Registered Tangible Cultural Properties · Shiga

Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall

Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall: Red-Painted, 1938

The Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall of 1938 pair a bracket-arm gate with a 22-meter wall of boat planks and lattice, its timber painted red with bengara.

Designation Registered Tangible Cultural Properties

Location Shiga

The Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall

The Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall (小泉家住宅裏門及び塀, Koizumi-ke Jūtaku Uramon oyobi Hei) is the gate and wall of 1938 enclosing the southern half of the west side of the Koizumi estate in Gokasho Yamamoto-cho, Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture, registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2015.

The rear gate, a little south of the middle of the west side, is a one-bay udegi-mon 2.4 meters wide with a gabled pantile roof. The wall runs north and south from it for a total of 22 meters.

The period field in the Agency's database reads Meiji, but both its date field and its Western-calendar field give 1938. This article follows the date field.

Why the Rear Gate and Wall Were Registered

The Agency for Cultural Affairs praises the careful workmanship of the Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall, with its timber painted in red bengara, and says it gives the back of the estate a well-ordered appearance.

It is the youngest of the fourteen registered structures. Around 1938 the large storehouse, the rice storehouse, the Western-style house and the front gate were also renovated, and the rear of the property was given a new face as part of that last major campaign.

What to Look For at the Rear Gate and Wall

Look at the top of the wall of the Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall. A band of horizontal lattice runs along it like an open frieze, lightening the stack of white plaster and boat-plank base below.

The posts and lattice are painted red with bengara, and the gate, with its own gabled tile roof, is treated as one design with the wall.

Seeing the Rear Gate and Wall

The Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall lines the west edge of the estate, so part of it may be visible from the road. Everything inside is private and cannot be entered. Please look from the road only.

Q&A

QWhen was the Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall built?: AThe Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall was built in 1938. The period field in the Agency database reads Meiji, but its date field gives 1938.

QWhen was the Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall registered?: AThe Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on August 4, 2015 (registration number 25-0373).

QWhat type of gate is the rear gate of the Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall?: AA one-bay udegi-mon, 2.4 meters wide, with a gabled pantile roof.

QWhat is the wall of the Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall like?: AIt runs 22 meters in total, with exposed posts, vertical boat planks along the base, horizontal lattice panels near the top, a tiled roof and timber painted with red bengara.

QCan I visit the Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall?: ANo. The Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall is on private property and not open. We found no public-opening notice as of September 2026.

Basic Information

Name	Koizumi Family Residence Rear Gate and Wall
Location	266 Aza Minamikoji, Gokasho Yamamoto-cho, Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture
Designation	Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure)
Year Designated	Registered August 4, 2015
Quantity	1 structure
Dimensions	Rear gate: timber, tiled roof, width 2.4 meters; Wall: timber, tiled roof, total length 22 meters
Owner	Unknown (not listed in the Agency for Cultural Affairs database)
Public Access	Grounds not open (part of the exterior may be visible from the road)