A Field Officer's House at the Remount Depot
The Former Army Remount Department Rokuhara Branch Residence No. 1 (旧陸軍省軍馬補充部六原支部官舎第一棟) is an army officers' residence of about 1911 in Rokuhara, Kanegasaki Town, Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on May 2, 2017 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber house roofed in steel sheet, with a building area of 117 square metres, altered in 2015; registration number 03-0089.
An Officer's House with a Western Face
The remount department was the army body that raised and supplied horses for the military (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Residence No. 1 has Western-style weatherboarded walls; a central corridor divides Japanese rooms on the east from a Western-style reception room on the west (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The house has two entrances, probably to allow officers to mount and dismount their horses (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes that few army residences for field officers survive, and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the weatherboarded Western-style exterior and the two entrances, likely planned with horses in mind (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The three residences are introduced together on the Former Army Remount Department Rokuhara Branch Residences page. No official information on opening or visits was found.
Q&A
- When was Residence No. 1 built?
- In about 1911 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What was the remount department?
- The army body that raised and supplied horses for the military.
- What is the plan like?
- Japanese rooms on the east of a central corridor, a Western reception room on the west, and two entrances.
- Why is it valuable?
- Few army residences for field officers survive (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- When was the Former Army Remount Department Rokuhara Branch Residence No. 1 registered?
- On May 2, 2017 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Army Remount Department Rokuhara Branch Residence No. 1 (旧陸軍省軍馬補充部六原支部官舎第一棟) |
|---|---|
| Location | Rokuhara, Kanegasaki Town, Isawa District, Iwate Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2017/05/02 (Heisei 29) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, steel-sheet roof, 117 m² |
| Owner | Iwate Prefecture |
| Public Access | No official information on opening |
References
- Former Army Remount Department Rokuhara Branch Residence No. 1 (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00011435
Last verified: 2026.10.21
