Meiji
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A narrow two-storey townhouse on the old Karatsu Highway in Fukuoka keeps its earthen passage, its three rooms in single file, and a balustrade lacquered deep red.
The Gate of Ryotei Sato Bessou, located along the historic Hikosan-michi road in Ogori City, Fukuoka Prefecture, is a wooden front gate built in the late Meiji period. Featuring thick pillars and a commanding roofline, it was registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2021. Beyond the gate lies a distinguished ryotei restaurant housed in Taisho-era architecture with Japanese gardens, renowned for its wild duck cuisine captured using the traditional muso-ami netting technique.