nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: The pictures are of a pit house (House A), a one-story house (House B), a raised-floor house (House C) and a house which seems to be a warehouse on stilts (House D.)
Japanese: それらは、竪穴の家（A棟）、平屋建ての家（B棟）、高床の家（C棟）、高床の倉庫らしい家（D棟）である。
English: House A is seemingly a pit dwelling with a door lifted by a column, as well as a balcony and a sunshade which are the same as those of House C.
Japanese: A棟は、住居と見られる竪穴式住居で、入口の扉は支え棒で持ちあげられ、そこにC棟と同じ露台と蓋がみえる。
English: A picture of a pit house which is similar to the picture of House A, is carved on the ring pommel of an iron sword excavated from Todaijiyama Tumulus in Tenri City, Nara Prefecture.
Japanese: このA棟と類似の竪穴式建物が奈良県天理市の東大寺山古墳から出土した鉄刀の柄の環頭に描かれている。
English: Its wall looks like hinged double doors built on stylobate, which seems to have been influenced by the continent-style architecture.
Japanese: 観音開きを思わせるような壁があり、基壇の上に建てられているところから大陸風な建築の影響を受けたと見られている。
English: There is a railed ladder on one side and a balcony with a sunshade (a sign of high position) on the other side of the house.
Japanese: 一方の妻側に手すりをつけた梯子が、他方の妻側には露台が見られ、身分の高い人の家であることを示す蓋（きぬがさ、日覆い傘）がさしかけられている。
English: Shapes of lightning streaks (a kind of "raimon" [architectural design pattern thought to be based on flashes of lightning]) together with a portrait inside, are represented on both sides of the roof.
Japanese: また、屋根の左右には稲妻形模様（いわゆる雷文の一種）が描かれ、その模様の中に人物像が配置されている。
English: House-shaped haniwa similar to this House C was excavated from the surrounding moat of Misono Tumulus in Yao City, Osaka Prefecture.
Japanese: このC棟によく似た家形埴輪が大阪府八尾市の美園古墳の周濠から出土している。
English: Among the four, the one-story house (B) and the raised-floor house (D) have trees on both sides of the house, which are thought to be shinboku (sacred tree).
Japanese: このうち平屋建ての家（B）と、高床の家（D）には、その左右に木の表現があるのは神木と考えられる。
English: Instead, there are sun shades placed against the doors, which shows that the houses belong to someone of high rank.
Japanese: そのかわり、身分の高い人の家を示す入り口に立てかけられた日覆いの傘（蓋）がある。
English: Various house-shaped haniwa of the mid Kofun period (tumulus period) were excavated from Tonobeta number 1 mound in Shibayama-cho, Sanbu County, Chiba Prefecture and Nagase Takahama site in Umanoyama burial mounds located in Hawai-cho, Tohaku County, Tottori Prefecture.
Japanese: 埴輪では千葉県山武郡芝山町の殿部田（とのべた）1号墳や鳥取県東伯郡羽合町の馬ノ山古墳群中の長瀬高浜遺跡から古墳時代中期の様々なスタイルをした家形埴輪が、　出土している。
English: House-shaped haniwa which looks similar to House A was excavated from the surrounding moat of Misono Tumulus in Yao City, Osaka Prefecture, and eight different types of house-shaped haniwa were excavated from Akabori Chausuyama Tumulus in Akabori-machi, Isesaki City, Gunma Prefecture.
Japanese: 大阪府八尾市の美園古墳の周濠からA棟によく似た家形埴輪が、群馬県伊勢崎市赤堀町の赤堀茶臼山古墳から多種多様な8棟の家形埴輪が出土している。
English: Tenri Municipal Kurozuka Tumulus Museum is a museum in Tenri City, Nara Prefecture.
Japanese: 天理市立黒塚古墳展示館（てんりしりつくろづかこふんてんじかん）は奈良県天理市にある博物館。
English: In 1998, a national record of 33 Sankakubuchi Shinjukyo Mirror (a round mirror with raised edge and relief engraving of animals and gods) along with one Gabuntai Shinjukyo Mirror (a mirror with figures of deities and sacred animals), numerous iron swords, and U-shaped iron products were excavated from Kurozuka Tumulus, a keyhole-shaped mound built in the beginning of the Kofun period (tumulus period).
