An Early Meiji Storehouse with a Triple Door
The Ichijo Ryokan Storehouse (一條旅舘土蔵) is a finely made storehouse with a triple door, standing on raised ground at the back of the plot of the early Meiji era (1868–1882) in Fukuoka Kuramoto, Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on August 1, 2016 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a sheet-metal roof and a building area of 41 square metres; registration number 04-0125.
A Storehouse with a Triple Door
The storehouse of Ichijo Ryokan, from the early Meiji era (1868–1882), stands at the very back of the plot at Kamasaki Onsen, on a raised level (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a clay-walled store 5 bays by 2.5 bays, with a separate roof of sheet metal set over the clay one.
The walls have clapboards below and white plaster above. Its posts stand at 3-shaku intervals on the back and 1.5-shaku intervals elsewhere. The north front has a pent roof, and the entrance is closed by three doors in turn, a clay door, a board door and a lattice door, a sign of its high quality (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
At the storehouse, look for the triple door of clay, boards and lattice, and the white plaster walls with clapboards below (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The three buildings of Ichijo Ryokan are owned by Ichijo Ryokan Limited Partnership (Agency for Cultural Affairs). According to a release of June 16, 2025, the inn traces its start to about 500 years ago, when the first head of the Ichijo family, of Kyoto court descent, opened lodgings at Kamasaki, and a new resort, THE YUKAWA, was to open there in September 2025. No official information was found on the current use of the three registered buildings or on visiting them.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In the early Meiji era (1868–1882).
- Where does it stand?
- At the back of the plot, raised.
- What marks the door?
- Three doors closing in turn.
- What is the roof?
- A separate sheet-metal roof.
- When was the Ichijo Ryokan Storehouse registered?
- On August 1, 2016 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Ichijo Ryokan Storehouse (一條旅舘土蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 40-1 Kamasaki Ichiban, Fukuoka Kuramoto, Shiroishi City, Miyagi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2016/08/01 (Heisei 28) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, two storeys, sheet-metal roof, 41 m² |
| Owner | Ichijo Ryokan Limited Partnership |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Ichijo Ryokan Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00011038
- THE YUKAWA, a New Resort Opening in September 2025 (Kyodo News PR Wire, June 16, 2025, in Japanese)
- https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/release/202506160608
Last verified: 2026.11.07
