A tall building on the lane
Exhibition Room 3 at Nagatani-en stands just south of Exhibition Room 2 and parallel to it. Unlike its lower neighbor, this is a two-story building under a gabled, pantiled roof, with a lean-to skirt running around the base. Each floor is a single room. The building dates to the Meiji period, between 1868 and 1912, was repaired in 2003, and covers about 105 square meters.
Its outer walls are finished in a plaster technique that leaves the timber frame exposed and treats the posts and beams as part of the design. Windows are set into each face. The building began as a rice granary and other storage, and its tall proportions still give it presence on the lane.
Why it was registered
The building was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in March 2015, under the criterion for structures that contribute to the historic character of the landscape, as one of a group on the Nagatani-en grounds. Its particular contribution is to the streetscape: because it stands taller than the buildings around it, it breaks the line of the lane and gives the frontage variation.
Like Exhibition Room 2, this building came from the working side of the estate, a store rather than a room for guests. Keeping such buildings in the record, and in use, preserves the mix of storehouses, sheds, and dwellings that a real pottery compound was made of.
What to look for
The walls are the detail to study. The exposed frame, set against the pale plaster, turns the structure of the building into its ornament, and the effect changes with the light through the day. Step back to take in the full height, then look at how the lean-to skirt ties the tall body back down to the street.
Now one of the exhibition rooms, the building is part of the Nagatani-en main-store and strolling area in Marubashira, open to visitors. Walking the lane past it and its lower neighbor shows how the estate built variation into its own frontage.
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Q&A
- What was Exhibition Room 3 originally?
- It began as a rice granary and storage building, and it is now used as one of the exhibition rooms on the grounds.
- What is worth seeing?
- The plaster walls that leave the timber frame exposed as ornament, the windows on each face, and the tall proportions that stand out along the lane.
- When was it built?
- In the Meiji period, between 1868 and 1912. It was repaired in 2003.
- How does it differ from Exhibition Room 2?
- It is a taller, two-story building with exposed-frame plaster walls, while Room 2 is a lower, single-story former stable.
- Can visitors see it?
- Yes. It is one of the exhibition rooms in the Nagatani-en strolling area, which is open to visitors.
Basic Information
| Name | Nagatani-en Exhibition Room 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | 568-4 Marubashira, Iga City, Mie Prefecture |
| Category | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure / industrial, secondary) |
| Registered | 26 March 2015 (register no. 24-0197) |
| Count | 1 building |
| Period | Meiji period (1868-1912); repaired 2003 |
| Structure | Timber, two stories, tiled gabled roof with lean-to; building area approx. 105 sq m |
| Access | Within the Nagatani-en strolling area; open to visitors |
References
- 国指定文化財等データベース — Cultural Heritage Online (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00010471
- 伊賀焼窯元 長谷園 公式サイト — 長谷園について
- https://igamono.co.jp/at-first/
- 観光三重 — 伊賀焼窯元 長谷園
- https://www.kankomie.or.jp/spot/33
Last verified: 2026.07.11