Japanese: 古墳時代初期の前方後円墳である黒塚古墳から1998年に国内最多の三角縁神獣鏡33面、画文帯神獣鏡1面、大量の鉄製刀剣類、U字形の鉄製品などが出土した。
English: Tenri City opened the museum in a park located on the eastern bank of a pond which is considered to have been the surrounding moat of Kurozuka Tumulus, in order to keep and display the archaeological materials found.
Japanese: これらの考古学資料を保管・展示するために天理市により黒塚古墳の周濠だったと考えられる池の東畔の公園内に開設された施設である。
English: At the open ceiling space on the first floor, the rock chamber of Kurozuka Tumulus is reproduced at full scale (8.3 meters long.)
Japanese: 館内は、1階の吹き抜け下に黒塚古墳の石室が原寸大（長さ8.3m）模型で再現されている。
English: From the open hall on the second floor, you can overlook the whole rock chamber model below.
Japanese: 2階の吹き抜け上から1階の石室全体を見渡すことができるようになっている。
English: On the first floor, there is also a display of artifacts, such as ironware, excavated from Kurozuka Tumulus with explanation panels to describe Kurozuka Tumulus as well as Yamato during the Kofun period (tumulus period).
Japanese: ほか1階では鉄器など黒塚古墳出土品を展示して古墳時代の大和と黒塚古墳についてパネルで紹介している。
English: On the second floor, accurate replicas of excavated artifacts, 33 Sankakubuchi Shinjukyo Mirror and one Gabuntai Shinjukyo Mirror, are displayed.
Japanese: 2階では出土した三角縁神獣鏡33面、画文帯神獣鏡1面の精巧なレプリカを展示している。
English: Tsukiyama Tumulus located at of Aza Shiroyama, Tsukiyama, Yamatotakada City, Nara Prefecture, is the ancient Japanese tumulus of a circular shape rear-end with a rectangular frontage.
Japanese: 築山古墳（つきやまこふん）とは、奈良県大和高田市築山字城山にある大型前方後円墳。
English: The tumulus is under the control of the Imperial Household Agency as a reference Imperial mausoleum, thus it is prohibited to enter the site by general public people.
Japanese: 宮内庁が磐園（いわぞの）陵墓参考地として管理、立入ることは出来ない。
English: Although the collected information regarding this tumulus is quite limited, the sample Haniwa pieces (a clay image) excavated from the tumulus suggest the construction of this tomb in the late half of the 4th century.
Japanese: 情報は少ないが、採集された埴輪片から、4世紀後半の築造が考えられている。
English: Detailed research has not been performed yet particularly on the stepped construction of the tumulus, but the studies suggest several options for the detail of the step that; Two-stepped rectangular frontage and three-stepped circular rear-end; three-stepped rectangular frontage and three-stepped circular rear-end; three-stepped rectangular frontage and four-stepped circular rear-end.
Japanese: 墳丘の段築については、詳しい調査が行われていないが、前方部二段築成・後円部三段築成、前方部三段築成・後円部三段築成、前方部三段築成・後円部四段築成　等の説がある。
English: While the historical background of this tumulus is still unclear, there is a possibility that the bomb was used as a castle, in the same manner as Nagura Kitaike located about 300m south-west of Tsukiyama Tumulus, (Nagura Kitaike is the castle site of Banzai clan, the powerful samurai clan of Hiratanosho Manor) and Babasaki site located south to the tumulus, which is also presumed as a castle related construction.
Japanese: 歴史的には不明であるが、南西約300ｍ離れた名倉北池（平田荘の有力武士である万歳氏の城跡：付近に池田遺跡がある。）と同様に、城として使用された可能性があり、すぐ南方にも城と関係を推測させる馬場崎と言う場所がある。
English: The original surrounding moat was presumably symmetrical and located at the north of the rectangular rear-end part, although its north part is currently deformed thinly by filling in the moat from the outer side toward the embankment.
Japanese: 周濠に掛かる外堤は後円部北方にあり、また、北方の周濠は外側から埋め立てられて細く変形しており、本来の周濠は南北対称であったと思われる。
English: Only at the southern side of the attaching point of the rectangular frontage part and the circular rear-end part, "Tsukuridashi" (a section of the tumulus to place the offerings) is preserved and visible from the outside.
