The orange roof, white walls and green window frames are very cute (Photo: Tomoko Kamishima)

Bluff No.18

Yokohama Yamate's Western Houses-2

Tomoko Kamishima   - 1 min read

With its orange roof, white walls and green window frames, Bluff No.18 is a very cute house. It was originally located at a different place in Yamate and owned by an Australian businessman between 1921 and 1924. After that, it passed from new owner to new owner until 1947, when the Yamate Catholic Church purchased it and used it as a priest’s residence for 44 years. The garden is beautifully yellow when the Ginko leaves change color in autumn. An index of this series is here.

Tomoko Kamishima

Tomoko Kamishima @tomoko.kamishima

Japan is a small island nation, but we have a huge number of surprising things to discover here. Many of these delights can be found when you step off the main street onto small side paths. I really enjoy studying about and researching various aspects of traditional Japanese culture, and then sha...