Oriental House Boat - Japanese Junk - Hikawa

Great detail and craftmanship is what you get with our brand new Junk based Oriental House Boats. Can you emagine a more romantic place to live and love? Our Oriental House Boats come in 3 designs. We have red paint, blue paint and wood. The house boat is perfect for roleplay environments.

A junk is an oriental sailboat design dating from ancient times and still in use today. Junks were originally developed during the Han Dynasty (220 BC‚ 200 AD) and were used as ocean going vessels as early as the 2nd century AD. They were further evolved in the later dynasties, and were built and used throughout Asia for extensive ocean voyages.

A house boat is a boat that has been designed or modified to be used primarily as a human dwelling. Somehouse boats are not motorized, because they are usually moored, kept stationary at a fixed point and often tethered to land to provide utilities. However, many are capable of operation under their own power.

The Kansai region lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshu. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto and Shiga. Sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Mie are also included. While the use of the terms "Kansai" has changed over history, in most contexts the two can be considered the same. The Kansai region is the cultural and historical heart of Japan with 11% of its land area. The area also contains six of the seven top prefectures.

The Kansai region lays claim to the earliest beginnings of Japanese civilization. It was Nara, the most eastern point on the Silk Road, that became the site of Japan's first permanent capital. This period (AD 710-784) saw the spread of Buddhism to Japan in 745. The Kansai region also boasts the Shinto religion's holiest shrine at Ise Shrine (built in 690 AD) in Mie prefecture. The town Hosoi Mura lies in the Japan Kansai sim and is probably the best Japanese Edo period sim in Second Life. Visit the Town to pick up inspiration to start building your own scenery with the wonderful collection of building elements.

Available themed house boats:
Akane-Maru = Sunset Sky
Harusame = Spring Rain falling Gently
Hikawa = Ice River

• Scalable prefab architecture
• Part of a complete "Hosoi Mura" range
• Perfect for designing roleplay area
• Additional walls and buildings available
• Rez Faux rezzers for easy set up

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Primcount: 92, 122 with mast and sail
Footprint: 30 x 11 mtr.
Permissions: Copy | Modify
Animated: No
Scripted: No
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Note: The product may consists of seperate linked parts that are not easy to align seperately. Rezzing in edit mode enables you to adjust placement while keeping the structure together.

Copyrights: We decided to set a range of Hosoi Ichiba products to full Copy | Mod | Export! Please understand that the products you buy from Hosoi Ichiba are for your use only and may not be sold, resold or given away to other individuals. Selling to or giving away any Hosoi Ichiba product that is set to Export is in violation with the copyright law. Please respect the creaters time, work and creative rights. Thank you for your support.

References and designs for real life projects:
My Oriental Garden: www.youtube.com/embed/V9XiZPOncXI?rel=0
Japanese Villa Zenkei: www.youtube.com/embed/9L2OOetXGbE?rel=0

References and designing for virtual worlds:
Matsumoto Castle Complex: www.youtube.com/embed/PB-xDPVapk0?rel=0
Matsumoto Castle Dojo: www.youtube.com/embed/eFbdvYYrq3c?rel=0
Japanese Lotus Farm : www.youtube.com/embed/Q9Y_a7XxhIE?rel=0
Ama Diving Game: www.youtube.com/embed/oPs4FTLjav0?rel=0
Harusaki Onsen: www.youtube.com/embed/7FIwo96b2DI?rel=0
Flickr Stream: www.flickr.com/photos/89687636@N00