Japanese: 墳丘の後円部と前方部の接合部である南側だけに、外観から造り出しの存在が確認できる。
English: According to "Sanryoshi" written by Kunpei GAMOH (a historical research record regarding Imperial mausoleums written by a Confucian scholar Kunpei GAMOH), Tsukiyama Tumulus is considered to be built as the Imperial Mausoleum for Emperor Buretsu, while Kitsuizuka Tumulus in a circular shape rear-end with a rectangular frontage (the length of the tumulus is 75m, and it is located south to Tsukiyama Tumulus; currently the Imperial Household Agency manages the tomb as Okanishi Imperial Mausoleum) was built as the Imperial Mausoleum for Emperor Kenzo.
Japanese: 蒲生君平の山陵志では、南にある全長75ｍの前方後円墳である狐井塚古墳（現　陵西（おかにし）陵墓参考地）と共に、武烈天皇陵と顕宗天皇陵に比定されている。
English: On the map describing the ancient conditions of this area, those two tumulus were noted as the South/North Mausoleums of "Kataokano Iwatsukino-oka Imperial Mausoleum, which could be the origin of the names of local places, such as Iwazono or Iwatsuki-bashi Bridge (the bridge over Takada-gawa River situated east of the tumulus).
Japanese: 古地図には、共に片岡石杯岡（かたおかのいわつきのおか）の北陵・南陵として記されてもおり、付近の地名である磐園（いわぞの）や、磐築橋（いわつきばし：東方の高田川にかかる橋）の名のいわれと思われる。
English: Unfortunately it is considered that this tumulus has been robbed already, judging from the singes found in Edo period with scattered Haniwa pieces and a large hole dug on the tumulus ground.
Japanese: また、江戸時代には墳丘上に、埴輪が散乱し、大穴があったことが知られており、既に盗掘されていると考えられる。
English: Although a Japanese literature/folklorist, Nobuo ORIKUCHI, also tried to specify the buried figure through his own research during the stay at his friends house located near the tumulus, he did not reach the conclusion; however, he was deeply moved by the villagers taking pride of the tumulus as he conducted hearing with them.
Japanese: 折口信夫も付近の友人宅に滞在し、村人の誇り高さに感銘を受けると共に、被葬者の推定を行っているが、結論は出していない。
English: Orikuchi's attachment to Tsukiyama Tumulus was particularly strong, thus he visited the tumulus quite often as he visited Taima-dera Temple.
Japanese: 特に折口の築山古墳に対する愛着は尋常でなく、当麻寺参詣と共に度々訪れた。
English: Orikuchi described himself as the follower of Kunpei GAMOH, Mitsuhira TOMOBAYASHI and Toshiakira KAWAJI in his essay, 'Shinsen Sanryoshi' (The New Edition of Sanryoshi, 11th volume, 12th edition published in "Kigen 2600" released in December, 1938) stating the village of Tsukiyama as the 'sacred place' or the 'holy ground.'
Japanese: 自分を蒲生君平、伴林光平、川路聖謨に続くと「新撰山陵志」（昭和13年12月『紀元二千六百年』第一巻十二号）に書き、古墳がある築山の里を「尊い地」、「聖地」とまで書いている。
English: Since he wrote the place as the 'village with a distinguished history handed down in tradition,' he might have heard and seen some folklore or tradition regarding the tumulus.
Japanese: 「古い由緒を伝える村」と書いていることから、何か伝承を見聞していた可能性がある。
English: Furthermore, he mentioned he went into 'raptures' when he learned Tsukiyama Tumulus was presumably designated as the 'Imperial Mausoleum.'
Japanese: また、「帝室陵墓伝説地」に築山古墳が指定された折、「狂喜した」と言っている。
English: When the central axis of the tumulus is extended out to the circular rear-end orientation, it goes through the mountain pass area of Takenouchi Road located south to Futakami-yama Mountain, while the axis extended out to the rectangular frontage orientation goes through Hashihaka Tumulus and Hibara-jinja Shrine area.
Japanese: 墳丘の中心軸の延長線について、後円部方向は二上山の南にある竹之内街道の峠付近を通り、前方部方向は箸墓や檜原神社付近を通る。
English: To the east side of the rectangular frontage part, which is also the orientation toward Miwa-yama Mountain, there is Konpira-yama Mountain Tumulus, which is the largest circular-shaped Tumulus in Kinki region with the diameter of the circle in 95m.
Japanese: 少し外れるが、三輪山方向でもあり、前方部東方向には直径95ｍの近畿最大の円墳であるコンピラ山古墳がある。
English: It was named as Konpira-yama Mountain Tumulus since Konpira-jinja Shrine, known as the guardian of sailing, was enshrined on top of the tumulus body; it is an interesting point to note that the enshrined guardian deity is the same Omono nushinokami with Miwa-yama Mountain Omiwa-jinja Shrine.
