A Three-Storey Storehouse in Mitsuke
The Sagisaka Family Residence (Tsuruya Honten) Storehouse (匂阪家住宅（鶴屋本店）文庫蔵) is a three-storey storehouse of 1917 in Mitsuke, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 6, 2024 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a three-storey timber storehouse with a tiled roof and a building area of 45 square metres; registration number 22-0329.
A Three-Storey Store on Izu Stone
The Storehouse of the Sagisaka Family Residence (Tsuruya Honten) is joined to the north of the retirement house, running east-west: a three-storey fireproof storehouse under a gabled pantiled roof, entered from the east under a lean-to (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It stands on coursed Izu stone; the plastered walls carry two drip courses, windows open in both gables on the second and third floors, and stepped-edge plastered doors close them in pairs (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency calls it a three-storey storehouse that adds to the historic townscape of the Mitsuke post town, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the Izu stone base, the two drip courses and the paired plaster doors (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The two buildings are introduced together on the Sagisaka Family Residence page. No official visiting information was found.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1917 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is it built?
- A three-storey fireproof storehouse on an Izu stone base.
- What does it look like?
- Plastered walls with two drip courses and paired plaster doors.
- How is it related to the retirement house?
- It is joined to its north side.
- When was the Sagisaka Family Residence (Tsuruya Honten) Storehouse registered?
- On March 6, 2024 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Sagisaka Family Residence (Tsuruya Honten) Storehouse (匂阪家住宅（鶴屋本店）文庫蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 3498 Mitsuke, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2024/03/06 (Reiwa 6) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Three-storey timber, tiled roof, 45 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Sagisaka Family Residence (Tsuruya Honten) Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00014834
Last verified: 2026.10.21
