A Storehouse Reached Only from the Shop
The Sunshodo Storehouse (寸松堂蔵) is a storehouse built as one with the shop of 1936 in Sasamemachi, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on October 18, 2006 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey earthen-walled storehouse with a tiled roof and a building area of 22 square metres; registration number 14-0128.
A Store Joined to the Shop
The Sunshodo Storehouse adjoins the north-east corner of the main house and faces the street: a two-storey earthen-walled store with a gabled roof of pantiles (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The windows on the north and south have projecting plastered frames and plastered hoods, giving it a heavy look.
There is no stair inside; each floor is entered from the matching floor of the main house (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes that it shows a storehouse built as one with the main house, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the projecting plastered window frames and hoods (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
According to Kamakura City, Sunshodo is a shop and house with a workshop, where Kamakura-bori lacquered carving is made and sold. The main house and storehouse are introduced together on the Sunshodo page. No official information on opening days was found.
Q&A
- When was the Sunshodo Storehouse built?
- In 1936 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where does it stand?
- Against the north-east corner of the main house, facing the street.
- What is unusual inside?
- It has no stair; each floor is entered from the main house.
- What does it look like?
- Heavy, with projecting plastered window frames and hoods.
- When was the Sunshodo Storehouse registered?
- On October 18, 2006 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Sunshodo Storehouse (寸松堂蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 292-1 Sasamemachi, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2006/10/18 (Heisei 18) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey earthen-walled store, tiled roof, 22 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on opening days |
References
- Sunshodo Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00005713
- Kamakura City Historic Landscape Plan, second phase, chapter 2 (Kamakura City)
- https://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/fuuchi/documents/rekimachi2nd-2-6.pdf
Last verified: 2026.10.22