Japanese: コンピラ山古墳は、航海守護として知られる金毘羅神社が墳丘上に祀ってあったことから名がついたもので、三輪山大神神社の大物主神と祭神が同じであるのは興味深い。
English: There is a height difference in several meters between the exterior embankment of Tsukiyama Tumulus and Konpira-yama Mountain Tumulus, which extends out and encircle Tsukiyama Tumulus, and forms a pond at one location called Tsuga Pond.
Japanese: また、築山古墳の周堤帯とコンピラ山古墳の間に数ｍの段差があり、それが、南に築山古墳を囲む形で延びており、一部は栂池という名の池となっている。
English: Tsukiyama Tumulus is surrounded by various large and small-scale tumulus, such as; Inkiyama Tumulus (a tumulus with a circular shape rear-end with a rectangular frontage) right at the south of Tsukiyama Station front; series of tumulus located within Otaniyama Natural Park; Kanyama Tumulus (it is locate inside of Tsukiyama Children Park, slightly north of Tsukiyama Tumulus: this tumulus has a scallop-shaped rectangular frontage with a circular rear-end); Furuyashiki Tumulus (it is located west-north of Tsukiyama Tumulus: its stone hut is exposed to the outside); Chausu-yama Mountain Tumulus (south-west of Tsukiyama Tumulus: it is a circular-shaped tumulus with a diameter of 50m); Kitsuizuka Tumulus (it is located south-east of Tsukiyama Tumulus); Konpira-yama Mountain Tumulus (it is located east of Tsukiyama Tumulus).
Japanese: 築山古墳は、多くの大小古墳に囲まれており、築山駅前すぐ南のインキ山古墳（前方後円墳）、大谷山自然公園の中に残る複数の古墳、かん山古墳（築山古墳の北にある築山児童公園内：帆立貝式前方後円墳）、古屋敷古墳（築山古墳の西北：石室露出）、茶臼山古墳（築山古墳の南西：直径50ｍの円墳）、前述の狐井塚古墳（築山古墳の南東）、コンピラ山古墳（築山古墳の東）等がある。
English: There are also many other groups of tumulus related to Tsukiyama Tumulus, such as Kuroishi Tumulus Group north of the Tsukiyama Station near Kuroishi-yama Mountain, Egamida Tumulus Group, Moesashi Tumulus Group, and Shinyama Tumulus.
Japanese: 関係性があると思われるが、築山駅北側にも黒石山の黒石支群、エガミ田支群、モエサシ支群　等の多くの古墳が有り、新山古墳もある。
English: During Meiji period, the village residents living near the tumulus of Kuroishi-yama Mountain were suspected of robbing the tomb and questioned by the police (the result was not guilty.)
Japanese: また、明治時代に黒石山の古墳の盗掘嫌疑で村人の事情聴取が行われた。（結果無罪）
English: At that time, the names of the buried figures in those small tumulus had been forgotten, although each tumulus had a legend handed down over generations.
Japanese: 小さな古墳の被葬者の名でさえ、その時は忘れられていたが、元々言い伝えがあったことが判る。
English: According to the Nihon Shoki (the Chronicle of Japan), the Empress Suiko ascended the throne at Toyura Palace in 603.
Japanese: 日本書紀によると603年（推古11）、豊浦宮（とゆらのみや）で推古天皇は即位した。
English: Important measures, such as establishing Kan I junikai (twelve grades of cap rank) or the Seventeen Article Constitution, as well as sending a Japanese envoy to Tang Dynasty China, were implemented here by the Soga clan and Prince Shotoku until the death of the empress.
Japanese: その後女帝死去するまでの間に、蘇我氏、聖徳太子らを中心として、冠位十二階の制定、十七条憲法の制定、遣隋使派遣などの重要施策がこの宮で行われた。
English: Based on the description of the Nihon Shoki, the palace is estimated to have had the 'south gate' and the 'Imperial Court' with several 'cho' agencies Shodaibu (lower aristocracy) worked for, on the north side of the gate.
Japanese: 日本書紀の記述からこの宮の構造は、南に「南門」を構えその北に諸大夫の勤する「庁」が並ぶ「朝庭」が広がっていたと推測される。
English: It is also estimated that further north was Daimon-gate and 'Otono' where the empress used to live.
