A White-Plastered House of 1924
The Tsukamoto Family Residence Main House (塚本家住宅主屋) is a white-plastered main house on a stone base of 1924 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 two-storey timber house with a tiled roof and a building area of 147 square metres; registration number 08-0152.
A Stone Base and White Plaster
The main house of the Tsukamoto family residence, built in 1924, stands on the west side of the plot behind the shop (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a two-storey hipped timber house with a tiled roof, its ridge running north-south.
The walls are of stone up to waist height and white plaster above, with a thick plastered band under the eaves. The three formal rooms upstairs keep their original state well (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency notes that with the shop and gate it forms a broad landscape of tiled roofs.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the walls of stone to waist height with white plaster above (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 1924 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What are the walls like?
- Stone below and white plaster above.
- What is upstairs?
- Three original formal rooms.
- Where is it?
- Behind the shop.
- When was the Tsukamoto Family Residence Main House registered?
- On November 8, 2004 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Tsukamoto Family Residence Main House (塚本家住宅主屋) |
|---|---|
| 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 | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 147 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Tsukamoto Family Residence Main House (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00004322
Last verified: 2026.10.27
