A Plastered Storehouse in the Corner
The Nishio Family Residence Storehouse (西尾家住宅蔵, Nishio-ke Jūtaku Kura) is an early Taisho-period two-storey plastered storehouse in the southeast corner of the Nishio Family Residence in Nahari, Aki District, Kochi Prefecture, registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on 18 October 2000. Built in the Dozo-zukuri manner with a tiled roof, it covers 23 square metres.
The Nishio Family Residence Storehouse carries registration number 39-0022. Together with the brick wall that meets it, it forms the south side of the property, the back of the house as seen from outside.
Why It Was Registered: Tosa Plaster and Three Rows of Tiles
The storehouse is 3 bays by 2 bays, its ridge running east to west, under a gabled Kirizuma-zukuri roof of Sangawara-buki pantiles. The door is on the north face, a little west of centre, opening toward the inside of the property.
The walls are finished in Tosa-shikkui, the local lime plaster, and three rows of Mizukiri-gawara run around the east, south and west faces. These projecting tile ledges shed rainwater off the plaster, a practical detail in one of Japan's wettest regions.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs values the storehouse for the distinctive rear view it creates with the brick wall along the south edge. It was registered as a model of form.
What to Look For: White Plaster Against Brick
On the walls of the Nishio Family Residence Storehouse, count the three horizontal rows of tile ledges. They run on three faces only; the north face, with the door, has none.
At the southwest corner the brick wall joins the storehouse. White plaster meets red-brown brick there, and that meeting is the thing to see.
Visiting
The Nishio Family Residence Storehouse is part of a private home and the interior is not open. The view the Agency praises, storehouse and brick wall together, is the south side of the property, facing outward.
Stay off the grounds and look from the road. When taking photographs, avoid peering over the wall into the house.
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Q&A
- When was the Nishio Family Residence Storehouse built and registered?
- It is an early Taisho-period storehouse, registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on 18 October 2000.
- Where are the tile ledges on the Nishio Family Residence Storehouse?
- Three rows run around the east, south and west faces. The north face, where the door is, has none.
- How big is the Nishio Family Residence Storehouse?
- It is 3 by 2 bays with a floor area of 23 square metres, two storeys, with a gabled pantile roof.
- Why was the Nishio Family Residence Storehouse registered?
- For its Tosa plaster walls and tile ledges, and for the rear view it forms with the brick wall on the south edge of the lot.
- Can I visit the Nishio Family Residence Storehouse?
- The interior is not open and the grounds are closed. You can look at the exterior from the road.
Basic Information
| Name | Nishio Family Residence Storehouse (西尾家住宅蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1578 Otsu, Nahari-cho, Aki District, Kochi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Building) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2000/10/18 (Heisei 12) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Plastered storehouse, two storeys, tiled roof, building area 23 square metres |
| Owner | Private individual |
| Public Access | Not open to the public (exterior as seen from the road) |
References
- 西尾家住宅蔵 (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Database of National Cultural Properties)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00001972
- Registered Tangible Cultural Properties (Buildings), Kochi Prefecture
- https://www.pref.kochi.lg.jp/doc/2023062200186/
- 西尾家住宅レンガ塀 (Cultural Heritage Online)
- https://online.bunka.go.jp/heritages/detail/114854
Last verified: 2026.09.29
