Former Okanoya Ryokan
The Former Okanoya Ryokan (旧岡野屋旅館) in Katsuyama, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture, is a late Meiji inn by the Kamihashi bridge, which carries the old Izumo road over the Asahi River; its guest-room wing and its gate and wall were registered as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties on April 25, 2014 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is owned by Tsujimoto Co., Ltd.
The Two Structures
The two-storey guest-room wing lines its rooms along the river, the upper floor opening into a fifty-mat hall and the ground-floor veranda jutting out over the stone bank. The gate, set back a little north of the bridge, is a one-bay ridged gate with a delicate diamond-lattice transom, flanked by board fences with pierced circle-pattern transoms (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency notes that the inn sets off the riverside scene. Each is described on its own page.
Visiting
It is owned by Tsujimoto Co., Ltd. (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visits was found.
References
- Former Okanoya Ryokan Guest Room Wing (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00010050
- Former Okanoya Ryokan Gate and Wall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00010051
Last verified: 2026.10.28
Basic Information
| Name | Former Okanoya Ryokan |
|---|---|
| Location | Katsuyama, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture |
| Owner | Tsujimoto Co., Ltd. |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Properties (2) |
| Coordinates | 35.08571, 133.69054 |
