A storehouse beside the forestry office
The Kusaka Family Residence Taisho Storehouse (日下家住宅大正蔵, Kusaka-ke Jūtaku Taishōgura) in Awaga, Santo-cho, Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture, is the two-storey storehouse of the Taisho era, built in the late Taisho era; it was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on January 26, 2011 (number 28-0501). It was remodelled in 1939.
The Kusaka Family Residence Taisho Storehouse stands as an east-west range west of the forestry office, with the stable further west. The east end of the ground floor served the office as an archive, so this storehouse worked as a pair with the forestry office, and its 1939 remodelling came in the year the office was built.
Two storeys under a raised roof
The Kusaka Family Residence Taisho Storehouse is a 2-storey earthen storehouse under a gabled pantile roof raised on posts above the clay body, 6.9 metres by 5.9 metres, with a building area of 40 m².
Trowel-work over a torii-shaped doorway
The south front of the Kusaka Taisho storehouse has a rectangular window above and a doorway below. The doorway is framed in a shape like a shrine torii, and above it is a distinctive piece of decorative plasterwork modelled with the trowel, the main ornament of the storehouse front.
Visiting
The Kusaka Family Residence Taisho Storehouse lies inside the compound and is not open. It 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 Taisho Storehouse?
- In the Kusaka compound in Awaga, Santo-cho, Asago City, west of the former forestry office.
- When was the Kusaka Family Residence Taisho Storehouse registered as a cultural property?
- On January 26, 2011, as Registered Tangible Cultural Property number 28-0501.
- How big is the Kusaka Family Residence Taisho Storehouse?
- A 2-storey earthen storehouse of 6.9 metres by 5.9 metres, with a building area of 40 m².
- What should I look for on the Kusaka Family Residence Taisho Storehouse?
- The torii-shaped frame of the south doorway and the trowelled plaster ornament above it.
- Can visitors see the Kusaka Family Residence Taisho Storehouse?
- No. It is inside the private compound and hardly visible from outside.
Basic Information
| Name | Kusaka Family Residence Taisho Storehouse (日下家住宅大正蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 2097 Nishitani, Awaga, Santo-cho, Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture, and other lots |
| Designation | National Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure); registration number 28-0501 |
| Year Designated | Registered 2011/01/26 (Heisei 23) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Earthen storehouse, 2 storeys, tiled roof; building area 40 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 Taisho Storehouse
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008554
- Tajima Encyclopedia (Tanshin Regional Promotion Fund) — Kusaka Family Residence
- https://tanshin-kikin.jp/tajima/576
Last verified: 2026.10.02
