Old folk house in Hirao

Twice a month, the main building (omoya) and storehouse (dozo) of the old private house are open to the public.

The facility will be open to the public on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and on Saturday, May 25, 2024 from 9:00 a.m. to noon.

2-45-19 Hirao, Inagi City

• bus

Take the Keio Sagamihara Line "Inagi Station" to "Shin-Yurigaoka Station" and get off at "Hirao" and walk for 5 minutes Take the Odakyu Line "Shin-Yurigaoka Station" to "Inagi Station" and get off at "Hirao" and walk for 5 minutes

Note: There is no parking lot, so please refrain from coming by car.

This old private house was built in the late Edo period as the residence of the village headman Nanushi of Hirao Village.

main house

Built in 1843 (Tempo 14). A wooden one-story house with a hipped roof and a thatched roof. About 38 tsubo (about 125 square meters) (9 ken x 5 ken). You can see the structure that shows the formality of the nanushi.

Feature 1 There is an entrance for customers

There is an entrance for customers on the left side of the front of the private house. As it was the house of the nanushi, an entrance was built for the reception of officials of the shogunate. In the case of farmhouses, the entrance has a formal structure with a shikidai and a mairado, which are only permitted for the head of the household. The general entrance is on the right side, and there are two entrances.

Feature 2 Segai-style structure under the eaves

If you look at the part under the eaves, you can see the Segai-zukuri structure. The eaves are higher and deeper than a typical private house, and the wooden ceiling is built in this part. In the general structure of the eaves of a farmhouse, the rafters are placed on top of the rafters. can be seen directly. The segai-zukuri style of boarding shows the formality of the nanushi.

Feature 3 Toko no Ma and Hirashoin in the inner room

The back room was used as a guest room. This room has an alcove and a flat study room. The toko-no-ma is 1 shaku and 5 sun deep, and there is a closet on the side. Hirashoin only has shoji screens for lighting, and does not have shelves. Both are simple structures, but you can see the structure that indicates the formality of the nanushi.

Dozo

Built in 1893 (Meiji 26). It is a two-story building made of earthen storehouses.