Toshiharu Main House

A Townhouse of about 1909 behind a Tall Wall

The Toshiharu Main House (十四春主屋) is a townhouse main house set behind a tall wall, with reception rooms finished in fine woods of around 1909 in Benzaitencho, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on November 10, 2005 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 107 square metres, with a wall 12 metres long; registration number 26-0204.

A Main House behind a Tall Wall

The Toshiharu main house, of around 1909, faces east onto Suwamachi-dori north-west of the Karasuma Gojo crossing in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A tall wall 10 metres long lines the street, and the main house stands a little behind it.

Inside, fine woods are used throughout, and several reception rooms of different character fill the north half. The tall wall, with vertical boards below, exposed posts above and a projecting lattice window, is neatly made (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Was Registered

The Agency registered it as a model of design.

What to Look For

At Toshiharu, look for the tall street wall with vertical boards and a projecting lattice window, and the main house set back behind it (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

The owner of Toshiharu 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. The main house and storehouse are introduced together on the Toshiharu page.