Japanese: そのさらに北の大門を入ると女帝の住まう「大殿」が営まれていたことが推定される。
English: This structure of a palace later developed into a palace consisting of Chodo-in (office in palace), Daigokuden (council hall in palace), and Dairi (Imperial residence).
Japanese: これは後代の宮城において、朝堂院と大極殿および内裏に発展するものの原型と思われる。
English: As for the location of Oharida Palace, Toyoura (Asuka Village, Takaichi County, Nara Prefecture) had been the leading candidate for long because there is a koaza (small administrative unit of a village) named 'Furumiya' there.
Japanese: 小墾田宮の所在地については奈良県高市郡明日香村豊浦（とようら）に「古宮」という小字があることから、以前より有力地とされていた。
English: During the research and excavation between 1970 and 1973, remains of Oharida no Miya Palace was not found.
Japanese: 1970年（昭和45）～1973年（昭和48）の発掘調査では宮殿跡は見つからなかった.
English: In 'Ikazuchi no Oka Toho site' around Ikazuchi, Asuka Village, an earthenware fragment with ink inscription of 'Oharida' was found in 1987.
Japanese: だが、1987年（昭和62）には明日香村雷（いかずち）近辺の「雷丘東方遺跡」で「小治田」と墨書された土器破片が見つかった。
English: Thus Ikazuchi no Oka Toho site suddenly began to attract attention as a stronger candidate.
Japanese: このことで、こちらが俄然有力な候補地として注目されるようになっている。
English: Tsuboi Remains are the series of remains from the mid to the late Yayoi period, located across Tokiwa-cho, Kashihara City to Daifuku, Sakurai City.
Japanese: 坪井遺跡（つぼいいせき）とは、橿原市常盤町と桜井市大福にまたがる弥生時代中期・後期の遺跡。
English: Sumitomo Kakkien is a historical building located in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture.
Japanese: 住友活機園（すみともかっきえん）は、滋賀県大津市にある歴史的建造物。
English: The structure is a representative mansion of the late Meiji period and, the retirement residence of Teigo IBA, the 2nd hereditary President of the Sumitomo zaibatsu (pre WWII business conglomerate).
Japanese: 住友財閥2代総理事・伊庭貞剛が引退後に居住した邸宅であり、明治時代後期を代表する邸宅建築である。
English: Teigo IBA retired here in 1904 and passed away here in 1926.
Japanese: 伊庭貞剛は1904年（明治37年）にここに隠居し、1926年（大正15年）にこの地で没した。
English: Consisting of Western-style house, Japanese-style house, and gardens, 6 buildings and grounds of Kakkien were designated Important Cultural Property in 2002 by virtue that 'it is a rare example that completely conveys the style of a late-Meiji era mansion'.
Japanese: 洋館と和館、庭園からなり、「明治後期の大邸宅の姿を完全に伝える稀有な例」として2002年（平成14年）に建物6棟と土地が重要文化財に指定された。
English: Miyazuka Tumulus is located at Hirose 608, Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, which has a unique two-stepped form with a rectangular-shaped lower layer and a circular-shaped upper layer.
Japanese: 宮塚古墳（みやづかこふん）は埼玉県熊谷市広瀬608番地にある上円下方墳である。
English: This tumulus is constructed in a unique style, combining a rectilinear soil embankment in 17m (east side) by 24m (west side) with the height of 4.1m, and a circular shaped upper volume with the diameter in 10m with the height of 2.5m.
Japanese: 東辺17メートル、西辺24メートル、高さ4.1メートル規模の方基状の土盛りに径約10メートル、高さ約2.50メートルの上円部が築成されている。
English: However, some study suggests that this tumulus was originally in a simple shape in either circular or rectangular volume, and in later years the volume of the tumulus was carved out when farmers used the surface ground of the tumulus for agricultural purpose.
Japanese: 元来円墳か方墳であったのが後世の耕作によって削られただけなのではないか、という見解がある。
English: Andonyama Tumulus is an ancient Japanese tumulus of a circular shape rear-end with a rectangular frontage, located at Yanagimoto-cho, Tenri City, Nara Prefecture.
Japanese: 行燈山古墳（あんどんやまこふん、あんどやまこふん、行灯とも書く）は、奈良県天理市柳本町に所在する古墳時代前期の前方後円墳である。
English: This tumulus was constructed at the foot of Ryuo-zan Mountain by utilizing the tip of a mountain slope, by facing its rectangular frontage side in north-west direction toward the level ground.
