Five Sukiya Rooms Behind the Old Inn
The Ryotei Bunichiro New Building (旅亭文市楼新館) is the guest-room wing of a restaurant inn of the early Showa period (1926 to 1945) in Honmachi, Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on May 10, 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 190 square metres; registration number 28-692.
A Guest-Room Wing Linked by a Corridor
The new building of Ryotei Bunichiro is a hip-and-gabled guest-room wing joined by a covered corridor to the back of the old building's guest-room wing (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
A T-shaped central corridor serves five guest rooms. Each has its own ceiling, umbrella-shaped or of woven wicker, and a small board-roofed canopy over its entrance, all in the sukiya taste (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design, a building that with the old building conveys the restaurant inns that flourished in towns before the war.
What to Look For
Look for the umbrella and wicker ceilings that vary from room to room and the board canopies over the doors (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on the inn's business or on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the new building built?
- In the early Showa period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How many guest rooms does it have?
- Five, off a T-shaped corridor.
- What are the ceilings like?
- Umbrella-shaped and woven wicker ceilings.
- How is it joined to the old building?
- By a covered corridor at the back.
- When was the Ryotei Bunichiro New Building registered?
- On May 10, 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Ryotei Bunichiro New Building (旅亭文市楼新館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1385-1 Honmachi 3-chome, Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2018/05/10 (Heisei 30) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, tiled roof, 190 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | Business not confirmed |
References
- Ryotei Bunichiro New Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00012435
Last verified: 2026.10.18
