An Inn Wing over the Asahi River
The Former Okanoya Ryokan Guest Room Wing (旧岡野屋旅館客室棟) is an inn building that sets off the bank of the Asahi River 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 two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 172 square metres; registration number 33-0255.
Guest Rooms Facing the River
The guest-room wing of the former Okanoya Ryokan, a two-storey timber inn building of the late Meiji period with a hip-and-gable tiled roof, stands at the foot of the Kamihashi bridge on the east bank of the Asahi River (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Six guest rooms on the ground floor and five upstairs, which open into a fifty-mat hall, face the river, with a corridor along the east. The west veranda of the ground floor juts out over the stone wall of the bank, and glazed shoji line both floors (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency notes that it sets off the riverside scene.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the veranda jutting over the stone bank and the glazed shoji on both floors (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 was it built?
- In the late Meiji period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- By the Kamihashi bridge on the Asahi River.
- What is upstairs?
- Rooms that open into a 50-mat hall.
- What stands out?
- A veranda over the river wall.
- When was the Former Okanoya Ryokan Guest Room Wing registered?
- On April 25, 2014 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Okanoya Ryokan Guest Room Wing (旧岡野屋旅館客室棟) |
|---|---|
| Location | 113 Katsuyama, Maniwa City, Okayama Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2014/04/25 (Heisei 26) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 172 m² |
| Owner | Tsujimoto Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
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
Last verified: 2026.10.28