Japanese: 本古墳は、龍王山の斜面の先端を利用して造られており、平野の方に前方部を北西に向けている。
English: Andonyama Tumulus is the second largest tumulus next to Shibutani Mukouyama Tumulus (currently designated as the Imperial Mausoleum of Emperor Keiko) among Yamato/Yanagimoto Tumulus Group scattered around the foot of Miwa-yama Mountain, and it is now specified as the Imperial Mausoleum of Emperor Sujin (Yamanobeno Michinomagarino Okanoeno Misasagi).
Japanese: 三輪山の山麓に築かれた大和・柳本古墳群の中でも、渋谷向山古墳（現景行天皇陵）に次ぐ大きさであり、現崇神天皇陵（山辺道勾岡上陵）に比定されている。
English: Before the restoration of the mausoleum performed at the end of Edo period, (Bunkyu era) this tumulus had been designated as the Imperial Mausoleum of Emperor Keiko, although that was thoughtlessly changed to that of Emperor Sujin's in February 1865, right before the completion of the restoration.
Japanese: 幕末の文久の修陵の開始時には、本古墳が景行陵だったのが、修陵事業の完成直前の1865年（慶応元）2月に、崇神陵に取り替えられた。
English: This is a typical example that the mixed usage of the archaeological name and the Imperial name of the tumulus could cause this kind of confusion.
Japanese: これなどは、考古学の遺跡名に陵墓名を持ち込むと混乱を引き起こす原因になる好例である。
English: This tumulus is under the control of the Imperial Household Agency, thus a general public including the archaeological scholars are not allowed to enter the site without permission from the agency.
Japanese: 宮内庁の管轄する古墳であるので、研究者や国民は、自由に立ち入りできない。
English: This tumulus has 242m in its length, while its precise circular shaped rear-end in three steps has the diameter in 158m and the height in 23m.
Japanese: 墳丘は全長が242メートル、正円形で3段築成の後円部は直径158メートル、高さ23メートル。
English: The top edge line of this arc-end mound is slightly inclined to have a slope toward the depressed center.
Japanese: その頂上は、くびれ部に向かって少しずつ低く坂のように整形されている。
English: There are bridges by the soil embankments go across the surrounding moat at the south side of the circular rear-end and the rectangular frontage, presumably existed from the beginning as the original features.
Japanese: 渡り土堤が後円部南側と前方部にあり、築造当初から設けられていたと推定されている。
English: Biwako Bunkakan is located in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture.
Japanese: 滋賀県立琵琶湖文化館（しがけんりつびわこぶんかかん）は、滋賀県大津市にある博物館。
English: Biwako Bunkakan opened in 1961 as Shiga Prefecture's first integrated museum, including a general history museum, a modern art museum, an observation tower, and a freshwater aquarium.
Japanese: 博物館、近代美術館、展望閣、淡水魚水族館などを有する滋賀県初の総合博物館として1961年に開館した。
English: Subsequently the collection of modern and contemporary Japanese style paintings and oil paintings was moved to The Museum of Modern Art, Shiga.
Japanese: その後、近現代の日本画・洋画のコレクションは滋賀県立近代美術館に移された。
English: Archaeological documents were moved to Shiga Prefectural Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum and the freshwater aquarium was moved to Lake Biwa Museum.
Japanese: 考古資料は滋賀県立安土城考古博物館に、淡水水族館は滋賀県立琵琶湖博物館に移された。
English: Now Biwako Bunkakan concentrates on the theme of the history and culture of Omi (an old administrative area which corresponds to present-day Shiga Prefecture) introducing its local culture.
Japanese: 現在は「近江の歴史と文化」にテーマを絞って郷土の文化を紹介する施設になっている。
English: Its main exhibit is a permanent collection of high quality Buddhist art works including two naional treasures and fifty three national important cultural properties.
Japanese: その核となるのは常設の企画展示室で、国宝2件・国の重要文化財53件を含む質の高い仏教美術作品を展示する。
English: In December 2007 the head of the Board of Education announced in the prefectural assembly that Biwako Bunkakan would close on March 31, 2008.
Japanese: 2008年3月31日をもって休館することが、県議会における県教育長の答弁により表明された（2007年12月）。
English: Biwako Bunkakan has been closed since March 31, 2008 (in fact since March 30 because it was normally closed on Mondays) and it is not possible for the public to enter.
