A Grand Early Showa Residence in Aizu
The Hayashi Family House (Aizuwakamatsu) (林家住宅) is a large Japanese-style house of 1927 in Zaimokumachi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 11, 1998 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 382 square metres; registration number 07-0024.
A Large Residence of the Early Showa Period
The Hayashi family house is a large two-storey Japanese-style house whose run of gabled roofs gives it a weighty presence (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
A Western-style room lies to the left of the entrance, and upstairs three 15-mat guest rooms open one into another, keeping the form of a grand house of the early Showa period. It is said to have been built by a master carpenter from Echigo who had worked on a former inn building at Higashiyama Onsen (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a building that would not be easy to reproduce, a high-quality large Japanese-style house of the early Showa period.
What to Look For
Look for the run of gabled roofs and the three 15-mat guest rooms upstairs (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on access to the interior was found. The building can be seen from the road.
Q&A
- When was the house built?
- In 1927 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is upstairs?
- Three 15-mat guest rooms in a row.
- Who built it?
- By tradition, a master carpenter from Echigo.
- How is Zaimokumachi read?
- Za-i-mo-ku-ma-chi, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Hayashi Family House (Aizuwakamatsu) registered?
- On December 11, 1998 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Hayashi Family House (Aizuwakamatsu) (林家住宅) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1-9-25 Zaimokumachi, Aizuwakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 1998/12/11 (Heisei 10) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 382 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Hayashi Family House (Aizuwakamatsu) (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00000939
Last verified: 2026.10.18