Habake Residence

The Habake Residence (羽馬家住宅) is one of the gasshō-zukuri houses in Tamukai Village, Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture.

The Habake residence is the oldest existing gasshō-zukuri house in the village, but the date of construction and the owner at that time are not known at all.

It is smaller in scale than the gasshō-zukuri villages built after the 18th century, and is said to have retained its old form well in terms of plan configuration and shape.

[5][4] The section for the Buddhist altar was added later, and together with the yarikanna finish method of construction, is highly valued as one of the earliest remains that show the developmental stage of the Gasshō-zukuri minka.

[5] In addition, the narrow space between the pillars, the partition with a wooden board door, the addition of a higher sill in the hari-dai structure, and the use of a three-foot wide cupboard topped with a bag cabinet all indicate that the Houma family residence has retained its old form because it was never repaired or remodeled.