A Restaurant Inn Hidden in Miki's Old Lanes
The Ryotei Bunichiro Old Building (旅亭文市楼旧館) is a restaurant inn of 1924, extended in the early Showa period 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 two-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 374 square metres; registration number 28-691.
A Restaurant Inn Deep in the Old Town
The old building of Ryotei Bunichiro stands at the end of winding lanes in the former merchants' quarter of the old castle town (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It consists of a banquet-hall wing, hip-and-gabled and entered at the gable end, and a guest-room wing. The banquet hall is finished in a dignified shoin manner, while each guest room has its own character in the sukiya or rustic hermitage style (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design, a traditional timber restaurant inn that tells something of life in a pre-war provincial town.
What to Look For
Look for the shoin-style banquet hall and the different sukiya and rustic designs of each guest room (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on the inn's business or on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the old building built?
- In 1924, extended in the early Showa period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is Bunichiro read?
- Bu-n-i-chi-ro, according to the Agency's reading.
- How is it arranged?
- A banquet-hall wing and a guest-room wing.
- How is Honmachi read?
- Hon-ma-chi, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Ryotei Bunichiro Old Building registered?
- On May 10, 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Ryotei Bunichiro Old Building (旅亭文市楼旧館) |
|---|---|
| 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 | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 374 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | Business not confirmed |
References
- Ryotei Bunichiro Old Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00012434
Last verified: 2026.10.18
