*bows and sips green tea*

Your Machiya is lovely, Nariko-sama, and your hospitality is flawless. *S*

I was delighted to learn about Machiya. The "eel bed" shape reminds me of what we call railroad apartments or flats in North America — a series of rooms connected to each other in a line.

I, too, would love to visit Japan, and yes, the bolt of red cloth Shibori-sama brought you is divine.

*eyes fine silk cloth and wonders how much it would fetch on the Harbin black market*