Nara-born photograper Irie Taikichi(1905-92) photgraphed Nara's Buddhist temples and statues,scenery,traditional customs,and Manyousyu flora for over 50 yeras.It may not an exaggeration to say that Irie's photographs have been largey responsible for the beautiful images Nara and Ymamatoji evoke in our collective consciousness today. Opening to the public for the first time, the former resicence of
Irie Taikichi was where the photograper lived after Word War Ⅱ until his death.The house is located in Suimoncho, formerly a part of the Todaiji Temple precincts. Old Japanese houses generally have rice paper screen doors,tea ceremony rooms,and tatami (grass mats) culturally including this house. Tatami mats are made from rushes and smell good! The aroma of Tatami mats gives a relaxing effects. The aroma of rushes relaxes you as soon as you enter a Japanese house. Please feel free to take pictures at your leisure,and relax as if you are at home.