Japanese: 2008年3月31日（実際には月曜が休館日となるため3月30日を以って休館）を以って休館しており、現在一般人が館内に立ち入ることは出来ない。
English: Because the facilities are outdated and not yet barrier free it seems difficult for it to reopen in this building.
Japanese: 施設の老朽化やバリアフリー化への未対応の問題もあり、今後同施設での公開は難しいと思われる。
English: Yagyu no Tokusei Hibun is an inscription on the stone monument found at Yagyu Town, Nara City, Nara Prefecture.
Japanese: 柳生の徳政碑文（やぎゅうのとくせいひぶん）は、奈良県奈良市柳生町にある石碑の碑文。
English: In the former Yagyu Village, Soekami County, there is a precipice which faces the Yagyu road and is separated from Hotoku-ji Temple by the river, and to its surface clings a huge rock of granite on which a Jizo Bosatsu-ryuzo (standing statue of the Guardian Deity of travelers and children) commonly called 'Hoso Jizo' (Smallpox Jizo) is carved.
Japanese: 旧添上郡柳生村の柳生街道に面する、芳徳寺と川を隔てた崖に、「疱瘡地蔵」と通称する地蔵菩薩立像を彫りつけた花崗岩の巨石が存在する。
English: It is believed that one of the local ordinary people inscribed it in commemoration of the Tokuseirei (order to return the land sold and cancel the debts) which they gained through the peasants' uprising of the Shocho era in 1428.
Japanese: 正長元年（1428年）の正長の土一揆によって徳政令を勝ち取った郷民の誰かが記念に彫ったものとされている。
English: The inscription is written for four and a half lines in incised characters, that says "Shochogannen yori/sakiha kanhe shikan/kauni oime aru/hekarasu," and if you go through the text normally, it reads, 'Shochogannen yori sakiha, kanbe 4 kagoni oime arubekarazu.'
Japanese: 碑文には、正長元年ヨリ、サキ者カンへ四カン、カウニヲ井メアル、ヘカラスと4行半にわたって陰刻されており、読み下せば「天正元年より先は、神戸四箇郷に負い目あるべからず」となる。
English: It is interpreted as the sentence which explained the specific content of the Tokuseirei, that says, 'All the debts which have been run up by the peasants in Kanbe four villages before the first year of Shocho (1428) should be expired.'
Japanese: 「正長元年より以前の、神戸（かんべ）四箇郷における負債は一切消滅した」という、徳政令の具体的内容を記したものと解釈されている。
English: By the way, 'Kanbe four villages' refers to four manors in medieval Japan, namely Oyagyu no sho, Shoyagyu no sho, Sakahara no sho and Oji no sho villages, and this is proved by the fact that the inscription on the bell by Takuan Soho handed down to Hotokuzen-ji Temple includes the expression 'Kanbe four villages.'
Japanese: なお、「神戸四箇郷」とは大柳生庄、小柳生庄、坂原庄、邑地庄の4庄を指し、それは、芳徳禅寺に伝わる沢庵宗彭の鐘銘文に「神戸（かんべ）四ヶ郷」とあることからも証明されている。
English: The rock itself is 3 meters in height, 3.5 meters in front width, and 2.5 meters in side depth.
Japanese: 石自体は高さ3メートル、正面幅3.5メートル、側面幅2.5メートル。
English: The carving face of the inscription is on the lower right part of that huge rock, and is approximately 33 centimeters in height and 21 centimeters in width.
Japanese: 碑文の彫刻面は、その巨石の右下よりにあり、縦33センチ、横21センチほど。
English: The Jizo Bosatsu-zo (statue of Jizo Bosatsu) which deserves to be called the main body of the monument rock has a legend that it was curved to pray for protection from smallpox, and so it has been known as 'Hoso Jizo.'
Japanese: 碑石の本体に当たる地蔵菩薩像は、天然痘除けを祈願して彫られたとの伝説があり、「疱瘡地蔵」の名で知られる。
English: The Jizo has an inscription that says it was completed in 'December, 1319,' and therefore, it has turned out that the Tokusei Hibun itself was inscribed 109 years later than the Jizo was carved.
Japanese: 地蔵には「元応元年己未（つちのとひつじ）十一月日」の刻銘があり（元応元年は1319年）、したがって、徳政碑文自体は、地蔵が彫られてから109年後に彫られたことになる。