A Late Edo Shop in Central Kisarazu
The Yamani Tsunashima Shoten Store (ヤマニ綱島商店店舗) is a late Edo-period shop building in Chuo 2-chome, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, altered in the late Taisho era, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on July 25, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a timber building, single-storey with a partial upper floor, tiled roof, building area 100 square metres; registration number 12-0153.
Two Storehouse Blocks, One Behind the Other
The Yamani Tsunashima Shoten Store faces west onto the street (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It consists of two plastered, fire-resistant (ōkabe-zukuri) blocks with gabled pantile roofs set one behind the other, with lean-to roofs added along the front and the south side and a copper-roofed canopy running across the front.
The front block, the misegura, is the shop; the middle block behind it, the nakamisegura, serves as the workshop (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Yamani Tsunashima Shoten Store was registered for its contribution to the historic townscape. The Agency singles out its unusual profile, with storehouse-style blocks of different ridge heights lined up front to back.
What to Look For
The street front stands open as a shop, while the side is finished in white plaster like a storehouse (Agency for Cultural Affairs). From the street, compare the open shopfront with the plastered side wall.
Step back a little and the two ridges sit at different heights, the rear block rising behind the front one. That stepped overlap is the profile the Agency describes.
Visiting
The Yamani Tsunashima Shoten Store stands on the street, so the exterior can be seen from the road. No official information on interior access or current business was found. The address is 2-1412-1 Chuo, Kisarazu City (Agency for Cultural Affairs); the Agency's database does not list the owner.
Q&A
- How old is the Yamani Tsunashima Shoten Store?
- It dates from the late Edo period and was altered in the late Taisho era (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What kind of building is the Yamani Tsunashima Shoten Store?
- A shop of two plastered storehouse-style blocks in line: the front block is the shop and the rear block the workshop.
- What should I look for?
- The open shopfront, the plastered storehouse-like side wall and the two ridges at different heights.
- Can I go inside the Yamani Tsunashima Shoten Store?
- The exterior is visible from the street; no information on interior access was found.
- When was it registered?
- On July 25, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Yamani Tsunashima Shoten Store (ヤマニ綱島商店店舗) |
|---|---|
| Location | 2-1412-1 Chuo, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2011/07/25 (Heisei 23) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, single storey with partial upper floor, tiled roof, building area 100 square metres |
| Owner | Unknown (not listed in the Agency database) |
| Public Access | Exterior visible from the street; no interior access information |
References
- Yamani Tsunashima Shoten Store (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008650
Last verified: 2026.10.14