A Concrete Rice Store with a Vaulted Stair
The Otani Family Residence Rice Storehouse (大谷家住宅米蔵) is a fire-resistant reinforced-concrete rice store of around 1928 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 two-storey reinforced-concrete building with a building area of 23 square metres; registration number 23-503.
A Vaulted Stair Hall
The rice store of the Otani family, of around 1928, stands on the south side of the site; it is a two-storey reinforced-concrete building with a flat roof and mortar-finished walls (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Inside it divides into a front and a back room; the front room is a stair hall with a vaulted ceiling (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Apart from a sliding door at the front and a single casement window each on the west side and the back, it is closed, a rice store well protected against fire.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the closed, mortar-finished exterior and the vaulted ceiling of the stair hall (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 1928 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is it built?
- In reinforced concrete with a flat roof.
- What is inside?
- A stair hall with a vaulted ceiling.
- Why so few windows?
- To protect the rice against fire.
- When was the Otani Family Residence Rice Storehouse registered?
- On October 27, 2017 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Otani Family Residence Rice Storehouse (大谷家住宅米蔵) |
|---|---|
| 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 | Two-storey reinforced concrete, 23 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Otani Family Residence Rice Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00011964
Last verified: 2026.10.25
