Registered Tangible Cultural Properties · Toyama

Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room (Yaucho)

Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room Yaucho: Once a Study

A study of 1879 in Toyama turned into a tea room in the late Meiji era, attached to the storehouse, with unusually wide openings and coloured walls; registered 1998.

Designation Registered Tangible Cultural Properties

Location Toyama

About the Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room Yauchō

The Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room Yauchō (旧内山家住宅茶室夜雨廰, Kyū-Uchiyama-ke Jūtaku Chashitsu Yauchō) is a single-storey wooden tea room built in 1879 at 903 Miyao, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, and registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 1998.

This Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room is joined to the south end of the storehouse and has a building area of 25 m². It was first built as a study and converted into a tea room at the end of the Meiji era.

From Study to Tea Room

The Yauchō was registered as a structure that would be hard to reproduce. What the Agency for Cultural Affairs notes is how open this Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room is for its type.

In contrast to the storehouse it adjoins, it has wide openings. Unlike the usual tea room, which restricts light through a small crawl-in entrance and windows, it still shows its origins as a study, the Agency observes. The Toyama Cultural Foundation says it was the twelfth head, Gaisen, who converted the study and named it Yauchō, the Hall of Night Rain.

Coloured Walls and Quiet Restraint

Inside the Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room Yauchō, the Agency points to the use of coloured walls, which set the mood of the room.

The Foundation describes it as a plain, rustic tea room that keeps something of a study's character. The brightness of a place for reading and the stillness of a tea room share the same space.

Seeing the Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room Yauchō

Because this Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room is attached to the south end of the storehouse, look at the storehouse's closed wall and the tea room's open one side by side; that is the contrast the Agency describes.

Whether the interior can be entered could not be confirmed from official sources, so ask at the reception. Opening days and admission are on the Former Uchiyama Family Residence (Toyama) page. No official guidance on photography could be found as of September 2026, so ask at the reception.

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Q&A

QWhen was the Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room Yauchō built?: AIt was built as a study in 1879 and converted into a tea room at the end of the Meiji era.

QWho named the Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room Yauchō?: AAccording to the Toyama Cultural Foundation, the twelfth head, Uchiyama Gaisen, who converted the study, gave it the name.

QWhy is the Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room Yauchō a Registered Tangible Cultural Property?: AIt was registered in 1998 as hard to reproduce, for an openness with wide openings that is rare in a tea room, and for its coloured-wall interior.

QWhere is the Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room Yauchō?: AAttached to the south end of the storehouse east of the main house.

QHow big is the Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room Yauchō?: AA single-storey wooden building with a tiled roof and a building area of 25 m².

Basic Information

Name	Former Uchiyama Family Residence Tea Room (Yaucho) (旧内山家住宅茶室夜雨廰)
Location	903 Miyao, Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture
Designation	Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Building)
Year Designated	1998 (registered)
Quantity	1 building
Dimensions	Building area 25 m² (wooden, single storey)
Owner	Toyama Prefecture
Public Access	Viewable within the grounds (admission charged, as Gōnō no Yakata Uchiyama-tei)