About the Suzuki Ryokan East Annex
The Suzuki Ryokan East Annex (鈴木旅館東離れ) is the single-storey annex of the early Showa period at the Suzuki Ryokan, a long-established inn in Aburatsu, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 27, 2006.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 37 square metres; registration number 45-0033, with no owner listed. Suzuki Ryokan is an inn in Aburatsu, Nichinan, in business since the Meiji era, and its main building, west main building, north annex, east annex and storehouse were all registered on March 27, 2006 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Suzuki Ryokan East Annex was registered as a building that contributes to the historic landscape of the country. Nichinan City lists the Suzuki Ryokan among the cultural properties that tell the story of the port town of Aburatsu and the Horikawa Canal (Nichinan City).
What to Look For
The Suzuki Ryokan East Annex stands just east of the main house, four and a half bays by two and a half, with a hip-and-gable (Irimoya-zukuri) pantile roof. A Japanese room and a Western room open into each other, with a bath attached (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Solidly built with plastered gable walls, it dates from the inn's prosperous years and shows, on a small scale, the form of a self-contained guest annex (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting the Suzuki Ryokan East Annex
A Nichinan City planning document lists the Suzuki Ryokan as privately owned and not open to the public. Please view the Suzuki Ryokan East Annex only from the street. The address is 1-2-6 Aburatsu, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture.
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Q&A
- When was the Suzuki Ryokan East Annex built?
- In the early Showa period, during the inn's prosperous years (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is inside the Suzuki Ryokan East Annex?
- A Japanese room and a Western room in sequence, with a bath (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- When was the Suzuki Ryokan East Annex registered?
- On March 27, 2006.
- What is distinctive about the Suzuki Ryokan East Annex?
- Its solid build with plastered gables, a self-contained guest annex (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Can you visit the Suzuki Ryokan East Annex?
- Nichinan City lists it as private and not open; view it from the street.
Basic Information
| Name | Suzuki Ryokan East Annex (鈴木旅館東離れ) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1-2-6 Aburatsu, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2006/3/27 (Heisei 18) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | A single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 37 square metres |
| Owner | Private (not listed in the national record) |
| Public Access | Not open to the public (Nichinan City) |
References
- Suzuki Ryokan East Annex (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00005524
- Aburatsu district town-planning document (Nichinan City)
- https://www.city.nichinan.lg.jp/material/files/group/8/aburatsumachizukuriplan_20240329.pdf
Last verified: 2026.10.06
