Title Former Yamamura Family Residence

  • Yamaguchi
Topic(s):
Historic Sites/Castle Ruins
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FY Prepared:
2020
Associated Tourism Board:
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旧山村家住宅

旧山村家住宅は、本町筋通りに面し、母屋2棟、蔵2棟、小茶室からなる。家屋と蔵のうち1棟は江戸時代(1603~1867)後期のものである。山村家は、浜崎港を中心に栄えた地域のエリートであった。


一家は明治(1868~1912)初期に住宅を購入し、財産が増えるにつれ、蔵と茶室別館を増設した。2005年には萩市に寄贈された。正面の店舗、背面の店舗、居住棟は、「玄関庭」で仕切られている。これは、明治時代に流行した「母屋造り」と呼ばれる建築様式を踏襲したもので、現在では京都や大阪に多く見られる。建築当時は、町家住宅の最高峰と言われていた。


旧山村家住宅は、関西以西に現存するこの様式の唯一の例である。萩の商人や職人がこのような建物を建てたという事実は、彼らの豊かさと洗練さを物語っている。


住所:山口県萩市浜崎77

電話番号:0838-22-0133

営業時間:午前9時から午後5時

入場無料

アクセス:「大船倉入口」バス停から徒歩3分(萩循環まぁーるバス東回り)

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Former Yamamura Family Residence

The Former Yamamura Family Residence faces Honmachi-suji street and comprises two main houses, two storehouses, and a small tea room. Both houses and one of the storehouses were built in the late Edo period (1603–1867). The Yamamura family were members of the local elite in the thriving community centered on Hamasaki port.


The family bought the residence in the early years of the Meiji era (1868–1912), and as their wealth grew, they added another storehouse and a small tea room. In 2005, the family donated the residence to Hagi City. The front shop, the rear shop, and the residential buildings are separated with a genkan-niwa, or “garden courtyard.” This follows an architectural style known as omoteya-zukuri, which was popular in the Meiji era and today is most often found in Kyoto and Osaka. At the time of its construction, the residence was considered the pinnacle of machiya townhouse design.


The Former Yamamura Family Residence is the only surviving example of this style of design west of the Kansai region. The fact that the merchants and artisans in Hagi created such buildings is a testament to their wealth and sophistication.


Address: 77 Hamasaki, Hagi, Yamaguchi

Phone: 0838-22-0133

Open: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (daily)

Admission Free

Access: 3-minute walk from Ofunagura Iriguchi Bus stop (Hagi Junkan Māru Bus Eastbound)

Google Maps link: here


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