本ブログ記事では２日間ほどNEWS篇が続きました。本日からブログはふたたび住宅探訪へ復帰。江戸から続く東京下町長屋探訪シリーズの続篇。
　上の写真は関東大震災前の大正期東京の下町長屋の様子。年老いた母と娘２人暮らしの長屋の居間であり寝室でもあり、生活のすべてを営む和室4.5畳と収納空間。部屋の真ん中に「ちゃぶ台」という収納可能食卓。家具としてのちゃぶ台を使った経験もいまや高齢者だけになってきたことでしょうね。普段はこうして一服する機能を果たし食事時には食卓となり、使用後は脚部をたたんで円形の家具として部屋の端にコロコロと仕舞い込まれ、布団が部屋中央に敷き並べられると寝室空間に早変わりしていた。
このちゃぶ台を中心にして、多機能型の家具類が空間利用の最適化に役立っていた。とくに「踏み台」は高所も活用可能にする最大の利器。狭い空間でも立体的に活用することで２倍３倍の貴重な空間利用ができていたのですね。側面には利用しやすいように穴が開けられていてゴミ箱としても利用された。多目的な活用の工夫の見事さに驚かされる。日本人DNAの庶民の暮らしの知恵でしょうか。


　さらにメイン収納である押入には重要な熱源利用製品類が納められている。炭火アイロンが特徴的ですが極小化されたエネルギー有効活用の知恵が、湯たんぽなどすべてに凝縮されている。江戸期以来の長屋生活には究極的なエコロジーの知恵が表現されている。
　関東までの気候風土ではこういう暮らしでのエネルギー防衛策でなんとか「ガマン」すればやり過ごせたのでしょうか。日本の熱環境的な対応策はこういう庶民の知恵段階に留まっていた。
　北海道開拓・殖民が近代国家として不可欠な課題になったとき、根本的な「住宅そのものの革新」が追求され始めたけれど、基本的には寒冷地が自身で突破口を開拓しなければならなかった。一種、民族の記念碑的な道具類だと思って見ていました。

さてきのうまでのNEWS篇について。日本全体の住宅業界のなかで北海道の住宅施策はその先導性が指摘されてきたものであり、地域メディアとしてその動向と連携した動きは不可欠な地域メディアとしての社会機能と自覚しながら広報活動してきている部分です。
また暮らしの幅を広げるユニークな地域の住宅取材について、昨日の記事でお知らせした2月2日全国放送の「見取り図の間取り図ミステリー」(読売テレビ）にてReplan掲載の住宅が取り上げられた件ですが、番組内で「間取り図大賞」を受賞していたとのこと。弊社の名前はエンディングにて「取材協力先」企業として載せていただいていました。昨日のブログを見てさっそく放送を確認＆感想を送って下さった方には感謝です。
　民放公式テレビ配信サービスのTVerで2月9日まで見られるようなので未見の方は是非。
リンク∶見取り図の間取り図ミステリー
https://tver.jp/lp/episodes/epdjj2owzq

English version⬇

Functional space for a mother and daughter living together “Density of space” in a downtown row house-4
One room that is both a living room and a bedroom. It is ultimately eco-friendly by using it as a three-dimensional space. However, it is limited in its ability to cope with the cold in winter. Is this a culture of endurance? The culture of endurance.

This blog entry has been in the NEWS section for two days. Today, the blog returns to the exploration of housing. This is a continuation of the series of exploration of tenement houses in downtown Tokyo that has continued since the Edo period.
　The photo above shows a tenement house in downtown Tokyo in the Taisho era, before the Great Kanto Earthquake. An elderly mother and her daughter live in a tenement house with a 4.5-mat Japanese-style room that serves as both living room and bedroom, and where they conduct all of their daily activities. In the middle of the room is a storable dining table called a “chabudai. The experience of using a chabudai as a piece of furniture must be limited to the elderly nowadays. Usually, the chabudai functioned as a dining table during meals, and after use, the legs were folded and the chabudai was stored as a round piece of furniture at the end of the room, and when a futon was laid out in the center of the room, it quickly became a bedroom space.
With the chabudai as the centerpiece, multifunctional furniture helped optimize the use of space. In particular, the “step stool” is the most useful device for utilizing high places. Even in a small space, you were able to double or triple the use of valuable space by utilizing it three-dimensionally. Holes were drilled in the sides for easy access, and it was also used as a trash bin. The ingenuity of the multi-purpose utilization is astonishingly brilliant. Is it the wisdom of the common people’s lifestyle that is part of the Japanese DNA?

