Abstract
The Room Nakae of the farm-house of Kagoshima Prefecture is used for multi-purposes. It is used for cooking, dinning, receiving intimate visitors, sleeping and so forth. The word "Nakae" is not a special word used only in Kagoshima, but it is used in broad areas in Japan. But it is remarkably used in West Japan. The word "Nakae" has philologically originated from the "Nakai", meaning a central living room. And it has the same philological origin of the words "Nakama" or "Nakaza" of Louchou. But the "Nakae" of Kagoshima farm-houses has a special character. For Kagoshima farm-house itself is a special type among the Japanese farm houses. The Kagoshima farm houses are consisted from two separate houses, "Nakae" and "Omote". Their prote-type is Louchou farm houses. In this transation, it is treated that, How the several types of, "Nakaes" of Kaghshima farm-houses are deduced? And that, Concerning to this problem, how the "Nakabashira" and "Daikokubashira" are brought forth.
