A Hilltop Merchant House above Nagaura Bay
The Main House of the Nishizaki Family Residence (Funakoshi-cho house with a Western-style wing) (西﨑家住宅(船越町洋館付き住宅)主屋) is a single-storey timber house of 1938 on a hill in Funakoshi-cho, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, which in 2022 was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records a tiled roof and a building area of 96 square metres.
According to the Agency, it is the house of a former purveyor, facing south on a hill overlooking Nagaura Bay.
Structure
According to the Agency, the eastern half is a Western-style wing and the western half Japanese, with a hip-and-gable entrance projecting at the centre of the front.
The Western wing is in stick style with a half-hipped roof; the Japanese wing has connected reception rooms with a veranda on the southwest.
What to Look For
The Agency notes that, standing on high ground, it shapes the local landscape.
It shows the early Showa type of house combining Japanese and Western wings side by side.
Visiting the Main House of the Nishizaki Family Residence (Funakoshi-cho house with a Western-style wing)
It appears to be a private house, and no official visitor information could be found.
Q&A
- When was the main house built?
- In 1938.
- How is it arranged?
- A Western wing to the east and a Japanese wing to the west.
- What style is the Western wing?
- Stick style with a half-hipped roof.
- Where is it?
- On a hill above Nagaura Bay in Yokosuka.
- How is it valued?
- As a house that shapes the local landscape.
Basic Information
| Name | Main House of the Nishizaki Family Residence (Funakoshi-cho house with a Western-style wing) (西﨑家住宅(船越町洋館付き住宅)主屋) |
|---|---|
| Location | 31-5 Funakoshicho 3-chome, Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and other locations |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (building) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2022/2/17 (Reiwa 4) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, tiled roof, building area 96 square metres |
| Owner | Not recorded in the Agency for Cultural Affairs database |
| Public Access | No official visitor information found |
References
- Agency for Cultural Affairs Database: Nishizaki Family Residence Main House (Japanese)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00014146
- Cultural Heritage Online: Nishizaki Family Residence Main House (Japanese)
- https://online.bunka.go.jp/heritages/detail/584006
Last verified: 2026.09.29