　In addition, the main storage area, a closet, houses important heat source utilization products. The charcoal iron is a distinctive feature, but the wisdom of effective use of energy is condensed in everything, including the hot-water bottle. The ultimate ecological wisdom is expressed in the tenement life since the Edo period.
In the climate up to the Kanto region, could we manage to get by if we “gaman” with energy defense measures in this kind of lifestyle? Japan’s thermal-environmental response measures remained at this kind of common people’s wisdom stage.
When the development and colonization of Hokkaido became an indispensable task for a modern nation, fundamental “innovation in housing itself” began to be pursued, but basically, the cold regions had to make a breakthrough on their own. I saw it as a kind of monumental tool of the people.

Now, about the NEWS section up to yesterday. Hokkaido’s housing policies have been pointed out as a leader in Japan’s overall housing industry, and as a regional media outlet, we are aware of the social function of working with these trends as an indispensable part of our public relations activities as a regional media outlet.
As for the coverage of unique local housing that broadens the scope of living, Replan’s housing was featured in the nationally broadcast “Floor Plan Mystery” (Yomiuri TV) on February 2, as reported in yesterday’s article, and was awarded the “Floor Plan Grand Prize” in the program. Our company’s name was listed in the ending of the program as a “cooperating company” for the interview. We would like to thank those who saw our blog yesterday and immediately checked the broadcast & sent us their impressions.
　If you haven’t seen it yet, you can watch it on TVer, the official TV streaming service of commercial broadcasters, until February 9.
Link∶Floor Plan Mystery
https://tver.jp/lp/episodes/epdjj2owzq

Posted on 2月 6th, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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北海道のあらたなゼロカーボン住宅政策である「北方型住宅ZERO」を巡っての広範な世論づくりを目指した行政側・北海道とその住宅施策を体現する地域工務店による意見交換会が昨日行われました。ZOOM視聴での参加総数は150名を超えたという発表。地方自治体行政職員の参加も多数だった。
国の省エネ基準は徐々にレベルアップしてきていますが、地域自治体としての北海道は歴史的にそうした動きを一歩リードする動きを示してきた。ちょうど北欧諸国が断熱先進地として世界の技術開発の先導役を担ってきたことと相似的だった。
ヨーロッパではそうした北欧に対しドイツが近年刺激を受けて「パッシブハウス」という住宅基準を掲げ、世界中にその考えを広めてきた。いまではまるでドイツの方が本場的に有名になっているけれど、そもそもは北欧が起点の動きだった。似たような状況がいま日本でも起きていると言われている。
再生エネのもっとも象徴的な存在としてのPVについて東京都が「義務化」する動きが顕在化。温暖地域の一部からは「北海道パッシング」（もう北海道に学ぶべきことはない）というような意見も出てきていると言われる。とくに最近の断熱オタクという人たちに顕著とのこと。まぁ別にそういう考え自体はあって然るべきだし、そういう自信の醸成は喜ばしい傾向でもあると寒冷地としては考えている。しかしその上で経験交流、深化は本来さらに必要ではないでしょうか？
太陽光発電は地域総体の北海道としては一律に効果が高いとは言えない。単純明快な「PV＝環境」原理主義的な発想は持ちにくい。同じ北海道でも多雪地域と少雪地域によって大きな条件格差が存在する。そういう条件下で、ゼロエネに資するいろいろな要素を「ポイント化」して10ポイントをもって１トンのCO2削減とみなす北方型住宅ZEROの原案が策定されたところ。
しかしそうした政策ができても実際に取り組む地域の作り手・工務店の意識に浸透していかなければ、どんな施策も効果を十分に発揮できない。道の審議会内部からもまた連携するメーカー企業からも、こうした行政と現場工務店の対話が重要だという認識が高まったことが今回のきっかけ。
むしろ、こういう地域総体の動きが可能であることが「断熱先進地」北海道の最大のパワーであるのかも知れないと気付く次第。ごく一部の事業者や現場を知らない行政の独走ではなく、まさに官民一体となった住宅性能についての施策の現実化が北海道では十分可能なのだと思います。とくに今回は次世代を担う若い作り手のみなさんが参加者の主体。現場感覚に満ちた発言の交換が大きな熱を生み出していた。参加者のみなさんからは「今後ともこういう機会を継続させたい」という発言が一様に飛び出していた。リーダー的な人物が先導する形式よりもはるかに「民主的」な盛り上がりがそこにあった。
Replanとして今回の司会役を編集長の大成彩君が務めさせていただきましたが、こうした民主的な北海道全体のゼロエネへの動きに微力ながらも役立ちたいと思います。

