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The Nagata Family and Their Storehouses

The Nagata family were merchants and sake brewers in Takayama during the Edo period (1603–1867). At the time, only members of the samurai class were allowed to use family names, and the Nagata family was known instead by the tradename “Ōsaka-ya.” In 1854, the Tokugawa shogunate allowed the family to use the name “Nagata” in recognition of their large donation to the construction of the Shinagawa Battery (now Odaiba) in Tokyo Bay.

After the fall of the shogunate in 1868, the new Meiji government abolished the domain system and reorganized Japan into prefectures and municipalities. The Nagata family entered the world of politics in 1889, when Nagata Kichiuemon Masatoshi (1848–1901) became the first mayor of the new town of Takayama. Five years later, he was elected to the House of Representatives in the Imperial Diet. Masatoshi led the family’s involvement in banking, silk production, logging, and many other local industries. Masatoshi’s son, Nagata Kichiuemon Naotsugu (1873–1918), followed in his footsteps, becoming mayor of Takayama in 1904 and winning a seat in the House of Representatives in 1917. The family became so wealthy that in 1932, they were recorded as having paid the most taxes of any family in Takayama.

The wealth of the Nagata family is further evidenced by the arrangement of their six storehouses. Disastrous fires were common in Japan until the mid-twentieth century, and in 1875 a major fire swept through Takayama, destroying over 1,300 homes. The Nagata family’s first storehouse was built six months later to protect their possessions from future fires. In 1914, five more thick-walled storehouses were built around the family home. Together, the storehouses created a firewall around the entire house.

The largest of the Nagata family’s storehouses was used as a sake brewery. The other storehouses were used to store rice, business documents, clothing, and furniture. The small building next to the brewery was used to store kōji rice (rice inoculated with Aspergillus oryzae that is used for sake brewing). In 1953, the buildings and storehouses of the Nagata estate were repurposed to create the museum that would later become the Takayama Museum of History and Art.

永田家和永田倉庫

江戶時代（1603–1867），永田家在高山行商釀酒，創立了「大坂屋」。1854年因捐建東京灣品川炮臺（今台場），獲准使用「永田」為姓。

明治初年，永田家已是高山最大的地主。永田吉右門正俊（1848-1901）和兒子尚次（1873-1918）兩代都曾出任高山市長和國會眾議員。前者還積極推動家族涉足銀行、絲織、伐木業以及許多當地產業。子承父業後，家族生意越發得以擴展。據記載，1932年永田家繳稅為全城之冠。

1875年高山大火後，永田家為保護家產修建了第一座倉庫，1914年又圍繞家宅再建了5座，並構築起堅實的防火牆。

6座倉庫中規模最大的一座曾是酒窖，也是高山最大的倉庫之一。1953年，永田家的宅邸和倉庫被改建為博物館，也就是今天的飛驒高山歷史美術博物館。

永田家族和永田仓库

江户时代(1603-1867)，永田家族在高山行商酿酒，创建了“大坂屋”。1854年因捐建东京湾品川炮台（今台场），获准使用“永田”为姓。

明治初年，永田家族已是高山最大的地主。永田吉右门正俊(1848-1901)和儿子尚次(1873-1918)都曾出任高山市长和国会众议员，前者还积极推动家族向银行、丝织、采伐业以及众多当地产业发展。子承父业后，家族生意涉及领域愈发广泛。据记载，1932年永田家族缴税为全城之冠。

1875年高山大火后，永田家族为保护家产修建了第一座仓库，1914年又围绕家宅增建了5座，并构筑起坚实的防火墙。

6座仓库中规模最大的一座曾是酒窖，也是高山最大的仓库之一。1953年，永田家族的宅邸和仓库被改建为博物馆，也就是今天的飞驒高山历史美术博物馆。