Toshiharu

Toshiharu

Toshiharu (十四春) is a townhouse facing east onto Suwamachi-dori north-west of the Karasuma Gojo crossing in Benzaitencho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto; its main house and storehouse of around 1909 were registered as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties on November 10, 2005 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

A Main House behind a Wall and a Storehouse on the Garden

A tall wall 10 metres long lines the street, and the main house stands a little behind it (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The wall, with vertical boards below, exposed posts above and a projecting lattice window, is neatly made, and inside the main house fine woods are used throughout, with several reception rooms of different character in the north half.

At the north-west corner of the long east-west plot stands a two-storey clay-walled storehouse with a gabled roof of round and flat tiles. Black plaster above its doorway makes it look like a gateway, and facing the back garden it completes the house plot (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Each building is described on its own page.

Visiting

The owner is not listed in the Agency record. It is listed on booking sites as the Toshiharu Ryokan, but no official information from its operator was found.