Earth floor
The family usually entered the house through this space, which was used as an indoor work place.
Folk crafts
Umakamado or Cooking stove for horses
An Umakamado, which literally means a cooking stove for horses, was a large stove for cooking the feed for horses and other livestock or cooking soybeans to make miso or bean paste.
Winnower
This is a farm tool for winnowing rice, wheat, beans, rapeseeds, and other grains. The wheel attached to the box creates wind to blew away husks, chaff, dirt, and other impurities. This tool was introduced from China.
Stable
Horses used for commuting to the castle were kept in this stable. It protected the horses from winter cold because it was a part of the indoor earth floor.
Folk crafts
Manger
The manger is a container for livestock feed. Chaff, rice bran, and other feed were put in the round manger; an appropriate amount of water was then added and mixed well to feed the livestock.
[Archived at City of Hitachinaka Board of Education]
Straw raincoat
This is a kind of raincoat made by plaited straw. It was worn over clothes for protection from rain.
[Archived at Ibaraki Prefectural Archives and Museums]
Conical straw headpiece
This is a kind of hat worn for protection from rain, snow or sunlight.
[Archived at City of Hitachinaka Board of Education]