About the Suzuki Ryokan West Main Building
The Suzuki Ryokan West Main Building (鈴木旅館西本館) is the two-storey west main building 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 two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 125 square metres; registration number 45-0031, 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 West Main Building 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 West Main Building faces the road to the south, west of the main building: five and a half bays square, with a hipped (Yosemune-zukuri) pantile roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The main entrance is on the street side, the western half of the ground floor is the kitchen, and there are five guest rooms upstairs (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Added in the early Showa period, it records the inn's growth.
Visiting the Suzuki Ryokan West Main Building
A Nichinan City planning document lists the Suzuki Ryokan as privately owned and not open to the public. Please view the Suzuki Ryokan West Main Building only from the street. The address is 1-2-7 Aburatsu, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture.
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Q&A
- When was the Suzuki Ryokan West Main Building built?
- It was added west of the main building in the early Showa period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is the Suzuki Ryokan West Main Building laid out?
- Main entrance and kitchen downstairs, five guest rooms upstairs (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- When was the Suzuki Ryokan West Main Building registered?
- On March 27, 2006.
- What is the roof of the Suzuki Ryokan West Main Building like?
- Hipped, with pantiles (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Can you visit the Suzuki Ryokan West Main Building?
- Nichinan City lists it as private and not open; view it from the street.
Basic Information
| Name | Suzuki Ryokan West Main Building (鈴木旅館西本館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1-2-7 Aburatsu, Nichinan City, Miyazaki Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2006/3/27 (Heisei 18) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | A two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 125 square metres |
| Owner | Private (not listed in the national record) |
| Public Access | Not open to the public (Nichinan City) |
References
- Suzuki Ryokan West Main Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00005522
- 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