English version⬇

NEWS 2/3 “Hokkaido x Local Construction Companies” Opinion Exchange Meeting
Arousing broad public opinion to promote decarbonized housing policies in the public and private sectors. Maybe democratic power is Hokkaido’s regional strength.

The ZOOM viewer announced that the total number of participants exceeded 150 people. A number of local government administrative officials also participated.
While national energy conservation standards have been gradually raising their level, Hokkaido as a regional municipality has historically shown a step ahead of such trends. This is similar to how the Scandinavian countries have been leading the world in technological development as an advanced insulation region.
In Europe, Germany has recently been inspired by the Scandinavian countries and has been spreading the idea of “passive house” as a housing standard throughout the world. Although Germany is now more famous than Germany, the movement originally originated in Scandinavia. A similar situation is said to be occurring in Japan today.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has begun to “mandate” the use of PV as the most symbolic form of renewable energy. Some people in the warmer regions are reported to be calling it “Hokkaido bashing” (there is nothing more to learn from Hokkaido). This is especially true among recent insulation geeks. Well, it is natural to have such a view, and the fostering of such confidence is a welcome trend in a cold region. However, isn’t it necessary to further deepen the exchange of experiences on top of that?
PV power generation is not uniformly effective for Hokkaido as a region as a whole. It is difficult to have a simple, clear-cut “PV = environment” fundamentalist concept. Even within the same Hokkaido region, there are large disparities in conditions between regions with heavy snowfall and those with light snowfall. Under such conditions, a draft proposal has just been formulated for a northern-style house ZERO, in which various factors that contribute to zero-energy consumption are converted into points, and 10 points are regarded as a reduction of 1 ton of CO2 emissions.
However, even if such a policy is established, no measure will be fully effective unless it permeates the consciousness of the local builders and contractors who are actually involved in the project. The recognition of the importance of dialogue between the government and local construction companies, both from within the provincial council and from the manufacturer companies with which it works, was the impetus for this project.
In fact, the fact that this kind of community-wide movement is possible is perhaps the greatest power of Hokkaido, an “advanced insulation area. I believe that it is possible for the public and private sectors to work together to make housing performance measures a reality in Hokkaido, rather than being the sole initiative of a small number of businesses or governments that do not know what is going on in the real world. Especially this time, the participants were mainly young builders who will lead the next generation. The exchange of comments filled with on-the-spot sensibilities generated a great deal of enthusiasm. The participants all expressed their desire to continue such opportunities in the future. There was a much more “democratic” excitement than in a format led by a leader.
As Replan, I would like to contribute to the democratic movement toward zero-energy in Hokkaido as a whole, even if only in a small way, as Aya Oonari, the editor-in-chief, served as the moderator for this event.

