A Thirty-Metre Gatehouse above the Hiji River
The Ono Family Residence Nagayamon Gate (大野家住宅長屋門) is a large nagayamon gatehouse on a rise beside the Hiji River of the late Edo period in Sugatacho Uzuko, Ozu City, Ehime Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 14, 2002 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 218 square metres; registration number 38-0019.
A Gatehouse on a Rubble-Stone Wall
The nagayamon gatehouse of the Ono family residence stands at the foot of the hills beside the Hiji River in the east of Ozu, a late Edo building (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Facing south on a wall of rough fieldstone, it is gabled at the west end and hip-and-gable at the east, with a raised ventilating roof in the middle.
More than thirty metres long, it varies its exposed-timber walls with flat and projecting lattice windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency notes that, standing on high ground, it is loved as a local landmark.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the thirty-metre gatehouse and its walls set with flat and projecting lattice windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The owner is not listed in the Agency record. No official information on public access was found.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In the late Edo period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How big is it?
- More than thirty metres long.
- What is the roof like?
- Gabled and hip-and-gable, with a raised vent.
- What does it mean locally?
- It is a well-loved landmark.
- When was the Ono Family Residence Nagayamon Gate registered?
- On February 14, 2002 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Ono Family Residence Nagayamon Gate (大野家住宅長屋門) |
|---|---|
| Location | 807 Sugatacho Uzuko, Ozu City, Ehime Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2002/02/14 (Heisei 14) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 218 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Ono Family Residence Nagayamon Gate (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00002693
Last verified: 2026.10.26