No.373008

Former TERAUCHI family residenceOLD TERAUCHI HOUSE

Completed in 1921

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES

  • Dashigeta-zukuri
  • Torifusuma

OLD OWNER

  • at Teramae

HISTORY of Former TERAUCHI family residence

The building was formerly used as a lodge for pilgrims. It was completed in 1921 and has the typical appearance of buildings on Sakuramachi-dori being a dashigeta-zukuri (house with protruding longitudinal beams) with a wide frontage. The building has been vacant for some time, but it was renovated in 2018 as the current “at Teramae” building. There is a coffee stand and apparel shop on the ground floor, and a design office on the second floor. The building is characterised by its modern appearance with vertical lattices across the entire frontage, and its dynamic interior, with part of the first floor removed to create a two-storey atrium, painted black. At the two ends of the building, torifusuma (cylindrical tile projecting upwards) is attached.

FEATUREFeature of Former TERAUCHI family residence

KNOWLEDGE

01FEATURE

Dashigeta-zukuri

A girder with its bottom chords and beams protruding from the exterior wall to the street is called “dashigeta”. It is sometimes called "degeta". By passing rafters over the dashigeta-zukuri structure, the eaves can be elongated. This type of structure is often seen in machiya houses, and is called dashigeta-zukuri.

02FEATURE

Torifusuma

A cylindrical tile projecting upwards, placed on top of a onigawara (ridge-end tile). ‘Fusuma’ is a bedding used in the Heian period and the words means a ‘bed for birds’. It is said to be used to protect the onigawara from bird droppings, and is also called ‘tori-yasumi (resting bird)’ or ‘suzumegawara (sparrow tile)’.

MINAMI MAP

LET'S WALK

  • Area Map

  • Restroom

  • Evacuation site

  • Free Wi-Fi

  • Parking

  • Photo spot

  • Minami heritage

  • Onsen

  • Tourist Information