Posted on 2月 4th, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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人間空間の広さを表す概念として日本人は非常に優れた「畳」という寸法感覚を持っている。立って半畳寝て１畳、という表現をよくしている。徳川家康のように天下を統一しても、個人としての人間に必要な空間面積はその程度だよ、という平等、民主主義的な思考法が根付いているのでしょう。
そういう空間認識はあらゆる場所で体験学習してきていると言えるけれど、今回テーマとしている駄菓子屋さんの子どもたちへの教育体験の刷り込みは、こういう常識を涵養するのに非常に役立っていたのではと思っている。いちばん上の写真は、玄関土間を中心にしたこの駄菓子屋さんの足下見下ろし。左手には座り作業での「台所・水回り」空間も同居している。全体としてはおおむね4.5畳の空間で右手側が店舗部分。土間には大人の靴が置かれているけれど、子どもたちの靴だとしても３−４人分であふれかえっていただろう。
２枚目と３枚目の写真は店舗部分。正面写真はカラフルできらびやかな駄菓子と玩具類のアイキャッチが子どもたちの印象の大海すべてを独占するように直撃してくる。店舗側の徹底攻撃はすばらしくアイコンのそれぞれの寸法は子どもに合わせてごく小さいけれどそれらの大量一気陳列で、こども心を一気に全面開放し、自由な時間が展開するように仕掛けられている。やや丹念に注意を向けていくと、やがて右手に幅30cm程度の通路があってひとあし一足確認しながら行けば、奥にも行けるように誘導している。手前側にはメインの菓子類が置かれ、奥の壁面には棚などが立体的に積み上げられている。商品とPOP類が渾然一体の空間。


こちらの写真は店舗側からみた購入窓口面。デコレーションの真ん中くらいに窓が開いていて、店主の母娘がやさしい笑顔で接客してくれた。下の写真は「番台」のような売り手側の対応窓口内部。この駄菓子屋は大正年代の様子を再現したものだという。キャラメル１箱が10銭ほどの値段で「最高級金額商品」で、ほとんどの子どもたちは１銭２銭の小遣いを握りしめて、個別品を購入していた。
「おばさん、これください」「いつもありがとうね」
やさしい商取引の会話が残照してくるような気がする。
ほんの少額の取引とはいえ、子どもたちにとっては子ども心の開放空間なので、それこそ放課後の貴重な社会交流の場でもあっただろう。狭い空間だけれど、だからこそむしろ子どもたちの「専有性」は高い空間だったことだろう。なんといっても大人には、それこそ足の踏み場もないし、まっすぐに立っていることも難しい空間。この駄菓子屋が集合場所でここを起点にして自由な遊びの時間が共有されていたことだろう。子どもたちの秘密基地にしてベースキャンプ。残しておきたい懐かしい時代を映す鏡でしょう。

PS:この冬一番の今朝の大雪、体感積雪50cmの除雪あらかた完了。ふ〜〜〜。

English version⬇

[A dream space of 3 tatami mats to find a place to step into: “Space Density” in a downtown row house – 2
Because it is a small space, adults cannot move freely, so it fits the children’s space dimensions. Children’s free heaven space. ・・・・・.

The Japanese have a very good sense of “tatami” dimensions as a concept for expressing the size of human space. It is often expressed as “half a tatami for standing and one tatami for sleeping. It is probably rooted in an egalitarian and democratic way of thinking that even if one unifies the country like Tokugawa Ieyasu, the space area required for an individual human being is just that much.
Such spatial awareness can be said to have been learned through experience in all kinds of places, but I believe that the imprinting of educational experiences on the children of the candy store, which is the theme of this project, was very useful in cultivating this kind of common sense. The photo at the top is a view of the entrance to the candy store, centered on the earthen floor. On the left, the “kitchen and water area” for sitting and working is also co-located. The overall space is roughly 4.5 tatami mats in size, with the store portion on the right hand side. The earthen floor is filled with adult shoes, but even if it were children’s shoes, it would have been overflowing with 3-4 people’s shoes.
The second and third photos show the storefront. The front photo is a colorful and glittering eye-catcher of candy and toys, which seems to dominate the entire sea of children’s impressions. The store’s thorough attack is amazing, and although the dimensions of each icon are very small for children, the massive display of these items is designed to open up children’s minds to the full extent and allow them to have free time. If you pay close attention, you will eventually come to an aisle about 30 cm wide on the right side, which leads you to the back of the store, one step at a time. The main confectionery is placed at the front, and shelves and other items are stacked three-dimensionally on the back wall. The products and POPs are all in one space.

