A Thatched Farmhouse Saved from a Dam
The Hatayama Family Residence (Mirasaka Town, Futami District, Hiroshima Prefecture) (旙山家住宅(広島県双三郡三良坂町)) is a thatched farmhouse of the mid-Edo period at Haizuka, Mirasaka-cho, Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, which in 1978 was designated an Important Cultural Property.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records a hip-and-gable thatched house 15.0 by 9.1 metres, owned by Miyoshi City.
Miyoshi City dates it to the mid-eighteenth century from its construction.
The Plan
According to the Agency, it is a farmhouse in north-central Hiroshima with a regular four-room plan. Miyoshi City describes a south-facing core six and a half bays by three and a half, ringed by half-bay lean-tos.
The city notes an earthen area of three bays on the west, with hearths and a hulling mill, and four raised rooms on the east, called Oode, Omote, Nando and Katte, with an open hearth near the centre of the Oode.
What to Look For
The Agency notes that though not especially old, its construction is very archaic; the thick, curved, many-sided posts lined up inside are impressive, and it is little altered and well preserved.
Miyoshi City explains that it stood in the former Mirasaka Town until the Haizuka Dam threatened to submerge it; between 1997 and 1999 it was moved to its present site and restored to its original form.
Visiting the Hatayama Family Residence (Mirasaka Town, Futami District, Hiroshima Prefecture)
Miyoshi City says the interior is open on the first and third Sundays of each month; for other days contact the city board of education, 0824-62-6191.
It is about 1.5 kilometres east of JR Mirasaka Station; the city gives the address as 543-2 Haizuka.
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Q&A
- When was the Hatayama house built?
- In the mid-eighteenth century, according to Miyoshi City.
- What is its highlight?
- Thick, curved, many-sided posts in an archaic structure.
- Why was it moved?
- It would have been submerged by the Haizuka Dam; it was moved in 1997 to 1999.
- Can I go inside?
- On the first and third Sundays of each month.
- How is 旙山 read?
- Hatayama.
Basic Information
| Name | Hatayama Family Residence (Mirasaka Town, Futami District, Hiroshima Prefecture) (旙山家住宅(広島県双三郡三良坂町)) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1150 Haizuka, Mirasaka-cho, Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture |
| Designation | Important Cultural Property (building) |
| Year Designated | Designated 1978/1/21 (Showa 53) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | 15.0 by 9.1 metres, hip-and-gable, thatched |
| Owner | Miyoshi City |
| Public Access | Interior open on the 1st and 3rd Sundays |
References
- Agency for Cultural Affairs Database: Hatayama Family Residence (Japanese)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/102/3195
- Cultural Heritage Online: Hatayama Family Residence (Japanese)
- https://online.bunka.go.jp/heritages/detail/176432
- Miyoshi City: Hatayama Family Residence (Japanese)
- https://www.city.miyoshi.hiroshima.jp/soshiki/49/3526.html
Last verified: 2026.09.28