A Delicate Gate by the Kamihashi Bridge
The Former Okanoya Ryokan Gate and Wall (旧岡野屋旅館門及び塀) is a one-bay gate and board fence with delicate transoms of the late Meiji period in Katsuyama, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on April 25, 2014 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a timber gate with a copper roof 2.0 metres wide and a timber fence with an iron-sheet roof 11 metres long, with a wicket; registration number 33-0256.
Grouped Diamond-Lattice Transoms
The gate and wall of the former Okanoya Ryokan, of the late Meiji period, open a little north of the foot of the Kamihashi bridge, which carries the old Izumo road over the Asahi River (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The gate is a one-bay ridged gate with rear posts, grouped rafters in a single tier and a gabled copper roof.
Its transom of grouped diamond lattice is delicate. The board fences on either side have iron-sheet roofs and pierced transoms of interlocking-circle pattern, with a wicket in the eastern fence (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the diamond-lattice transom of the gate and the pierced circle-pattern transoms of the fence (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Tsujimoto Co., Ltd. (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visits was found. The guest-room wing and the gate and wall are introduced together on the Former Okanoya Ryokan page.
Q&A
- When were they built?
- In the late Meiji period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What type of gate is it?
- A one-bay ridged gate.
- What are the transoms like?
- Diamond lattice and circle pattern.
- Where is it?
- Just north of the Kamihashi bridge.
- When was the Former Okanoya Ryokan Gate and Wall registered?
- On April 25, 2014 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Okanoya Ryokan Gate and Wall (旧岡野屋旅館門及び塀) |
|---|---|
| Location | 114-1 Katsuyama, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2014/04/25 (Heisei 26) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Gate: timber, copper, 2.0 m wide; fence: timber, iron sheet, 11 m, wicket |
| Owner | Tsujimoto Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- 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