This photo shows the purchase window side from the store side. There is a window in the middle of the decoration, and the owner’s mother and daughter served us with friendly smiles. The photo below shows the inside of the “watch stand”-like window of the seller’s counter. This candy shop is said to be a reproduction of the Taisho era (1912-1926). A box of caramels was priced at about 10 sen, which was the “top-end price product,” and most of the children were buying individual items with their pocket money of 1 sen or 2 sen.
Auntie, please give me this,” “Thank you for all your help.
I feel as if I can see the afterglow of gentle business conversation.
Even though it was only a small transaction, it was an open space for the children’s hearts and minds, and it must have been a valuable after-school social exchange opportunity for them. Although it was a small space, it must have been a highly exclusive space for the children. For adults, it was a space where it was difficult to stand upright. This candy shop must have been a meeting place where they shared their free play time. It was a secret base and base camp for children. It is a mirror of a nostalgic era that we would like to preserve.

PS: This morning’s snowfall was the heaviest this winter, and the removal of the 50 cm of snow was almost complete. Whew….

Posted on 2月 2nd, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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Replan誌の編集長を交代したこと、また情報交流のリアルな機会がほとんどなかったこともあって、住宅関係団体での意見交換や情報発信機会はわたし自身減少していました。ソトダン21は断熱材メーカー・アキレスさんが運営中核を担っている業界団体。北海道では新住協やアース21といった工務店グループによる情報交流活動が中心で、こうした断熱材メーカーさんがバックアップする会は珍しい。昨年も話す機会がありましたがZOOM形式。ことしは久しぶりのリアル開催です。参加者はリアルで50人ほどでZOOMでも公開されていたと言うこと。広い会場でお互いの席を離しながらの２類感染症対応形式でした。自由な情報交換環境までまだしばらく時間はかかるようですね。
さてポスター写真のような講演者の末尾にお話しさせていただきました。わたしどもはユーザーの「いい家」志向に対応した住宅の「ソフト」部分に注力しているメディア企業。なのでいわゆる業界的な情報については各社の情報を受け止めながら、ユーザーの情報支援サービス・弊社新事業のAI活用型システム「Replan住まいナビ」について紹介し背景説明など情報発信しました。新建の三浦氏や他の業界メディア企業さまなどから強い興味を示していただきました。
今回のイベントの中心的な話題はやはり太陽光発電についての論議だったと思います。基調講演的に北総研の廣田氏による「北方型住宅ZERO」の説明。当初の原案では「北方型ZEH」という志向性から諮問委員会での多くの参加者の意見を反映し、基本性格が脱炭素のさまざまな手法をそれぞれ「ポイント化」して、地域特性に合わせてユーザーと作り手が手法を主体的に選択するという方向性が示された。わたしも論議のプロセスに関与しているので納得できる方向性だと思っています。その点について北海道内でも太陽光発電を積極的に推進している企業からの発言などがありました。
結論としてはこのテーマについては北海道全域で各社、その対応先の住宅ユーザーも、それぞれの気候特性を反映して「まだら」模様での対応ぶりが浮き彫りになったと思います。
東京都はPV「義務化」に舵を切った。太平洋側温暖地域での選択としては理解できる一方、日本海側気候特性が人口的に多数派の北海道としては、やはり違う対応になるのは常識的。とくに今年の冬は日本海側地域の多雪気候特性が顕著に体感された。道路渋滞でEVへの懸念が顕在化してきているなかで家庭エネルギー源をPV一本足で追究することの不安定さが広く認識されたのが事実。北海道のように広域移動手段が重要な地域で将来的選択と一般に言われるEV車種についてはまだ懸念は強く、そのエネルギー源として冬場はほぼ発電しないPVに依存すべきかどうか、ユーザーも迷い、建築事業者もまた足を踏み出しにくい状況なのだと思います。ことは住宅設備選択に直結する課題。
さて今週は本日、北海道の住宅施策検討委員会、そしてそのメディア向け発表があります。あすにはこの動向についての弊社の独自取材、そして2/3には「北海道×工務店」によるZOOM意見交換会などの動きがあります。ようやくにして感染症５類対応の社会がスタートする予感があります。

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1/30 Real Information Exchange at Sotodan 21 New Year Lecture Meeting
The central theme is the next generation home energy choice issue. The direction of the point system and choice system for northern-style housing ZERO in contrast to Tokyo’s PV mandate. ・・・・.

