What is "minka"

are vernacular houses constructed in any one of several traditional Japanese building styles. In the context of the four divisions of society, minka were the dwellings of farmers, artisans, and merchants (i.e., the three non- samurai castes), but this connotation no longer exists in the modern Japanese language, and any traditional Japanese-style residence of an appropriate age could be referred to as minka.

Minka are characterised by their basic structure, their roof structure and their roof shape. Minka developed through history with distinctive styles emerging in the Edo period.

Minka (民家 literally "peasant house") is a type of Japanese house.

Minka can refer to:

Minka is a Ukrainian folk tune. The German title "Schöne Minka" comes from the first words of a poem by Christoph August Tiedge, "Schöne Minka, ich muß scheiden" - which was set twice by Beethoven.

Minka or Minga is a form of communal work in Quechua communities.

Minka is a 1995 short film by Guinean director Mohamed Camara treating the controversial subject of child suicide.