A Forestry Family's House in the Mountains
The Former Ninomiya Sawmill Office and Main House (旧二宮製材所事務所兼主屋) is the town house of a forestry family of 1942 in Oda, Uchiko Town, Kita District, Ehime Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on October 14, 2021 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 145 square metres, altered in the Showa 40s (1965–1974); registration number 38-0162.
An Office and Reception Rooms under One Roof
The Former Ninomiya Sawmill Office and Main House is the town house of a forestry family in a mountain town in eastern Uchiko, facing east onto the street under a pantiled hip-and-gable roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
An earth-floored area lies to the north, and to the south a one-room office and a suite of three reception rooms; a kitchen wing and a bath and toilet wing project to north and south. The low upper floor carries its eaves out on projecting beams on all four sides, giving an imposing look (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes the imposing look of this forestry family's house, with its eaves carried out on projecting beams, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the upper-floor eaves carried out on projecting beams all round and the large hip-and-gable roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Uchiko Town (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1942, with alterations in 1965–1974 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What kind of building is it?
- The town house and office of a forestry family in a mountain town.
- What does it look like?
- Its upper-floor eaves are carried out on projecting beams on all four sides.
- Where is it?
- In Oda, in the east of Uchiko Town, Ehime.
- When was the Former Ninomiya Sawmill Office and Main House registered?
- On October 14, 2021 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Ninomiya Sawmill Office and Main House (旧二宮製材所事務所兼主屋) |
|---|---|
| Location | 360 Oda, Uchiko Town, Kita District, Ehime Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2021/10/14 (Reiwa 3) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, 2 storeys, tiled roof, 145 m² |
| Owner | Uchiko Town |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Former Ninomiya Sawmill Office and Main House (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00014113
Last verified: 2026.10.19