A Clay Storehouse Faced in Brick
The Akagawa Family Residence Storehouse (赤川家住宅蔵) is a storehouse later faced in brick of 1885 in Omorimachi Omori, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 9, 2005 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey earthen-walled storehouse with a sheet-iron roof and a building area of 67 square metres, altered in the late Meiji period; registration number 05-0118.
Brick Dentils on a Clay Store
The Akagawa Family Residence Storehouse is a two-storey earthen-walled store, six bays by three under a gabled sheet-iron roof, whose outer walls were later faced in brick (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency records the name of the master carpenter who built it.
It stands on a dressed-stone base; the band below the eaves is plastered, and rows of brick dentils run along the lower edge of that band and along the belt course (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A doorway finished in black plaster opens on the north, and another on the south is framed in brick.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency values the combination of a clay storehouse with brick ornament, and registered it as a building that would not be easy to reproduce.
What to Look For
Look for the brick dentils along the eaves band and belt course, the black-plastered doorway and the brick-framed doorway (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The Agency database does not list the owner. No official information on public access was found.
Q&A
- When was the storehouse built?
- In 1885, with alterations in the late Meiji period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What kind of building is it?
- A two-storey clay storehouse whose walls were later faced in brick.
- What decoration does it have?
- Rows of brick dentils along the eaves band and belt course.
- Where is it?
- In Omorimachi, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture.
- When was the Akagawa Family Residence Storehouse registered?
- On February 9, 2005 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Akagawa Family Residence Storehouse (赤川家住宅蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 176-2 Omorimachi Omori, Yokote City, Akita Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2005/02/09 (Heisei 17) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey earthen-walled store, sheet-iron roof, 67 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Akagawa Family Residence Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00004499
Last verified: 2026.10.22