A 1933 Townhouse in Yasuda
The Tsutoya Store and Main House (つとや店舗兼主屋) is a wooden townhouse of 1933 facing the road to its north in Yasuda, Yasuda Town, Aki District, Kochi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on July 31, 2007 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records a wooden building of one storey with a partial second floor, a tiled roof and a building area of 75 square metres, registration number 39-0215.
Registered Buildings of Yasuda
According to the Agency for Cultural Affairs database, the Yasuda district where the Tsutoya Store and Main House stands also has registered buildings including the Kawata Store and Main House of the Meiji era, the Nishioka Residence Main House of about 1887, the Kubo Kimono Shop of the Taisho era, the Toyonaga Dye Works storehouse of the late Edo period, the Former Ichikawa Clinic of 1913, the Former Kashiwara Residence of the early Showa era and the study hall of the temple Jokoji.
Among these shops and houses, the Tsutoya Store and Main House shows a combined shop and home of the early Showa era (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Value as a Registered Cultural Property
The Tsutoya Store and Main House was registered as a structure contributing to the historic landscape of the country. The Agency for Cultural Affairs notes a local feature in the drip tiles (mizukiri-gawara) set above the front pent roof.
What to Look For
According to the Agency for Cultural Affairs, the Tsutoya Store and Main House is four bays wide and five bays deep under a gabled roof of pantiles. The front earth-floored room served as the shop, with a workplace in a through passage on the east side and an eight-mat room at the back; upstairs are two rooms of four and a half mats each.
The row of drip tiles above the front pent roof is the building's highlight (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No information on public access to the interior of the Tsutoya Store and Main House has been found. The exterior can be seen from the road to the north; as it may be in use as a home or shop, please do not enter the property.
The address is 1670 Yasuda, Yasuda Town.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1933 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is the layout?
- A front shop on an earth floor, a workplace in a through passage, an eight-mat room at the back and two four-and-a-half-mat rooms upstairs (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is its local feature?
- The drip tiles set above the front pent roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Are there other registered buildings nearby?
- Yes, including the Kawata Store and Main House, the Former Ichikawa Clinic and the Former Kashiwara Residence (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- When was the Tsutoya Store and Main House registered?
- On July 31, 2007.
Basic Information
| Name | Tsutoya Store and Main House (つとや店舗兼主屋) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1670 Yasuda, Yasuda Town, Aki District, Kochi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2007/07/31 (Heisei 19) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Wooden, one storey with partial second floor, tiled roof, building area 75 square metres |
| Owner | Not published |
| Public Access | Exterior only (no information on interior access) |
References
- Tsutoya Store and Main House (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00006262
- Kawata Store and Main House (Database of National Cultural Properties)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00006341
- Former Kashiwara Residence Main House and Annex (Database of National Cultural Properties)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00009224
- Former Ichikawa Clinic (Database of National Cultural Properties)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00009227
Last verified: 2026.10.14