About the Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse
The Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse (大道旧山本家住宅蔵, Daidō Kyū-Yamamoto-ke Jūtaku Kura) is a two-storey earthen-walled storehouse built in 1952 on the Yamamoto estate in Yamada, Taishi Town, Osaka Prefecture, registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan on 19 September 2003. Its registration number is 27-0267; it joined the register in the 38th round, a little over a year after the main house and annex.
It is a Dozo-zukuri building of two storeys with a tiled roof and a building area of 37 square metres. It stands to the east of the yamatomune main house in the middle of the estate, with its ridge running east to west.
Board Skirting and Projecting Drip Tiles
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records the storehouse as 5 bays long and 2 bays deep, under a Kirizuma-zukuri gable roof of Sangawara-buki pan tiles, with its entrance on the long side in the Hirairi manner.
The lower walls are clad in timber Koshiita boarding, and the upper walls are finished in white Shikkui lime plaster. Running right round the plastered walls is a band of large Mizukiri-gawara drip tiles held out on Mochiokuri brackets, which the Agency picks out as the building's defining feature. Drip tiles throw rainwater clear of the earthen wall below, so the protective details, boards below and tiles above, are what give the storehouse its look.
A Rebuilt Storehouse and the Lost Rice Stores
Taishi Town explains that the Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse was rebuilt in 1952, and that two more rice storehouses originally stood with it around an open yard. The rice stores have not survived, so this is the only storehouse left on the estate.
Although it went up in the years just after the Second World War, it follows the traditional specification of earthen walls, lime plaster and drip tiles. Like the main house, it was registered for its contribution to the historic landscape, as one of the buildings that make up the estate on the Takenouchi Kaidō.
What to Look For at the Storehouse
Step back from the front and follow the line of drip tiles that divides the wall into upper and lower zones. The row of brackets beneath carries the weight of the projecting tiles. Read together with the height of the tile band, the change from boarding to plaster makes the logic of the wall easy to see.
The ground in front of the Yamamoto storehouse is the yard the rice stores once enclosed. Standing in this corner east of the main house, you can picture the estate when three storehouses stood here.
Visiting the Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse
The exterior of the Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse can be seen from inside the estate on opening days. No official information says whether the interior is shown, so ask at reception if you would like to look inside; there is no guidance on photography either. As of August 2026, Taishi Town reports a temporary closure caused by an equipment fault, so check opening days and directions on the Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence page before setting out.
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Q&A
- When was the Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse built?
- It was rebuilt in 1952. Two other rice storehouses originally stood with it around an open yard.
- What is distinctive about the Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse?
- Its lower walls are boarded, and a band of large drip tiles on brackets runs round the plastered upper walls. The roof is a gable of pan tiles.
- How big is the Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse?
- It is two storeys high, 5 bays by 2 bays, with a building area of 37 square metres.
- When did the Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse become a Registered Tangible Cultural Property?
- On 19 September 2003, a little over a year after the main house and annex, for its contribution to the historic landscape.
- Can visitors go inside the Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse?
- No official information covers the interior. The exterior can be seen from inside the estate on opening days; ask at reception if you would like to see more.
Basic Information
| Name | Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse (大道旧山本家住宅蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1797 Yamada, Taishi-cho, Minamikawachi-gun, Osaka Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Building) |
| Year Designated | 2003 (registered) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Building area 37 square metres (two-storey earthen-walled storehouse, tiled roof) |
| Owner | Taishi Town |
| Public Access | Exterior viewable on opening days; no information on interior access (temporarily closed as of autumn 2026) |
References
- Agency for Cultural Affairs, Database of National Cultural Properties: Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00003574
- Cultural Heritage Online: Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence Storehouse (Japanese)
- https://online.bunka.go.jp/heritages/detail/116454
- Taishi Town: Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence (Japanese)
- https://www.town.taishi.osaka.jp/shisetsuguide/1362549975155.html
- Osaka Bunkazai Navi: Daido Former Yamamoto Family Residence (Japanese)
- https://osaka-bunkazainavi.org/bunkazai/%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%93%E6%97%A7%E5%B1%B1%E6%9C%AC%E5%AE%B6%E4%BD%8F%E5%AE%85
Last verified: 2026.10.02
