An Annex of 1931
The Shimaichi Terushita Family Residence Annex (島一照下家住宅離れ屋) is a two-storey annex of 1931 in Noma, Shodoshima Town, Kagawa Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 9, 2005 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 49 square metres; registration number 37-0239.
A Two-Storey Retirement House
The Shimaichi Terushita Family Residence Annex is said to have been built as a retirement house (inkyo-jo), and stands against the west side of the main house on a north-south axis (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It measures four and a half by three bays and is a full two storeys of timber under a hipped roof of standard sangawara tiles.
The south end has openings on both floors. The walls are clad in vertical boards except for a band of white plaster beneath the eaves, which gives the annex a restrained, two-toned face.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency treats the annex, together with the northwest storehouse and the wall at the side entrance, as part of what shapes the west edge of the property, and registered it as contributing to the historic landscape of the country.
Attached to a single-storey main house, the two-storey annex gives the west side of the property its height.
What to Look For
Look for the pairing of vertical boarding and white plaster, and for the south end with openings on both floors. Along the west edge of the property the northwest storehouse stands to the north and the annex to its south, forming one run of frontage with the side-entrance wall.
Visiting
The Shimaichi Terushita Family Residence Annex is privately owned and not open inside. The Agency mentions its place in the west-side streetscape, but no official source says which faces can be seen from which road (as of November 2026).
Q&A
- When was the Shimaichi Terushita Family Residence Annex built?
- In 1931 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What was the Shimaichi Terushita Family Residence Annex used for?
- It is said to have been built as a retirement house for the older generation of the family.
- How is the Shimaichi Terushita Family Residence Annex built?
- A full two storeys of timber, four and a half by three bays, under a hipped sangawara roof, with board walls and a white plaster band below the eaves.
- Can I go inside the Shimaichi Terushita Family Residence Annex?
- It is privately owned, and no public opening had been announced as of November 2026.
- When was the Shimaichi Terushita Family Residence Annex registered?
- On February 9, 2005 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Shimaichi Terushita Family Residence Annex (島一照下家住宅離れ屋) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1506-1 Nakasuji-ko, Noma, Shodoshima-cho, Shozu-gun, Kagawa Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2005/02/09 (Heisei 17) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, two storeys, tiled roof, building area 49 m² |
| Owner | Private owner |
| Public Access | Private residence; no public opening announced |
References
- Shimaichi Terushita Family Residence Annex (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00004647
- Registered Tangible Cultural Properties in Kagawa Prefecture (Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education, Japanese)
- https://www.pref.kagawa.lg.jp/kenkyoui/shogaigakushu/bunkazai/culturalassets/culturalassets_16.html
- Modern Industrial Heritage of Hishio no Sato (Shodoshima Town, Japanese)
- https://www.town.shodoshima.lg.jp/gyousei/kakuka/shogaigakushuka/2/1/3151.html
Last verified: 2026.11.12
