A Board-Clad Storehouse behind the House
The Kamiyuge Tasaka Family Residence Storehouse (上弓削田坂家住宅土蔵) is a storehouse joined to the back of the main house of around 1917, altered in the early Showa period and in 2014 in Yuge Kamiyuge, Kamijima Town, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 29, 2019 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey plastered storehouse with a tiled roof and a building area of 17 square metres; registration number 38-0131.
A Storehouse Clad in Vertical Boards
The storehouse of the Tasaka family residence in Kamiyuge, of around 1917, is joined to the kitchen wing at the back of the main house (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A two-storey plastered store with a gabled tiled roof, it has doors on the north and east sides under an open lean-to.
Its walls are clad in vertical boards and an upper window on the east has a small canopy. Though altered inside, it keeps its old exterior well and shows the traditional layout of a town house on the Inland Sea islands (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the vertical-board cladding and the open lean-to on the north and east (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The owner is not listed in the Agency record. No official information on public access was found. The main house, storehouse and gate and wall are introduced together on the Kamiyuge Tasaka Family Residence page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- Around 1917 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- Joined to the back of the main house.
- What are the walls like?
- Clad in vertical boards.
- Why does it matter?
- It shows the island town-house layout.
- When was the Kamiyuge Tasaka Family Residence Storehouse registered?
- On March 29, 2019 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kamiyuge Tasaka Family Residence Storehouse (上弓削田坂家住宅土蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 313 Yuge Kamiyuge, Kamijima Town, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2019/03/29 (Heisei 31) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey plastered storehouse, tiled roof, 17 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Kamiyuge Tasaka Family Residence Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00012842
Last verified: 2026.10.26
