Knotty Log Posts and a Bamboo Ceiling
The Suisui Hundred-Year Garden Inn (Former Ryokan Tagawa Annex) Connecting Corridor (百年庭園の宿翠水（旧旅館田川離れ）渡り廊下) is a corridor linking three sukiya-style annex buildings of 1962 in Furusenbamachi, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 17, 2022 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber corridor with a copper roof and a building area of 30 square metres, altered in 1982; registration number 40-0199.
Diagonal Tile Floor and Bamboo Ceiling
The connecting corridor is a single-storey timber passage with a gabled copper roof that joins the three sukiya-style annex buildings of a high-class inn (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Its floor is of flat tiles laid diagonally, its knotty log posts stand on foundation stones and its ceiling is of bamboo nailed close together.
Rustic in feeling yet plain and elegant, it plays a modest but important role (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Kitakyushu City says that, linking Genkai, Kiku and Sugao, it has shared in the annex's role of receiving distinguished visitors.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered the corridor as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the diagonal tile floor, the knotty log posts on foundation stones and the close-set bamboo ceiling (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by MyStays Hotel Management Co., Ltd. (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official visiting information was found. Genkai, Kiku, Sugao and the corridor are introduced together on the Suisui (former Ryokan Tagawa annex) page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1962, with alterations in 1982 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is the floor like?
- Flat tiles laid diagonally.
- What is the ceiling like?
- Bamboo nailed close together.
- Which buildings does it link?
- Genkai, Kiku and Sugao (Kitakyushu City).
- When was the Suisui Hundred-Year Garden Inn (Former Ryokan Tagawa Annex) Connecting Corridor registered?
- On February 17, 2022 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Suisui Hundred-Year Garden Inn (Former Ryokan Tagawa Annex) Connecting Corridor (百年庭園の宿翠水（旧旅館田川離れ）渡り廊下) |
|---|---|
| Location | 9-1 Furusenbamachi, Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and other lots |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2022/02/17 (Reiwa 4) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, copper roof, 30 m² |
| Owner | MyStays Hotel Management Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Suisui Hundred-Year Garden Inn (Former Ryokan Tagawa Annex) Connecting Corridor (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00014216
- Suisui Connecting Corridor (Kitakyushu City, Japanese)
- https://www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/contents/26501485.html
Last verified: 2026.10.23
