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DAIICHI KINJYOU-YU

Machiya-style bath house in the present-day

Renovation of a wooden public bath house that was based on the image of an old Japanese style house.
A low-cost project using the good asset of the high-ceilinged characteristic of public bath house Kanto area. A painted picture on the bathroom wall was drawn by Mr. Kiyoto Maruyama and Mr. Morio Nakashima. The motif was based on Hokusai Katsushika’s and Hiroshige Ando’s original Ukiyoe.


DAIICHI-KINJHO-YU

Location:
1-19-6 Wakagi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo
Category:
Sento (Public Bath house)
Floor space:
210m²
Completion:
Feb, 2013
Builder:
Iidaka construction, Kamio corporation
Mural painting:
Kiyoto Maruyama, Morio Nakajima
Photo:
Imada photo service
Designer:
Kenataro Imai Architectural office
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