Ishida Family Residence Storehouse

The Storehouse beside the Lane

The Ishida Family Residence Storehouse (石田家住宅土蔵) is the storehouse of an old village family of 1923 in Inouchi, Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 29, 2013 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It stands northwest of the main house on the Ishida family estate.

The Agency records a two-storey earthen storehouse roofed in tile, with a building area of 27 square metres; registration number 26-0416.

A Storehouse Running Along the Lane

The Ishida Family Residence Storehouse stands northwest of the main house, its ridge running north to south along the lane (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a two-storey Dozo-zukuri earthen storehouse, 5.9 metres long and 3.9 metres deep, with a gabled pan-tile roof.

The doorway is on the east side, sheltered by a lean-to roof (Geya) (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The storehouse is used from inside the estate, and its side facing the lane has no large openings.

Why It Was Registered

The Agency registered the Ishida Family Residence Storehouse as a contribution to the historic landscape, noting how it adds dignity to the layout of the old family estate. Seen from the lane, its white walls and the earthen wall together make up the outward face of the Ishida estate.

What to Look For

The walls of the Ishida Family Residence Storehouse are finished in white Shikkui plaster, with vertical boards protecting the lower part (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The small windows on the south and west sides each carry a little tiled hood.

Visiting

The Ishida Family Residence Storehouse stands within a private estate, and no information on interior access was found. Since the Agency describes it as facing the lane, its exterior should be visible from the street, although this has not been checked on site. Please do not enter the grounds; photography rules are unconfirmed.