Beside the gatehouse
The Hirao Family Residence Tool Storehouse (平尾家住宅道具蔵) in Morio, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, is the storehouse joined to the west end of the gatehouse, built in 1805 and moved to its present site in the early Showa era, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on March 7, 2008 (number 28-0328).
The Hirao Family Residence Tool Storehouse adjoins the west end of the gatehouse at a right angle and held the household's implements for ceremonies and farm work. The lower storehouse continues from it to the west, so a line of white storehouse walls faces the street.
It was built in 1805 and moved here in the early Showa era, the second oldest dated building on the estate after the new storehouse.
White plaster on cut stone
The Hirao Family Residence Tool Storehouse is a 2-storey earthen-walled storehouse of 4 bays by 2 and a half under a floating gabled roof of pantiles, with a pent roof wrapping the north and west sides. Its building area is 31 m².
It stands on 2 courses of cut stone, with plastered walls, an exposed-aggregate mortar skirting and a drip course.
Weight at the front
The Agency for Cultural Affairs says it gives the compound a sense of weight. Finished to the same specification as the gatehouse, lower storehouse and rice storehouse, it helps form a consistent row of white walls along the front.
Visiting
The white walls of the Hirao Family Residence Tool Storehouse face the street and can be seen from outside; the interior is not open.
The story of the estate, what can be seen from the road and directions are on the Hirao Family Residence page.
Q&A
- Where is the Hirao Family Residence Tool Storehouse?
- On the south side of the Hirao estate, joined at a right angle to the west end of the gatehouse.
- When was the Hirao Family Residence Tool Storehouse registered as a cultural property?
- On March 7, 2008, as Registered Tangible Cultural Property number 28-0328. It dates from 1805, moved in the early Showa era.
- When was the Hirao Family Residence Tool Storehouse moved?
- It was built in 1805 and moved to its present position in the early Showa era.
- How big is the Hirao Family Residence Tool Storehouse?
- A 2-storey storehouse of 4 bays by 2 and a half, with a building area of 31 m².
- Can visitors see the Hirao Family Residence Tool Storehouse?
- Its exterior can be seen from the street; the interior is closed.
Basic Information
| Name | Hirao Family Residence Tool Storehouse (平尾家住宅道具蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 958 Ando, Morio, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Designation | National Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure); registration number 28-0328 |
| Year Designated | Registered 2008/03/07 (Heisei 20) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Earthen-walled storehouse, 2 storeys, tiled roof; building area 31 m² |
| Owner | Private individual |
| Public Access | Not open to the public (private residence) |
References
- Database of National Cultural Properties (Agency for Cultural Affairs) — Hirao Family Residence Tool Storehouse
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00006904
- Cultural Heritage Online — Hirao Family Residence Tool Storehouse
- https://online.bunka.go.jp/heritages/detail/183116
- Tajima Encyclopedia (Tanshin Regional Promotion Fund) — Hirao Family Residence
- https://tanshin-kikin.jp/tajima/568
Last verified: 2026.10.02
