A Rice-Cake Shop at the Foot of Otakiyama
The Wadanoya Main Building Lower Wing (和田の屋本館下棟) is a long-established shop of 1953 in Bizancho, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on January 26, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 91 square metres, extended in 1956; registration number 36-0085.
A Shop at the Entrance to Otakiyama
The Wadanoya Main Building Lower Wing is a two-storey timber shop facing north at the foot of Otakiyama, where the path climbs the hill: 13 metres east-west and 5.6 metres north-south, with an extension on the west (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The main ridge runs east-west, with a north-south hip-and-gable roof at the east end, making a complex roofscape (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The ground floor is earth-floored, with a place for toasting rice cakes and a sales counter, and there are tatami rooms upstairs.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, an example of a long-established shop surviving at a sightseeing spot.
What to Look For
Look for the complex roof with its hip-and-gable end and the rice-cake toasting area on the ground floor (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on the shop's business was found. It can be seen from the path up Otakiyama.
Q&A
- When was the lower wing built?
- In 1953; it was extended in 1956 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- At the foot of Otakiyama in Bizancho, Tokushima City.
- What is on the ground floor?
- A rice-cake toasting area and a sales counter.
- Why is it a cultural property?
- It is a long-established shop surviving at a sightseeing spot.
- When was the Wadanoya Main Building Lower Wing registered?
- On January 26, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Wadanoya Main Building Lower Wing (和田の屋本館下棟) |
|---|---|
| Location | 5-5 Bizancho and others, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2011/01/26 (Heisei 23) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 91 m², 13 by 5.6 m |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | Shop business not confirmed |
References
- Wadanoya Main Building Lower Wing (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008582
Last verified: 2026.10.17