「旧臼杵藩主 稲葉家下屋敷」 大分県 / “ Former Lord of Usuki, Inaba Family Shimoyasiki" Oita Pref

「旧臼杵藩主 稲葉家下屋敷」 大分県臼杵市

江戸時代、1600年から約270年間にわたり臼杵の藩主をつとめた稲葉氏。時代は明治にうつり稲葉氏は東京への転居にともない帰郷の際の邸として1902年に建築されたのが稲葉家下屋敷だ。以後、料亭などを経て時代は流れたが江戸の上級武家屋敷の様式を受けついだ明治初期の建築として格式高い式台玄関、大規模な表書院など大名家にふさわしい格式の高さを誇る。

庭園は屋敷に合わせて後に作られたものだが武家にふさわしい格式高い松や槇または梅などを植栽し日本刀のように鋭い形の立石や穴のあいたおもしろい石なども据えられ子孫繁栄の願いを込めた陰陽石を思わせる伝統を感じさせる一方で、いかにも明治の庭園らしく明るい芝生の広場を持ち、庭園敷地の広さは東西におよそ43m、南北23~31ｍとなっており池泉のない枯山水の回遊式庭園となっている。

また隣接する江戸時代の武家屋敷「旧平井家住宅」も合わせて見学できる。

◼︎名称：「旧臼杵藩主 稲葉家下屋敷」

◼︎住所：大分県臼杵市大字臼杵6-6

◼︎TEL：０８０－４０６３－９８５５

◼︎営業時間：AM 9:00~TM 5:00

◼︎定休日：無し・年中無休

◼︎駐車場：有り（無料）

◼︎アクセス：JR臼杵駅より徒歩１５分

"Former Lord of Usuki, Inaba Family Shimoyasiki" Usuki City, Oita Prefecture

During the Edo period, the Inaba family served as the lord of Usuki for about 270 years from 1600. When the era changed to the Meiji period, Inaba moved to Tokyo, and the Inaba family Shimoyasiki was built in 1902 as a residence for when he returned home. This residence is an early Meiji-era building that inherited the style of high-ranking samurai residences in Edo, and boasts a high level of prestige befitting a daimyo family, such as the Shikidai entrance and a large front shoin.

The garden was created later to match the residence, but it is planted with prestigious pines, cypresses, and plum trees befitting a samurai family, and has sharp standing stones and stones with holes, giving it a traditional feel reminiscent of Yin-Yang stones that represent the wish for the prosperity of descendants.However, it also has a bright grassy plaza, typical of Meiji-era gardens, and the garden site is approximately 43m east to west and 23 to 31m north to south, making it a stroll-style dry landscape garden without a pond.

You can also visit the adjacent Edo period samurai residence, the Former Hirai Family Residence.

◼︎Name: "Former Usuki Domain Lord Inaba Family Shimoyasiki Residence"

◼︎Address: 6-6 Usuki, Usuki City, Oita Prefecture

◼︎TEL: 080-4063-9855

◼︎Opening hours: 9:00AM~5:00PM

◼︎Closed days: None, open all year round

◼︎Parking: Available (free)

◼︎Access: 15 minutes walk from JR Usuki Station