Due to the change of editor-in-chief of Replan magazine and the lack of real opportunities for information exchange, my own opportunities to exchange opinions and disseminate information in housing-related organizations have been declining. Sotodan 21 is an industry organization run by Achilles, a manufacturer of insulation materials. In Hokkaido, information exchange activities are mainly carried out by construction firm groups such as Shinjyukyo and Earth 21, so it is rare to find an association backed by a manufacturer of insulation materials like this. Last year, I had the opportunity to speak at a ZOOM meeting, but it was in a ZOOM format. This year, for the first time in a long time, the meeting will be held in person. About 50 people attended the real event, which was also open to the public via ZOOM. It was a large venue, and the participants were seated apart from each other in a class 2 infection response style. It seems it will be a while before we have a free information exchange environment.
Now, I spoke at the end of the speaker’s speech as shown in the poster photo. We are a media company that focuses on the “software” of housing to meet the “good house” needs of our users. Therefore, while accepting information from other companies on so-called industry information, I introduced and explained the background of our new business, “Replan Sumai Navi,” a user information support service and our AI-based system. We received strong interest from Mr. Miura of Shinken and other industry media companies.
The main topic of the event was the discussion on solar power generation. Mr. Hirota of the North Research Institute gave a keynote presentation on “Northern Style Housing ZERO. The initial draft of the plan was oriented towards “Northern-style ZEH,” and reflecting the opinions of many participants in the Advisory Committee, the basic character of the plan was to “point” various methods of decarbonization, and to allow users and builders to independently select methods in accordance with regional characteristics. As I was involved in the discussion process, I think this is a direction that makes sense to me. In this regard, there were comments from companies that are actively promoting solar power generation in Hokkaido.
In conclusion, I think that this theme has highlighted the “uneven” response of companies and residential users throughout Hokkaido, reflecting the different climatic characteristics of each region.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has taken the helm in making PV “mandatory. While this is an understandable choice for warmer regions on the Pacific Ocean side, it is common sense that Hokkaido, which has a majority population with Japan Sea side climate characteristics, would respond differently. This winter, in particular, the Japan Sea side region’s heavy snowfall climate characteristics were clearly felt. With concerns about EVs becoming more apparent due to road congestion, it is true that the instability of pursuing a single leg of PV as a household energy source has been widely recognized. In areas like Hokkaido, where wide-area transportation is important, there are still strong concerns about EVs, which are generally considered the future choice, and users are unsure whether they should rely on PV, which generates almost no electricity in winter, as their energy source. This is an issue that is directly related to the choice of housing equipment.
This week, today, we have the Hokkaido Housing Policy Review Committee and its announcement to the media. We will be doing our own coverage of this trend tomorrow, and on February 3, there will be a ZOOM opinion exchange meeting by “Hokkaido x Koumanten” and other activities. I have a feeling that we will finally see the start of a society that can cope with Class 5 infectious diseases.

Posted on 1月 31st, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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建築のありようとして、その目的が明確にこころに刺さってくる三木家住宅。古代あるいは上古以来の悠久な時間を感じる山上の空間ですが、ご紹介する建物は本屋の裏手、すぐにも崖が迫っている境界に建てられた倉庫目的と思えるもの。いかにも用の建築であることがわかる。裏手側にはさまざまな麻材生産のためとおぼしき用材が無造作に置かれている。
しかしそういう建築であるのに、土塗り壁が重厚に重ねられてかなりの壁厚を見せている。土蔵建築というのはその収用物が貴重品であることと、防火性・断熱性を重視した伝統建築。重要文化財指定された古建築だけれど、この土蔵についての記録は参照できませんでした。また、本屋同様施錠されていて内部を見ることもできなかったので、あくまでも想像ですが、用途は朝廷に調進する麁服（あらたえ）の生産に役立てられた用の建築なのだろうと思える。
開口部は入口を除けば、４方向に小さな通風・採光の限定要素の小窓があるだけ。
塗り込められた土壁の手ざわり感が独特の陰影感を見る者に訴求してくる。わたしはコンクリートブロックと煉瓦の家に住んでいますが、こういう伝統的な断熱建築には強いシンパシーを感じる。建築目的において昔人の必死の思いのようなものが伝わってくる。それは本州地域の日本人がようやく最近、150年前くらいから北海道に住み始めて以降の、生存環境への必死さと民族としてどこかでつながるものを感じるからだと思っている。


