A Taisho Shop Front on Kamijuku Street
The Tsukamoto Family Residence Misegura (塚本家住宅見世蔵) is the shop building of a merchant house on Kamijuku street of the mid-Taisho period in Makabecho Makabe, Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on November 8, 2004 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 50 square metres; registration number 08-0151.
Earth Floor, Boarded Floor and Counting Room
The shop building of the Tsukamoto family residence, of the mid-Taisho period, stands on the west side of the street frontage at the south end of the plot (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a single-storey gabled building five and a half bays by two, entered from the long side, with its ridge running east-west and a tiled roof.
Inside it is divided into an earth floor, a boarded floor and a counting room; a lean-to projects on the south and the north side joins the main house (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency notes that with the storehouse and the other buildings it conveys the old look of a merchant house.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the gabled shop front facing the street and the lean-to across the south side (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, storehouse and gate are introduced together on the Tsukamoto Family Residence page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In the mid-Taisho period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is inside?
- Earth floor, boarded floor, counting room.
- How does it link to the house?
- It joins the main house on the north.
- Why does it matter?
- It conveys an old merchant house.
- When was the Tsukamoto Family Residence Misegura registered?
- On November 8, 2004 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Tsukamoto Family Residence Misegura (塚本家住宅見世蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 60 Makabecho Makabe, Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2004/11/08 (Heisei 16) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, tiled roof, 50 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Tsukamoto Family Residence Misegura (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00004321
Last verified: 2026.10.27
