although the architecture in Himachal Pradesh especially is very interesting among wooden architecture in India, its studies have not made enough progress. I visited that area in 1993 for the first time, that is ten years ago. As getting more information gradually, it has become to be able to go deeper in the himalaya. This page is a record of travelling in the summer of 2001 by jeep safari, appending a small report of 1998 and a chapter of William Simpson. ____( from "Kenchiku Tokyo" January - July 2002 )