A Shop Front of 1873 in Makabe
The Masubuchi Family Residence Shop (増渕家住宅店舗) is a plastered shop on the street of the former Furushiro village of 1873 in Makabecho Makabe, Sakuragawa 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 plastered storehouse-style building with a tiled roof and a building area of 51 square metres; registration number 08-0107.
Zelkova Shutter Boxes and Bargeboard Trim
The shop of the Masubuchi family residence, built in 1873, stands facing west onto the street at the western edge of the former Furushiro village (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Four and a half bays by two and a half, it has a lean-to canopy about four feet deep across the front.
Gabled and tiled, its gable end is clad in battened clapboard. The ends of the projecting beams are hidden behind decorative bargeboards and the upper shutter boxes are of fine zelkova, details that dress the street (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the bargeboards hiding the beam ends and the zelkova shutter boxes upstairs (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The owner is not listed in the Agency record. No official information on public access was found. The shop, main house and nagayamon gate are introduced together on the Masubuchi Family Residence page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1873 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- On the street at the edge of old Furushiro.
- What is the cladding?
- Battened clapboard on the gable.
- What wood is used?
- Fine zelkova for the shutter boxes.
- When was the Masubuchi Family Residence Shop registered?
- On September 19, 2003 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Masubuchi Family Residence Shop (増渕家住宅店舗) |
|---|---|
| Location | 396 Makabecho Makabe, Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2003/09/19 (Heisei 15) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey plastered storehouse style, tiled roof, 51 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Masubuchi Family Residence Shop (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00003502
Last verified: 2026.10.28
