An Annex with Western Touches
The Kadoya Ryokan Annex (加登屋旅館別館) is an inn annex with German-style roughcast walls of around 1937, altered in 1973 in Itamuro, Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 25, 2016 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a three-storey timber building with an iron-sheet roof and a building area of 33 square metres; registration number 09-0222.
Japanese Rooms behind a Western Face
Kadoya Ryokan is one of the long-established inns of Itamuro Onsen (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The annex, of around 1937, is a three-storey timber building squeezed between the main building and the Yusenkaku, with guest rooms on every floor.
Inside are simple Japanese rooms with decorative alcoves, while the walls are finished like German roughcast and the sides have sash windows, weaving Western design into the exterior in the fashion of the day (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the roughcast walls and the sash windows on the sides (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The owner is not listed in the Agency record. These are inn buildings at Itamuro Onsen, and no official information on visits was found. The main building, annex and Yusenkaku are introduced together on the Kadoya Ryokan page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- Around 1937 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- Between the main building and Yusenkaku.
- What stands out?
- Roughcast walls and sash windows.
- What is inside?
- Japanese guest rooms.
- When was the Kadoya Ryokan Annex registered?
- On February 25, 2016 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kadoya Ryokan Annex (加登屋旅館別館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 854 Itamuro, Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture, and other lots |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2016/02/25 (Heisei 28) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Three-storey timber, iron-sheet roof, 33 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Kadoya Ryokan Annex (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00010915
Last verified: 2026.10.27
