What the Terada Family Residence Annex is
The Terada Family Residence Annex (寺田家住宅離れ, Terada-ke Jutaku Hanare) is a late Edo period building in Imamachi, Kashiwara City, Osaka Prefecture, listed as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on 12 July 2005. It is timber framed, mainly single storeyed with a two-storey part, tile roofed, and covers 171 square metres.
It occupies the eastern end of the long narrow plot, on ground a step higher than the rest. The northern part is single storeyed with a gabled Hongawarabuki roof; the southern part forms a T and rises to a half storey under an Irimoya-zukuri roof in Sangawara-buki. Roof form and roof covering both change within one building.
Formal Shikidai entrances sit at the centre of the east and west faces. The western one receives guests coming from the main house along the paved path inside the estate; the eastern one faces the small gate on the eastern boundary. Visitors could reach the Terada Family Residence Annex without passing through the working floor of the house.
Why the Terada Family Residence Annex was registered
The Terada Family Residence Annex was registered as a model of design. Only this building and the inner storehouse were entered under that criterion; the other five structures were recognised for their contribution to the historic landscape.
What earned it is the quality of the interior. The national database describes rooms finished in a refined Shoin-zukuri manner, with skilfully worked carved Ranma transom panels at the key points. A carved transom is cut from a single board, and the pierced pattern takes considerable labour. Money and craftsmanship were concentrated in the building where guests were received.
Its registration number is 27-0322. That a family of fertiliser wholesalers and river boat owners maintained a dedicated reception building, separate from the house where business was done, says a good deal about the standing of the household.
What to look at
The change in the roof is the clearest evidence. North is gabled and covered in heavy hongawarabuki, south is hipped and gabled under lighter pantiles, so even the tile type differs. Hongawarabuki alternates broad pan tiles with rounded cover tiles, while pantiles use a single interlocking shape. A change like this often marks a phase of building or alteration.
Two formal entrances on one building is uncommon. A shikidai is a lowered board threshold at the entrance, reserved for the proper reception of visitors. The Terada Family Residence Annex has one on the east and one on the west, which means guests arrived from two directions.
On dating, the Agency for Cultural Affairs database says only late Edo and gives no year. The building is sometimes assumed to be contemporary with the main house, but no firm evidence for that is published.
Seeing the Terada Family Residence Annex
The Terada Family Residence Annex belongs to a private home and is not open. Kashiwara City states that the estate as a whole cannot be visited.
The building stands at the far eastern end of the plot on raised ground, screened from the old highway by the main house and the storehouses. The eastern boundary runs up against the JR Yamatoji Line, and there is virtually no public vantage point on that side either. Of the seven structures this is the hardest to see from outside.
Photography is limited to the public road. Directions and contact details for the estate are set out on the page for the Terada Family Residence in Kashiwara.
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Q&A
- What kind of building is the Terada Family Residence Annex?
- A reception building of 171 square metres, timber framed, single storeyed to the north and rising to a half storey in a T-shaped southern part.
- What is the interior of the Terada Family Residence Annex like?
- The national database describes refined shoin-style rooms with skilfully carved transom panels at the key points.
- Why does the Terada Family Residence Annex have two entrances?
- Formal entrances face both east and west. The western one served guests from within the estate, the eastern one those arriving through the east gate.
- When was the Terada Family Residence Annex built?
- The national database records only the late Edo period and gives no year. Registration took effect on 12 July 2005.
- Can the Terada Family Residence Annex be seen from outside?
- Hardly at all. It stands at the far end of the plot, screened by the house and storehouses, and the interior is closed.
Basic Information
| Name | Terada Family Residence Annex |
|---|---|
| Location | 2-1-14 Imamachi, Kashiwara City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (building) |
| Year Designated | Registered on 12 July 2005 (Heisei 17) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Floor area 171 square metres |
| Owner | Private owner |
| Public Access | Not open to the public |
References
- National Cultural Properties Database, Terada Family Residence Annex (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00004789
- Terada Family Residence (Kashiwara City)
- https://www.city.kashiwara.lg.jp/docs/2014082300123/
Last verified: 2026.09.23
