A Sukiya Reception Wing of Many Woods
The Tozanso Detached Wing (東山荘離れ) is a sukiya-style reception wing linked to the main house of around 1935 in Kasugacho, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on August 1, 2016 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building roofed in tiles and partly copper, with a building area of 47 square metres; registration number 22-0225.
A Reception Room of Many Kinds of Log
The detached wing of Tozanso stands east-west at the north end of the site and is linked to the main building by a covered passage; it is a separate wing with a reception room of about fifteen mats and an entrance (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Logs of many kinds of tree are used for the frame and eaves, and the reception room has a boat-bottom ceiling in the centre and woven ajiro ceilings around it, an elegant sukiya design. A bay-window bench and other touches show the house-building trends of the day (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the logs of many woods and the boat-bottom and ajiro ceilings of the reception room (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by the Church of World Messianity (Agency for Cultural Affairs). According to Toho no Hikari, an organisation affiliated with the church, a local preservation society holds open days and plans regular openings; check their announcements for dates. The seven buildings are introduced together on the Tozanso page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- Around 1935 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is it?
- A separate reception wing.
- What are the ceilings like?
- Boat-bottom and woven ajiro.
- How is it linked?
- By a covered passage to the main house.
- When was the Tozanso Detached Wing registered?
- On August 1, 2016 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Tozanso Detached Wing (東山荘離れ) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1712-4 Kasugacho, Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2016/08/01 (Heisei 28) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, tiles and partly copper, 47 m² |
| Owner | Church of World Messianity |
| Public Access | Opened on preservation society open days (Toho no Hikari) |
References
- Tozanso Detached Wing (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00011140
- Moon-viewing at Tozanso, Atami, marking its first public opening (Toho no Hikari, in Japanese)
- https://tohonohikari.or.jp/topics/%E7%86%B1%E6%B5%B7-%E6%9D%B1%E5%B1%B1%E8%8D%98%E3%81%A7%E3%80%8C%E8%A6%B3%E6%9C%88%E4%BC%9A%E3%80%8D.php
Last verified: 2026.10.26
