Daigo Cafe
Daigo Cafe (大子カフェ) in Daigo, Daigo Town, Kuji District, Ibaraki Prefecture, is a town house and storehouse on a street north of the town centre whose shop-house of 1916 and storehouse of 1912 were registered as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties on February 25, 2016 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Two Structures
The shop-house stands on a corner, with a two-storey gabled shop to the north and a single-storey hipped home to the south; on the east gable of the shop the upper floor has glazed doors, a railing and exposed roof beams. The storehouse just west of it, once owned by the hardware shop next door, is white-plastered with black plaster on its doors and openings and namako tiles at its base (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Each is described on its own page.
Visiting
The owner is not listed in the Agency record. No official information on the café's opening was found.
References
- Daigo Cafe Shop and Main House (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00010910
- Daigo Cafe Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00010911
Last verified: 2026.10.26
Basic Information
| Name | Daigo Cafe |
|---|---|
| Location | Daigo, Daigo Town, Kuji District, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Properties (2) |
| Coordinates | 36.77135, 140.35383 |
