Three eight-mat rooms facing the garden
The Kusaka Family Residence Parlor Wing (日下家住宅座敷, Kusaka-ke Jūtaku Zashiki) in Awaga, Santo-cho, Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture, is the parlor wing facing the garden, built in 1846; it was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on January 26, 2011 (number 28-0496). It was remodelled around 1890.
The Kusaka Family Residence Parlor Wing stands southeast of the main house as an east-west range, its formal reception rooms turned toward the garden that spreads to the south.
A formal step, verandas and a dressing room
The Kusaka Family Residence Parlor Wing is a single-storey timber building under a hipped-and-gabled pantile roof, with a building area of 107 m². Three eight-mat rooms run in a line from west to east. A formal entrance step, the shikidai, sits at the west end of the south side, and from there boarded and open verandas wrap round to the east, so guests could move between the rooms with the garden in view.
Between the parlor and the main house are a dressing room and a washroom.
Light sukiya design
The eaves of the Kusaka parlor wing carry a canopy in sukiya taste, and the Agency for Cultural Affairs calls it an elegant reception building. This is where a landowning family received its guests, and its light detailing is the opposite of the heavy framing of the main house.
Visiting
The Kusaka Family Residence Parlor Wing is part of the family home and is not open. It faces the garden on the south side of the compound and is hardly visible from the road.
The background of the property, what can be seen from outside and directions are on the Kusaka Family Residence (Asago) page.
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Q&A
- Where is the Kusaka Family Residence Parlor Wing?
- In the Kusaka compound in Awaga, Santo-cho, Asago City, southeast of the main house and facing the south garden.
- When was the Kusaka Family Residence Parlor Wing registered as a cultural property?
- On January 26, 2011, as Registered Tangible Cultural Property number 28-0496.
- What is the layout of the Kusaka Family Residence Parlor Wing?
- Three eight-mat rooms in a row with a formal step at the west end and verandas round the south and east, plus a dressing room and washroom toward the main house.
- What style is the Kusaka Family Residence Parlor Wing?
- An elegant reception wing with a canopy in sukiya taste.
- Can visitors see the Kusaka Family Residence Parlor Wing?
- No. It is part of a private home and hardly visible from outside.
Basic Information
| Name | Kusaka Family Residence Parlor Wing (日下家住宅座敷) |
|---|---|
| Location | 2097 Nishitani, Awaga, Santo-cho, Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture, and other lots |
| Designation | National Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure); registration number 28-0496 |
| Year Designated | Registered 2011/01/26 (Heisei 23) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, single storey, tiled roof; building area 107 m² |
| Owner | Private individual |
| Public Access | Not open to the public (private residence) |
References
- Database of National Cultural Properties (Agency for Cultural Affairs) — Kusaka Family Residence Parlor Wing
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008549
- Tajima Encyclopedia (Tanshin Regional Promotion Fund) — Kusaka Family Residence
- https://tanshin-kikin.jp/tajima/576
Last verified: 2026.10.02
