a well give, and how can you use it day to day — a plain guide to what is worth knowing when you look at a house in the countryside.
坪庭がはこぶ光と風——京町家の小さな庭The light and breeze a tsuboniwa carries — the small garden of a Kyo-machiya
奥へ細長い京町家の、真ん中にぽつんと開いた小さな庭。坪庭は眺めるためだけの庭ではなく、家の奥まで光と風を届けるための仕掛けです。A small garden opening quietly in the middle of a long, narrow Kyo-machiya. A tsuboniwa is not there only to be looked at — it is a device for carrying light and breeze deep into the house.
土壁の家に住む——古民家の調湿と手入れの知恵Living in a house of earthen walls — a kominka's breathing and its care
湿気を吸い、乾けば放つ。古民家の土壁は、季節とともに呼吸する壁です。その仕組みと、長くつきあうための手入れの知恵をまとめました。It drinks moisture in, and gives it back when the air dries. A kominka's earthen wall is a wall that breathes with the seasons — here is how it works, and how to care for it over the long run.
出格子と虫籠窓——京町家の表構えを読むDeguoshi and mushiko windows — reading a machiya's street face
通りに面した格子と、二階の虫籠窓。京町家の表構えには、暮らしと通りの間合いをはかる知恵が積み重なっています。The timber lattice facing the street and the mushiko windows above — a Kyo-machiya's street face carries the accumulated wisdom of gauging distance between home and road.
縁側のある暮らし——古民家の「あいだ」の空間Living with an engawa — the kominka's "in-between" space
内でも外でもない縁側は、古民家の暮らしをやわらかくつなぐ場所。光と風、人と庭の「あいだ」を楽しむ知恵をご紹介します。Neither inside nor out, the engawa gently ties kominka life together — a look at enjoying the "in-between" of light, breeze, people, and garden.
庭に実る——伊賀の古民家と、季節が届く暮らしA garden that bears fruit — seasons within reach at our Iga kominka
縁側の先に橙や柚子が実り、初夏には白い花が咲く。伊賀の古民家には、季節が手の届くところにあります。Daidai and yuzu ripen beyond the engawa, white blossoms open in early summer. At our Iga kominka, the seasons are within arm's reach.
火袋を見上げる——京町家の台所と光Looking up into the hibukuro — light and the machiya kitchen
京町家の台所の上には、天井を抜いた「火袋」が広がります。煙を逃がし、光を呼び込む、昔の知恵のかたち。Above a machiya's kitchen opens the "hibukuro," a ceiling left unbuilt — old wisdom that vents smoke and draws in light.
弘化三年の墨書——家に残された時間An inscription from 1846 — the time a house keeps
「弘化三丙午歳 新調之」。松下町の家には、百八十年ほど前の墨書や藍染の野良着が、当たり前のように残っていました。"Koka 3, made anew." In the Matsushita house, an inscription from some 180 years ago and indigo work clothes remained, as if it were nothing.
Icchaの京町家——松下町の住まいからIccha's own Kyo-machiya — from our house in Matsushita
私たちが実際に使い続けている京町家をご紹介します。虫籠窓と格子の続く、京都の町家らしい一棟です。A look at the Kyo-machiya we keep in active use ourselves — a classic town house of mushiko windows and timber lattice.
春の新着物件のお知らせNew properties this spring
三重県伊賀市阿保の古民家（昭和元年築・8DK）をご紹介中です。即時入居が可能です。Now introducing a 1926-built kominka (8DK) in Abo, Iga — vacant and available immediately.
冬の古民家、寒さとのつきあい方Living warm in a kominka through winter
土壁と木の家を、暖かく心地よく過ごすための小さな工夫をまとめました。Small ways to stay warm and comfortable in a house of earth and wood.
なぜ古い家は長くもつのかWhy old houses last
百年を超えて建つ家には理由があります。木組みと手入れの話。There are reasons a house can stand past a century — on joinery and care.