Living Quarters with a Coved Western Room
The Suzuki Boseki Main House (鈴木紡績主屋) is the living quarters joined behind the shop storehouse of 1906, extended in 1933 in Yuki, Yuki City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 9, 2005 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a timber building of two storeys and partly one, with a tiled roof and a building area of 136 square metres; registration number 08-0170.
A Single-Storey North Half and a Two-Storey South Half
The main house of Suzuki Boseki is the living quarters joined to the south of the shop storehouse (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The north half, of 1906, is a single-storey hipped building with a tiled roof, its eight-mat and six-mat rooms wrapped by a veranda.
The south half, a two-storey hip-and-gable extension of 1933, has a gabled entrance with a gently curved roof. On its ground floor are a ten-mat room and a Western room with a coved ceiling, and upstairs two formal rooms of ten and eight mats (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 curved gabled entrance and the Western room with its coved ceiling (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The owner is not listed in the Agency record. No official information on public access was found. The shop storehouse and main house are introduced together on the Suzuki Boseki page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1906, extended in 1933.
- How does it relate to the shop?
- It is joined behind it.
- Is there a Western room?
- Yes, with a coved ceiling.
- What is upstairs?
- Two formal tatami rooms.
- When was the Suzuki Boseki Main House registered?
- On February 9, 2005 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Suzuki Boseki Main House (鈴木紡績主屋) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1355 Yuki, Yuki City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2005/02/09 (Heisei 17) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, two storeys and partly one, tiled roof, 136 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Suzuki Boseki Main House (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00004510
Last verified: 2026.10.26
