A Sukiya Corridor to the Storehouse
The Otani Family Residence Corridor (大谷家住宅渡廊下) is a sukiya-style covered corridor linking the house and storehouse of around 1916 in Ashiyamadacho, Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on October 27, 2017 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber structure with a copper roof and an area of 2.5 square metres, altered in 1994; registration number 23-504.
Log-Like Beams and an Exposed Roof
The corridor of the Otani family, of around 1916, is a gabled timber passage two bays long and half a bay wide that links the main house and the storehouse (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Its lower walls are of clapboard, and on the west side facing the garden the upper walls are finished in grey plaster. Inside, log-like beams rest on the wall plates under an exposed roof, in a sukiya manner (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the log-like beams and exposed roof in the sukiya manner (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The owner is not listed in the Agency record. No official information on public access was found. The main house, storehouse, rice store and corridor are introduced together on the Otani Family Residence page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- Around 1916 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What does it link?
- The main house and the storehouse.
- What is inside like?
- Log-like beams under an exposed roof.
- How big is it?
- Two bays by half a bay.
- When was the Otani Family Residence Corridor registered?
- On October 27, 2017 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Otani Family Residence Corridor (大谷家住宅渡廊下) |
|---|---|
| Location | Lots 100 and 101, Shimodaira, Ashiyamadacho, Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2017/10/27 (Heisei 29) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, copper roof, 2.5 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Otani Family Residence Corridor (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00011965
Last verified: 2026.10.25
