「城下町佐伯 国木田独歩館」大分県・”The Castle Town Saiki / Kunikida Doppo Hall ” Oita-pref

「城下町佐伯 国木田独歩館」大分県・”The Castle Town Saiki / Kunikida Doppo Hall ” Oita-pref

国木田独歩は1839年より佐伯市の鶴谷学園で英語と数学の教師として勤めるために佐伯市に居住しました。そのとき弟の収二と共に下宿していたのが、鶴谷学館・館長の坂本永年の邸で、この「国木田独歩館」はその屋敷を改修して2003年に開館したものです。建物は天保十年(1839年)に豊後国佐伯藩第11代藩主・毛利高泰が建てた別荘「御浜御殿」を、1870年（明治3年）に現在地に移築したもので、藩の重臣の家系がであった坂本家の住居となりました。そのため江戸時代の建築でありながら土壁などには明治の流行が認められ、また国木田独歩が下宿した二階部分は移築当時に増築され明治期の建築です。また、仏間として使われている部屋の設えは数寄屋様式で縁側には貴人口と思われる腰障子を持っているので本来は茶室だったようです。後付？と思われる仏壇の上の欄間彫刻にあしらわれ今では絶滅した日本栗鼠の愛らしい姿が印象的です。またこの欄間は桂離宮書院の天袋で見られる模様入りのレースのように透けた生地を貼り付けおり大変優雅でもあります。各部屋の襖の引手や柱の釘隠しは個性的なものが多く見ていて飽きません。庭園に関しては、表通りに面した主庭の作庭時期不明がです。しかし、火口を持たない野趣に富んだ石灯籠はこの庭でしか見られない独特のもので大変存在感があります。江戸時代の藩主の別荘と共に移されてきた可能性もあります。主木の松は邸内から額縁庭園の主役として鑑賞できるよう計算されて植栽されています。武家らしい凛とした品格を感じさせます。裏庭に関しては明治初年頃にはすでに作られており城山の麓にあたる地形を活かし立体的に構成され、斜面には皐月などをタマモノ仕立てで何本も植えて、山際からしみ出る湧水をためた池には睡蓮を植えています。井戸の近くの芭蕉の木は江戸時代の流行です。裏庭は気取らず生活感もあり、どこか優しい雰囲気を漂わせています。

◼︎名称：城下町佐伯 国木田独歩館

◼︎住所：大分県佐伯市城下東町９−３７

◼︎開館時間：9:00-17:00

◼︎休館日：毎週月曜日（月曜日が祝日の場合は翌日）

　　　　　年末年始（12月29日 - 1月3日）

◼︎入館料：￥200

◼︎TEL：0972-22-2866

◼︎駐車場：すぐ前の観光交流館に無料駐車場が有ります

◼︎アクセス：JR日豊本線佐伯駅から徒歩20分・タクシーで5分

　　　　　　大分バス「内町入口」から徒歩5分

　　 東九州自動車道佐伯ICから 車で15分

”The Castle Town Saiki / Kunikida Doppo Hall ” Saiki-city Oita-pref

Doppo Kunikida has lived in Saiki since 1839 to work as an English and math teacher at a school in Saiki. At that time, I was staying at the house of Mr. Sakamoto, the principal of the school I was assigned to. Saiki City was renovated from its mansion and opened in 2003 as "Kunikita Dohokan". The building is a villa "Mihama Goten" built by Takayasu Mouri, the 11th feudal lord of Saeki Clan in 1839, and was relocated to the present location in 1870 (Meiji 3) to serve Saeki Clan. It became the residence of the Sakamoto family, which was a family of high-ranking samurai. Therefore, although it was built in the Edo period, the fashion of the Meiji era was recognized on the clay walls, and the second floor where Doppo Kunikida stayed was expanded at the time of relocation and was built in the Meiji era. In addition, the room used as a Buddhist altar is set up in a Sukiya style, and there is a shoji sliding door with a wainscot on the veranda, which seems to have originally been a tea room. Retrofit? The adorable appearance of the now extinct Japanese squirrel, which is decorated with a sculpture on the Buddhist altar, is impressive. In addition, this column is also very elegant with a transparent fabric pasted like the patterned lace seen in the top bag of Katsura Imperial Villa. There are many unique things in the "nail hiding" in each room, and the fun is endless.

It is unknown when the front garden was created. It may have been maintained recently. But there are also elements of the old age. For example, the most striking element of this garden is the wild stone lantern, which has no space to light. It is unique and has a strong presence only in this garden. It is likely that it was moved there along with the villa architecture of the feudal lord of the Edo period. The main tree, pine, is calculated and planted from inside the house so that it can be viewed as the main character in the frame garden. The pine tree has a dignified dignity that is typical of a samurai family. The backyard was already built around the first year of the Meiji era, and it is three-dimensionally constructed by taking advantage of the topography of the back mountain, and many round pruned azaleas are planted on the slope. Water lilies are planted in the pond that collects the spring water that seeps from the mountainside. The Basho tree near the well is a fashion in the Edo period. The backyard is unpretentious and has a sense of life, giving it a gentle atmosphere.

◼︎ Name: Castle Town Saiki Kunikida Doppokan

◼︎ Address: 9-37 Joka Higashimachi, Saiki City, Oita Prefecture

◼︎ Opening hours: 9: 00-17: 00

◼︎ Closed days: Every Monday (the next day if Monday is a national holiday)

Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 3)

◼︎ Admission fee: ¥ 200

◼︎TEL: 0972-22-2866

◼︎ Parking lot: There is a free parking lot at the tourist exchange center in front of you.

◼︎ Access: 20 minutes on foot from Saiki Station on the JR Nippou Line, 5 minutes by taxi

5 minutes walk from Oita Bus "Uchimachi Iriguchi"

15 minutes by car from the Saiki IC on the Higashikyushu Expressway