Although “Bunto-gata” minka were identified in the prewar period, they were not widely identified in various places until after the war, and as research progressed, terms to describe “Bunto-gata” minka were coined in various places, such as “Nanto-gata”, “Futamune-zukuri”, “Kamaya-date”, “Betsumune-gata” and “Bunto-gata”.
OKAWA N. began to use the term “Bunto-gata” minka in earnest in March 1975. This term was coined with the aim of providing a unified name for these houses.
