Concrete Posts Studded with Cobbles
The Yutoya Ryokan Front Gate and Walls (ゆとうや旅館表門及び塀) is the inventive front gate of a long-established inn of 1926 in Kinosakicho Yushima, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on August 4, 2015 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a reinforced-concrete gate 3.8 metres wide and timber walls 8.5 metres long in all, both tiled with some copper sheet; registration number 28-0613.
Rust-Red Posts Set with Cobbles
The front gate of Yutoya Ryokan faces the road on the north of the site; it is a gate of the yakuimon type with a hip-and-gable roof of plain tiles and copper-sheet eaves (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The thick concrete main and side posts are finished in washed rust-red gravel with cobbles scattered and set into the surface, and slender posts standing on them carry the eaves (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is the front gate of a long-established inn, of inventive design.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes it as the inventively designed gate of a long-established inn, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the thick rust-red posts studded with cobbles and the slender posts above them that carry the eaves (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Yutoya Co., Ltd. (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official visiting information was found. The Eikitei, front gate and walls, storehouse and corridor are introduced together on the Yutoya Ryokan page.
Q&A
- When was the gate built?
- In 1926 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What type of gate is it?
- A yakuimon-type gate with a hip-and-gable tiled roof.
- How are the posts finished?
- In washed rust-red gravel with cobbles set in.
- How long are the walls?
- 8.5 metres in all.
- When was the Yutoya Ryokan Front Gate and Walls registered?
- On August 4, 2015 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Yutoya Ryokan Front Gate and Walls (ゆとうや旅館表門及び塀) |
|---|---|
| Location | 373 Kinosakicho Yushima, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2015/08/04 (Heisei 27) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Gate: reinforced concrete, 3.8 m wide; walls: timber, 8.5 m in all; tiled with some copper |
| Owner | Yutoya Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Yutoya Ryokan Front Gate and Walls (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00010687
Last verified: 2026.10.23
