Only the Ōhashi family was granted a nagayamon gate, which was denied to the other houses.
A merchant house built between 1796 and 1799 by the Ōhashi family, who grew rich by developing salt fields and rice paddies until, together with the Ōhara family, they formed Kurashiki's new rising class. A long nagayamon gate faces the old street, normally forbidden to ordinary houses: its presence signals the family's special status. The building is set back behind a front garden instead of facing directly onto the street, with white plastered walls and the typical Kurashiki lattices.
A national Important Cultural Property since 1978 (main building, gate, rice granary and inner storehouse), with the land added to the designation in 1982.
ℹ️ 9:00–17:00, closed on Fridays from December to February; 550 yen adults, 350 yen students.
🚉 Kurashikishi · 7 min walk
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