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JapanHomes003 VIEW OF ENOSHIMA (COPIED FROM A PHOTOGRAPH), From original book: "In the smaller villages the houses are stretched along the sides of a single road, nearly all being arranged in this way, sometimes extending for a mile or more. Rarely ever does one see a cross street or lane, or evidences of compactness, save that near the centre of this long street the houses and shops often abut, while those at the end of the streets have ample space between them. Some villages, which from their situation have no chance of expanding, become densely crowded: such for example is the case of Enoshima, near Yokohama, wherein the main street runs directly from the shore, by means of a series of steps at intervals, to a flight of stone steps, which lead to the temples and shrines at the summit of the island. This street is flanked on both sides by hills; and the ravine, of which the street forms the central axis, is densely crowded with houses, the narrowest of alley-ways leading to the houses in the rear. A fire once started would inevitably result in the destruction of every house in the village."
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JapanHomes003 VIEW OF ENOSHIMA (COPIED FROM A PHOTOGRAPH), Enoshima, Japanese Homes and Their Surroundings (1885 book)
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モースによる江の島の街並み
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The townscape of Enoshima by Morse
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日本ホームズ003 榎島の風景 原著:「小さな村では、家屋が一辺に張り巡らされ、ほぼすべてがこのように配置され、時には1マイル以上にも及ぶこともある。稀に、交差点や車線、コンパクトさの証拠を見ることで、この長い通りの中心部近くでは、家や店はしばしば突然に破壊され、通りの端にあるものは、その間に十分なスペースがある。横浜近郊の江ノ島のように、本通りが海岸から直接、連続して階段で流れ、島々の頂上にある寺社につながるような、あまり拡大する可能性のない集落が密集している例もある。両側に丘が並び、中央の軸となる渓谷は住宅が密集しており、後家につながる路地の中で最も狭い。一度火事になったら必然的に村のすべての家が焼ける」と告げた。
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日本ホームズ 榎島の影
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stretch mark alley cat