UNESCO. In 1997, the Japan Minka Reuse and Recycle Association (JMRA) was established to promote the benefits and conservation of . One that belonged to the Yonezu family was acquired by the JMRA and donated to Kew Gardens as part of the Japan 2001 Festival. The wooden structure was dismantled, shipped and re-assembled in Kew with new walls and a thatched roof. See also Historic Villages of Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama Nihon Minka-en A-frame house Machiya Footnotes References Japan Live. (2020). Komika. 2nd ed. Further reading Suzuki Mitsuru (1985). "Minka." Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan. Tokyo: Kodansha Ltd. Taro Sakamoto, et al. (1964). Fuzoku jiten (A Dictionary of Popular Culture). Tokyo: KK Tokyodō External links The Herbert Offen Research Collection of the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum Definition of Minka at JAANUS Architecture in Japan Japanese home Timber framed buildings Vernacular architecture Thatched buildings