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03.brick walls and newel posts of bridge parapets

Once a stream went through the premises and they set bridge parapets made of reinforced concrete. Afterward the bridge parapets except newel posts were removed.But recently when the brick walls were remodelled the newel posts were thrown away and square traces were left there. They are marks of the newel posts.

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04. Boundary earthen wall made of soil and roof tile

They made black roof tiles at Okura. Since Okura is near the sea and wind and rain were strong, local residents constructed earthen walls of soil and roof tiles as boundary to keep their living conditions. We can find convex tiles and flat tiles in the soil walls.

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14.Meichin do

This is a Japanese-style confectionary store established around 1985. They produce home-made Japanese cakes at the back of the store. Ex-Japanese-style confectionary store was Shyoei do. A few are staying in business in the town house except this and neighboring rice store.

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15.the kiln converted air-raid shelter

There is a small mound of soil in the center of the town. Local people say that it was the ruin of a climbing Kiln and used as an air-raid shelter as well during the World War Ⅱ. You can find a lot of broken pieces of pottery in the soil.

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19.Double row house

The row house was made after attaching two big house that had L-shaped layout.This might be built in about 1955. It is used as a rental house now. It is uncommon such large scale double town house.

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20.The second house

It is said that the beach was near this second house.It’s outer wall is Japanese cedar paneling and shutter cases are covered with bark of Japanese cedar. Although the top roof is asbestos slate roofing, it is generally the same red tile salt glazed roofing as its lean-to roof.

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23.Okura market

This was made around 1955 as the early synthesis market in Akashi. Various kinds of shops gathered there, there fore it was so convenient that many customers came shopping from Taidera and Asagiri as well as Okura. When we see the aisle before open time the row of shutters on both sides looks like valley because shutters are slanted.It is unique.

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18.Spanish-style tiling eaves

We usually see eaves covered with S-shaped roof tile in the town. Combinations of over tile and under tile are used for Spanish tiling. When both types of tiles are integrated they look S. S-shaped roof tile is originally brownish red, but in Akashi City use or green tiles of Akashi ware.

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46.The remnant of the building on the red-light district

This district had been prospering on business as a port town where inns and health spas stood in rows cusped gable porch, tea-ceremony cottage like temples and shrines or decorated lattice. Most of them were demolished, and only one is left now.

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40.The beautiful gate

This is a small gate elaborately designed. It is ten-ceremony cottage style and has half-hipped roof with combination of Japanese clay tile and copper sheet, columns of polished log with small nots and bamboo use doors. When we look up the plancier we find radial rafters thin logs. This is the beautiful gate that is suitable for the villa area that has a view of Nakasaki Park to the north and Awaji Island to the south.

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45.The party after fishing

For about twenty years from 1955, fishing boat agencies and Japanese-style hotels servingwith good cuisine were standing in rows on the north of Higashi Chikko port and prospering.Because traffic access from Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe to Akashi was good and fishing was popular, mane groups of people enjoyed the party after the fishing competition.

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18.a white wall

Only a big white wall stands at the residential area. There were factories, warehouses, the fermentation room so on of A...

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