The Kominka Collective's mission is to save Japanese kominka folk houses and other traditional structures while preserving Japanese building arts. We are a not-for-profit company.
一般社団法人 Kominka Collective
We bring reclaimed kominka (Japanese farmhouses), naya (barns), kura (storehouses), temples, and other traditional structures that are going to be torn down to North America and beyond.
We provide information and guidance about finding and renovating a kominka in Japan and getting settled in a rural community.
We hold online and in-person workshops and seminars related to the preservation of built cultural heritage and organize and lead
architectural tours.
While traditional Japanese folk houses are widely appreciated for their beautiful aesthetic and for the skill with which they were built, many of these extraordinary structures are being torn down and incinerated.
This is an immeasurable loss, and it is our mission to protect, preserve, and reconstruct Japanese farmhouses and other traditional structures for the sake of future generations.
The Kominka Collective was conceived as a way to share traditional Japanese folk houses with people outside of Japan, not only as museum pieces, but as public and private spaces to gather, live, and work – and in so doing to give these beautiful old houses a second life.
We work with Toda Komuten of Shinshiro Japan to make reclaimed and restored Japanese kominka and traditional Japanese building techniques, materials, fixtures, and furnishings accessible to people outside Japan. We are not-for-profit company.
In disassembling and reclaiming kominka and other traditional structures that are going to be destroyed, we aim to:
Protect and preserve
kominka frames and irreplaceable old wood, and other materials
Create opportunities to live, gather, work, and learn in Japanese timber frame structures
Maintain a traditional aesthetic while creating
energy-efficient spaces
Share
information about Japanese built heritage and traditional building techniques
Contact us to learn about relocating a reclaimed kominka or materials overseas or about finding a kominka in Japan
Kominka Collective North America
TEL (1)-541-398-1088
68600 Warnock Rd, Lostine,
OR 97857
Kominka Collective Japan
TEL (81)-080-7234-8245
3-20-4 Asahidai, Owariasahi,
Aichi, Japan 488-0001
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