Former Uchida Saheiji Family Residence Storehouse
The Former Uchida Saheiji Family Residence Storehouse (旧内田佐平二家住宅土蔵) is a structure built around 1872 at the Uchida Saheiji family house in Utsumi, Minamichita Town, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, and it was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on November 2, 2018, under registration number 23-0532. The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a two-storey dozo storehouse with a tiled roof and a building area of 20 square metres, renovated in 2013.
According to Minamichita Town, the Saheiji house was built by the Sashichi family for the first Sazo, who had managed the family's branch shop, when he returned to Utsumi; a house-plan divination chart of May 1872 dates it to around that time.
Why It Was Registered
The storehouse was registered in 2018 as contributing to the historic landscape of the country. According to the Agency, it is a two-storey dozo in the northwest corner of the plot, gabled with its ridge running east to west and entered from the gable end. Standing at a corner facing the street, it helps form the port town's historic landscape.
What to Look For
The walls are plastered, with clapboards on the west and north sides. The door is at the centre of the east side, where the retirement cottage joins it, and inside both floors are single boarded rooms under a Japanese-style roof frame (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
According to the town, the storehouse and the retirement cottage stand side by side north of the main house. Notice how the two are joined.
Visiting
No public opening information for the Saheiji house was found in Minamichita Town's guidance, which covers the main Uchida (Sashichi) house. Ask the town's education division (0569-65-0711) whether it can be visited. Opening days, admission and access are on the Uchida Family Residences of the Utsumi Shipowners page.
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Q&A
- When was the storehouse built?
- Around 1872; it was renovated in 2013.
- When was it registered?
- On November 2, 2018, as registration number 23-0532.
- What does it look like?
- Plastered walls with clapboards on the west and north sides.
- How does it relate to the retirement cottage?
- The cottage joins its east side, where the storehouse door is.
- Can I visit the storehouse?
- No public opening information was found; ask Minamichita Town's education division.
Basic Information
| Name | Former Uchida Saheiji Family Residence Storehouse (旧内田佐平二家住宅土蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 55 Minamigawa, Utsumi, Minamichita Town, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2018/11/2 (Heisei 30), registration no. 23-0532 |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Dozo storehouse, 2 storeys, tiled roof, building area 20 square metres |
| Owner | Minamichita Town |
| Public Access | No public opening announced (ask the town) |
References
- 旧内田佐平二家住宅土蔵 (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00012561
- About the Uchida houses (Minamichita Town)
- https://www.town.minamichita.lg.jp/kankosangyou/bunkasports/1001407/1001408.html
Last verified: 2026.10.04
Last verified: 2026.10.04
