A Pavilion Facing the River
The Former Taisenso (旧対川荘) is a riverside garden pavilion of the late Meiji period in Nishimonai, Ugo Town, Ogachi District, Akita Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on January 26, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a sheet-iron roof and a building area of 111 square metres, altered in 2007; registration number 05-0184.
Opened to the View
The Former Taisenso stands on a plot facing west over the north-flowing Nishimonai River, a two-storey hipped timber building with a sheet-iron roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Both floors are lined with glazed doors to open them to the view; upstairs, a main room with alcove and shelves and an adjoining room are wrapped on three sides by verandas.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency calls it a garden building of light design and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the glazed doors that open to the river and the verandas round three sides upstairs (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Sakurayama Co., Ltd. (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visits or use was found.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In the late Meiji period; altered in 2007 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is it like?
- An open building with glazed doors on both floors for the view.
- What is upstairs?
- A main room with alcove and an adjoining room, with verandas on three sides.
- Where is it?
- Beside the Nishimonai River in Ugo, Akita Prefecture.
- When was the Former Taisenso registered?
- On January 26, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Taisenso (旧対川荘) |
|---|---|
| Location | 12-2 Nishimonai, Ugo Town, Ogachi District, Akita Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2011/01/26 (Heisei 23) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, sheet-iron roof, 111 m² |
| Owner | Sakurayama Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Former Taisenso (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008412
Last verified: 2026.10.21