A Wooden Shop Surviving in the Office District
The Kiyokawa Shop (喜代川店舗) is a shop and house of around 1927 in Nihonbashi Koamicho, Chuo Ward, Tokyo, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on May 10, 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a copper and partly tiled roof, covering 107 square metres, altered in the Showa 40s and in 2013 and 2015; registration number 13-404.
A Timber Shop and House on a Lane
The Kiyokawa Shop stands in an office district near Ningyocho, facing east onto a lane (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It has a hipped roof entered on the long side, a gabled entrance at the south end of the front and a wing projecting at the back.
The ground floor holds a kitchen, a dining area and living rooms, and the upper floor five tatami rooms (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, a rare shop and house that keeps the form of fine traditional timber building amid intense redevelopment in central Tokyo.
What to Look For
Look for the gabled entrance at the south end and the hipped timber form (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on the shop's business was found. The front can be seen from the lane.
Q&A
- When was the Kiyokawa Shop built?
- Around 1927 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is it laid out?
- Kitchen and dining below, five tatami rooms above.
- Why is it valuable?
- It is a rare traditional timber shop in central Tokyo.
- Where is it?
- In Nihonbashi Koamicho, near Ningyocho.
- When was the Kiyokawa Shop registered?
- On May 10, 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kiyokawa Shop (喜代川店舗) |
|---|---|
| Location | 10-5 Nihonbashi Koamicho, Chuo Ward, Tokyo |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2018/05/10 (Heisei 30) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, copper and partly tiled roof, 107 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | Shop business not confirmed |
References
- Kiyokawa Shop (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00012298
Last verified: 2026.10.18