Visiting Aburatsu red brick house in Nichinan, Miyazaki

After visiting a beautiful botanical garden in Aoshima, we went to the Aburatsu (油津) area of Nichinan city. Aburatsu is the historic town and famous red buildings built in the 1920s. 

We parked a car in front of Horikawa Museum. It is built along the Horikawa River using local Obi cedar for building🏠

The Horikawa Canal crossing bridge made of stones. The first bridge was built in the 1600s which is made of wood🌲 But in response to the request from local residents for a permanent bridge, it turned into a stone over a period of four years😅

Going down an alley along the canal, you'll see the Aburatsu red brick house. 

It was built in 1922 as a store house for the Kono family. It is a three-story building with a tiled roof, made using approx. 220.000 bricks. The central passageway is arched, preserving the appearance of the Taisho era. 

The red brick buildings face each other, and beyond them is the old Sugimura Hardware Main Store. Built in 1932, it is a three-story wooden building with 3 floors; the first floor of a house is a shop which sells hardware, the second and third floor is a living room😄