A Small Storehouse of 1808 with Careful Plasterwork
The Misoya Annex Shimogura Storehouse (みそや別館下蔵) is a storehouse used for miso or tools of 1808 in Hashimoto, Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 17, 2004 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey clay-walled storehouse with a tiled roof and a building area of 30 square metres; registration number 30-0053.
Rafters Plastered in Waves
The Shimogura of the Misoya Annex stands on its own west of the detached room; it is a two-storey clay-walled storehouse, gabled and entered from the long side, with a canopy over the doorway on the south (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The whole ground floor is earth-floored, and it was used to store miso or tools.
Small and plain as it is, it is carefully made, with thorough plasterwork around the openings and eaves whose rafters are plastered over in a wave pattern (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes its careful workmanship, and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the eaves with rafters plastered in waves and the careful plasterwork around the openings (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The owner is not given in the Agency record. No official information on public access was found. The main house, Kamigura and detached room, and Shimogura are introduced together on the Misoya Annex page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1808 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What was it used for?
- Storing miso or tools.
- What shows its careful work?
- Eaves with rafters plastered in waves.
- How is the name read?
- Shimogura.
- When was the Misoya Annex Shimogura Storehouse registered?
- On February 17, 2004 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Misoya Annex Shimogura Storehouse (みそや別館下蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1006 Hashimoto 1-chome, Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2004/02/17 (Heisei 16) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey clay-walled storehouse, tiled roof, 30 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official access information |
References
- Misoya Annex Shimogura Storehouse (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00003906
Last verified: 2026.10.23
