1. Home
  2. Inside this facility

Inside this facility

  • A “mansion” where a forester who knew wood and Japanese architecture was passionate. "Japanese garden"
    Over the course of 13 years, we built a "villa", a "tea room", and a "Western-style building with a fireplace" full of Taisho Roman
    While discovering the craftsmanship and playfulness of "Japanese architecture", we look at the "Japanese garden" of Susumu Yamamura with different expressions,
    I would like you to think about "Japanese hometown" by touching on "Japanese history and culture".

Forestry mansion

Main building(150 years old)

  • At the entrance of the main building, there is a prestigious "Shikidai", and in front of it, Yakusugi Cedar" is displayed.
    In 1957, the second generation Tatsujiro took over from the Forestry Agency Yakushima Forestry Office Office.
    Ichizo Mine Minebayashi, an emeritus professor at the The University of Tokyo Yakusugi Cedar the center of the disk remaining, and it is said that it will be about 3000 years old.

Villa(70 years old)

  • At the entrance of the guesthouse, there is a curved entrance door that makes you feel Taisho Roman
    A picture of "Daruma Daishi drawn on Yoshino cedar" is displayed in front of it.
    In 1965, Professor Yoshitaka Mahori, Chairman of the Japan Portrait Academic Society,
    When I went to draw the mural painting Emperor Godaigo Go-Daigo Mausoleum after Mt. Yoshino, Daruma Daishi

Western-style building in the early Showa era(Swiss Building)

  • After the war, I visited forestry tours of European countries and was fascinated by the Western-style building in Switzerland.
    Designed and constructed at Kasatani Construction Firm Ashiya City
    Swiss Building" with a fireplace and BAR counter is built with bricks and wood.
    Please experience the European space that Japan admired after the war.

Japanese garden

Hoo Garden-Men's Garden-

Aiba Garden-Onaniwa-

  • As you pass through the main entrance of the main entrance, large 150-year-old trees welcome guests on both sides of the stone pavement. "Man garden"
    Around a large pond flowing from the waterfall, stones are arranged vertically to express the ruggedness and ruggedness.
    Please appreciate the mossy garden such as cedar moss and rock pine.
    Cross Ishibashi and pass the middle gate of a single keyaki board. "Woman garden"
    The seasonal flowers bloom in the spacious and bright garden, and the stones are laid down to express calmness and delicacy.
    There are two other courtyards, all of which have thirteen lanterns.
    The large lantern "Kasuga Lantern" in the men's garden is engraved with 12 zodiac signs, and its size is the largest gem.
    In addition, it is said that there are two pairs of Goryeo Stone Buddha" next to the stone bridge, one of which was donated to the Kyoto National Museum

Baihoan(Tea room)

  • It was built over three years without any nails.
    When you step into the waiting room from the alley, you can hear the Washikagawa River
    When you enter the 8m2 booth from the entrance, there is a tokonoma in front of you.
    The floor pillars are made of Nanten tree, a rare timber that is over 1000 years old.
    In addition, the seats of the ritual are equipped with an old lumber passenger desk that was received from Horyuji
    In 1951, when we donated wood to the restoration Horyuji
    In addition, the 4-square-meter room at the back is overhanging by the river, and you can enjoy a variety of seasonal atmospheres from the three windows.

Reception Room

  • A Western-style room with an impressive large chandelier in the early Showa period.
    And I want you to see the big window just like a picture window.
    One window is a Western-style building that stands in the back of a large and bright garden. (Swiss Building)
    In the other window, you can see the beautiful green forest and the calm babbling Washikagawa River.

    The flooring of this room is
    At first glance it looks like modern flooring,
    It is a "handmade flooring" that is made by a craftsman who cuts and glues different types of wood one by one.
    I would also like you to see the flooring materials that are craftsmanship like parquet.

    The reception room is a remake of the arflex sofa that has been used since the early Showa period.
    We have inherited the relaxation that has continued since that time.

Dining room

Japanese-style room(Completely private room)

  • A 15-square-meter Japanese-style room with a tasteful ceiling like a tea room.
    Partially sloping ceilings and ceiling boards made of four types of wood, etc.
    I would like you to enjoy your meal in a good old Japanese space.

Dining(Western-style room that makes you feel Taisho Roman)

  • Japanese Western style
     The Western-style room, which utilizes the antique furniture of the room as it is,
     It reminds me of Japan, which has longed for Western culture.
     I would like you to enjoy your meal in an elegant space.

    【Untake table】
     In the dining room, which makes you feel the life of the Kazoku in the Taisho era
     A large antique table for 8 people.
    【Japanese style chandelier】
     The Japanese-style chandelier, which seems to have been manufactured first in Japan, is
     It is a gem with a handmade feeling of craftsmanship.
    【Double sash】
     Nowadays, I have more chances to see paired glass and double sashes.
     A space with a double sash in consideration of the heat insulating effect in the Taisho era.

Storehouse and gate

  • 【Main gate】
    The main gate that invites customers to "guest Villa Hoo
    A different space that is hard to imagine from the outside is spreading.

    【Zelkova gate】
     A double-door gate that uses a single plate of zelkova luxuriously.
     It makes you feel the "barrier" that changes the taste of the men's and women's gardens in the Japanese garden.

    【Built-in】
     Built-in beautiful white wall that stands deeply in the view of the woman's garden.

    【Storehouse】
     A large roof and white-walled exterior storehouse with a view of the man's garden.