Tsuwano’s Tangible Cultural Property: Traditional House of Fujii Family

The Fujii family was managing the Nichihara copper mine, which was a tenryou (天領, under direct shogunate control) from the beginning of the Edo period (1600-1868). During the construction of the road, the grounds  of the Fujii mansion was reduced, but the main building is from the Edo period. An entrance (with a stepping stone) worthy of the position still remains, and from the beaten dirt floor area through the toori-niwa (corridor garden) one reaches the kitchen. 

The traditional tatami room is from the beginning of the Meiji period (1868-1912), and has a small front garden attached to it. The Fujii family has been involved in wax manufacturing since the Edo period until recently, and the manufacturing and warehouse are still there. With remains of a small wharf of the Takatsu river, this estate tells and important story of the Nichihara area.

Please bear in mind that these properties are mostly private homes.

We ask you not to enter the garden or the house without prior permission from the owner.

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田中家店舗兼住宅（沙羅の木）

⑮藤井家住宅

江戸初期からこの地に住み、天領であった日原銅山の経営に「山年寄」として参画した。道路の敷設により敷地は縮小されたが、主屋は江戸期の建築で、役付にふさわしい式台を今に残すとともに、土間から奥に通り庭を通って台所へと至る。座敷は明治初期の建物で、小さいながらも前庭を有す。藤井家では江戸期から続いた製蝋業を営み、今も作業場、土蔵が残されている。高津川からの船着場跡の遺構なども確認され、日原地区の歴史を物語る代表的な建物である。

津和野町伝統文化活性化協議会、平成２４年３月発行