土蔵建築は防火性があって都市内での伝統家屋付属建築は、それが主たる目的で断熱性・気密性は付随的に得られたと思えるのですが、しかしこの建物は防火が主目的とは思われない。やはり麁服の謹製工程での必要な環境要件だっただろうと推測できる。先日も紹介したインタビュー記事ではこの麻生産の労苦も語られていた。「麻は法律で栽培が制限されていることもあり、管理も大変だ。私が担当した前回（の『大嘗祭』）は麻を育てる畑を24時間警備しなければならなかった。こうした人件費を含めて『麁服』調進にかかる費用は数千万円になる。徳島の企業や人に広く寄付を募っており、これが地元の関心が高まるきっかけになればと期待している」
こうした日本の民族性に深く関わる古代からの古格な伝統を、いまでも守り続けるという意思には深くリスペクトさせられる。記事ではまだ若い世代のお孫さんがこの伝統を継ぐ決意をされているとのこと。現代社会でもむしろ若い年代のみなさんの方が、こういう伝統性の意義を深く理解していると感じる。その意味で社会はどのように適応すべきか、深く考えさせられた。末尾の写真の仏像は帰り道の路傍に建てられていたものだけれど、つい合掌させられていた。　＜徳島・三木家住宅記おわり＞

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Earthen storehouse of neat appearance and beauty　The Miki Family Residence in Tokushima, Japan – 5
The younger generation has the will to carry on the core culture of the Japanese people, the “aritae” or “clothes” style of dress. How should we create the future? Tokushima, Japan

The Miki family’s residence clearly conveys the purpose of architecture. The building we will introduce here was built behind the bookstore on the boundary of a cliff that is immediately in front of the house, and seems to have been built for storage purposes. It is clear that it is an architectural structure for this purpose. On the back side of the building, various hemp materials that seem to have been used for hemp production are randomly placed.
Despite the fact that the building is a storehouse of this kind, the mud-painted walls are heavily layered, showing a considerable wall thickness. The earthen storehouse is a traditional building that emphasizes fireproofing and heat insulation, as well as the fact that the objects stored in the storehouse are valuable. Although it is an old building designated as an important cultural property, I could not find any record of this storehouse. I could not see the inside of the storehouse because it was locked, just like the bookstore, so I can only guess that it was used to produce clothes for the Imperial Court.
Except for the entrance, there are only small windows in four directions for limited ventilation and lighting.
The texture of the painted clay walls appeals to the viewer with its unique shading. Although I live in a house made of concrete blocks and bricks, I feel a strong sympathy for this kind of traditional insulated architecture. It conveys the desperate desire of the people of the past for the purpose of construction. I believe this is because I feel a connection somehow as a people with the desperation of the Japanese people in the Honshu area to survive in the environment since they finally began to live in Hokkaido about 150 years ago.

It seems to me that storehouse construction is fireproof and traditional house accessory construction within a city would have had that as its primary purpose, with insulation and airtightness obtained incidentally, but this building, however, does not seem to have fireproofing as its primary purpose. It can still be assumed that it would have been a necessary environmental requirement for the respectful manufacturing process of clothes. The interview article I mentioned earlier also discussed the laborious process of producing this hemp. The cultivation of hemp is restricted by law, and it is also very difficult to manage. The last time I was in charge of the “Omame Festival,” we had to guard the fields where hemp was grown 24 hours a day. Including these labor costs, the cost of the “clothes-garment” preparation is in the tens of millions of yen. We are soliciting donations from a wide range of businesses and people in Tokushima, and we hope that this will trigger an increase in local interest.
I deeply respect the will to continue to preserve this ancient tradition, which is deeply related to the Japanese ethnicity. The article states that his grandchildren, who are still in the younger generation, are determined to carry on this tradition. I feel that even in today’s society, the younger generation has a deeper understanding of the significance of this kind of tradition. In this sense, it made me think deeply about how society should adapt itself. The Buddha statue in the photo at the end of this article was erected on the roadside on my way home, and it made me clasp my hands in prayer.

Posted on 1月 29th, 2023 by 三木 奎吾
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