A Kanban-Style Shop of 1930
The Jushichiya Footwear Store and Residence (十七屋履物店店舗兼住宅) is a shop-house with a flat decorative front of 1930 in Kokufu, Ishioka City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on September 19, 2003 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a slate roof and a building area of 135 square metres; registration number 08-0104.
A Kanban-Style Front on the Main Street
The Jushichiya Footwear Store and Residence is a kanban-style building, with a flat decorative front, facing a main shopping street of the town (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is 4.5 bays wide and 11.5 bays deep, with display shelves on the right of the front.
On the upper floor, tall paired windows flank a central pilaster set on capital-like brackets, and a Lombard band of small arches runs below the eaves (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency describes it as a fine example of the commercial architecture that flourished in the early Showa era, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the pilaster and tall windows of the upper floor and the Lombard band below the eaves (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The Agency record does not name an owner. No official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the store built?
- In 1930 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is a kanban-style building?
- A shop with a flat decorative front; this is a fine early Showa example.
- What does the upper floor look like?
- Tall windows flank a pilaster, with a Lombard band below the eaves.
- Where is it?
- On a main shopping street of Ishioka, Ibaraki.
- When was the Jushichiya Footwear Store and Residence registered?
- On September 19, 2003 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Jushichiya Footwear Store and Residence (十七屋履物店店舗兼住宅) |
|---|---|
| Location | 3-4-22 Kokufu, Ishioka City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2003/09/19 (Heisei 15) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, 2 storeys, slate roof, 135 m² |
| Owner | Not recorded by the Agency |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Jushichiya Footwear Store and Residence (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00003499
Last verified: 2026.10.19