A Hall Built to Receive the Lord
The Tada Family Residence Onari-yashiki (多田家住宅御成屋敷) is a building of 1864 at the estate of the Tada family, head village officials of the Ichiba district of the Usuki domain, in Ichiba, Mie-machi, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, and it was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on June 25, 2002, under registration number 44-0078.
According to the Agency for Cultural Affairs, it is a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 166 square metres. It was the headman's residence built to receive the lord of Usuki, and in the Meiji era it also served as the Ono District Office until a dedicated office building was put up.
Why It Was Registered
The Tada Family Residence Onari-yashiki was registered as a model of design. The Agency points to its sequence of rooms, from a formal shikidai entrance on the long side through an anteroom to the reception room, with verandas on three sides, and to interior details befitting a hall for a lord's visit.
That a hall for receiving the daimyo survives at a headman's house, and then served as the Meiji district office, shows how the Tada estate was for a time the administrative heart of the area. With the Onari Gate, main house and storehouse built the same year, it preserves the full layout of a late Edo headman's residence.
What to Look For
Look first at the shikidai entrance, the formal step-up entrance used to receive samurai and high-ranking guests. Directly in front of it stands the Onari Gate of the same year, and the straight line from gate to entrance reveals an estate designed around the lord's arrival.
The main house adjoins it on the east, opening its own gable-end entrance parallel to the Onari-yashiki's and wrapping the garden in an L. The Agency notes that the main house differs in design, for example in the curve of its roof, so comparing the two buildings shows the difference in rank between the hall for guests and the family's home.
Visiting
The Tada Family Residence is a privately owned home, and no official information on public opening or visits was found. Do not enter the grounds; view the buildings quietly from outside. The history of the estate and contact details are on the Tada Family Residence page.
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Q&A
- When was the Tada Family Residence Onari-yashiki built?
- The Agency for Cultural Affairs dates it to 1864. It is said to have been built to receive the lord of Usuki.
- When was the Onari-yashiki registered as a cultural property?
- On June 25, 2002, as registration number 44-0078.
- Was the Tada Family Residence Onari-yashiki a government office?
- Yes. According to the Agency and Bungo-Ono City, it served as the Ono District Office in the Meiji era until a dedicated building was completed.
- What is distinctive about the Onari-yashiki's plan?
- A formal shikidai entrance on the long side leads through an anteroom to the reception room, with verandas on three sides.
- Can visitors see the Tada Family Residence Onari-yashiki?
- It is a privately owned home, and no official information on public opening was found.
Basic Information
| Name | Tada Family Residence Onari-yashiki (多田家住宅御成屋敷) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1308-1 Ichiba, Mie-machi, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2002/6/25 (Heisei 14), registration no. 44-0078 |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, 2 storeys, tiled roof, building area 166 square metres |
| Owner | Private |
| Public Access | No public opening announced |
References
- 多田家住宅御成屋敷 (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00002865
- 多田家住宅御成門 (Database of National Cultural Properties)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00002866
- 多田家住宅主屋 (Database of National Cultural Properties)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00002867
- 登録文化財 (Bungo-Ono City)
- https://www.bungo-ohno.jp/docs/2015022000714/
Last verified: 2026.10.04
