Togei Family Residence Water Tank

About the Togei Family Residence Water Tank

The Togei Family Residence Water Tank (東迎家住宅水タンク) at Yonaguni, Yonaguni Town, Okinawa Prefecture, is a concrete rainwater tank built in 1953 and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 7, 2008.

The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as concrete, with an area of 4.8 square metres; registration number 47-0062, with no owner listed. The Togei Family Residence is a house in Yonaguni on Yonaguni Island, whose main house, stone wall, well, ichitarai and water tank were all registered on the same day (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Was Registered

The Togei Family Residence Water Tank was registered as a structure that contributes to the historic landscape of the country. The Agency for Cultural Affairs notes that it conveys the history of the facilities needed for daily life; a system for using rain from the roof survives here in its 1953 form.

What to Look For

The Togei Family Residence Water Tank adjoins the west wall of the main house kitchen toward the north. It measures 1.7 metres east-west by 2.9 metres north-south and stands 1.6 metres high (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Its top is made as a lid, and rainwater from the gutters passes through a simple filter in one corner before collecting in the tank (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Follow the gutter to the tank to see how water was stored right beside the kitchen.

Visiting the Togei Family Residence Water Tank

The Togei Family Residence appears to be a private home, and we found no official information on public access to the Togei Family Residence Water Tank. Please limit any visit to the view from the road. The address is 151-1 Yonaguni, Yonaguni Town.