A stable with a thatched roof
The Yusa Family Residence Stable (遊佐家住宅馬屋, Yusa-ke Jūtaku Umaya) is a Taisho-period stable on the Yusa farmstead in Ishinomori, Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture, entered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on 2 March 2006.
It stands northeast of the main house. The stable is a single-storey timber building 6 and a half bays by 3 and a half, with a building area of 66 square metres, under a hipped Yosemune-zukuri roof of Kayabuki thatch now covered with sheet iron.
Inside it is divided into three rooms: the two on the east were stalls and the one at the west end a store. The horses were kept not in the main house but in a building of their own.
Why it was registered
The Yusa Family Residence Stable was registered for its contribution to the historic landscape. It records, in a purpose-built form, the years when horses did much of the ploughing and hauling on a farm like this.
Although it dates from the Taisho period, it uses the same vocabulary as the main house and the hall: a thatched hipped roof and deep segai eaves. That continuity is a large part of why the farmstead still reads as a single, coherent group.
An open front and plastered walls
The south front is left open for the depth of one bay, a roofed walkway along the face of the building, handy for leading horses in and out and for keeping tack under cover.
On all four sides the eaves are in the segai style, with short brackets projecting from the posts to carry the eave beam. The walls are Shinkabe, with the posts left exposed and the panels between them finished in white Shikkui plaster. The contrast between the heavy thatched roof and the bright walls gives the stable its crisp appearance.
With two stall rooms, the Yusa Family Residence Stable held at least two horses, a sign that the household kept more than one.
Visiting
The stable is on private property and no public opening has been announced. Photographs of the building are published in the Agency for Cultural Affairs database and on the Cultural Heritage Online portal.
Directions to the farmstead and the conditions that apply to the whole site are collected on the page for the farmstead as a group.
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Q&A
- When was the Yusa Family Residence Stable built?
- The Agency for Cultural Affairs dates it to the Taisho period. It was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on 2 March 2006.
- What is inside the Yusa Family Residence Stable?
- Three rooms: two stalls on the east and a storeroom at the west end.
- What does the Yusa Family Residence Stable look like?
- A thatched hipped roof covered with sheet iron, deep segai eaves on all four sides, white plastered walls with exposed posts, and an open walkway one bay deep along the south front.
- Can I visit the Yusa Family Residence Stable?
- It is on private property and no public opening has been announced.
- What are the segai eaves of the Yusa Family Residence Stable?
- Short brackets project from the posts to carry the eave beam, and boards laid over them push the eaves further out. The stable has them on all four sides.
Basic Information
| Name | Yusa Family Residence Stable |
|---|---|
| Location | 121 Ishinomori, Nakada, Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (building) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2006/3/2 (Heisei 18) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | 6 and a half by 3 and a half bays (ken), building area 66 square metres |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency for Cultural Affairs database |
| Public Access | Not open to the public (no open days or viewing arrangement announced) |
References
- Database of National Cultural Properties: 遊佐家住宅馬屋 (Yusa Family Residence Stable), Agency for Cultural Affairs
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00005226
- List of Cultural Properties, Tome City Board of Education
- https://www.city.tome.miyagi.jp/bunkazai/kurashi/kosodate/kyoikuinkai/shakaikyoiku/bunkazai.html
Last verified: 2026.09.25
