鳥羽の歴史文化を次世代につなぐ　kadoya hozonkai

Kadoya [The Hironos]

[History]

The Hironos - the sixth Toemon had started a pharmacy “Sansendo” in Bunka 7 (1810), the latter part of Edo period - had been carrying on a pharmacy “Katsunosha” since Meiji period.  Moreover, they had served as a village headman for 20 years since Tenpo 11 (1840), and paid more than 1,000 ryo to the domain of Toba as the business tax.   Those days, serving as the head of the village headmen, they were permitted to use surnames and wear swords, and were given the room for the Hironos in Toba Castle.  In the famine, they gave benefit for the villagers.  They would often make all sorts of donation generously as a charitable family.


[The Structure]
  The main house consists of two parts ? a two-storied and a one-storied part.  A two-storied part was built in Bunsei 8 (1825) and a one-storied part was rebuilt in Meiji 17 (1884).


[The Entrance]
  The entrance was restored on the basis of the drawing in Edo period.  The tools on the shelf were in use for compounding a medicine in Edo period.  A signboard on the wall was actually hung under the eaves in Meiji period.  The signboard under the eaves now is a replica.

[The Others]
　No one lived in the main house for a while.  However it is in good state of preservation, so a lot of traces in Edo and Meiji period are left here and there.  Especially window panes are prominent ? distorted panes, colored panes, frosted panes and so on are worth seeing.
  And also the fine elaborate plans are worked out on fusumas (sliding doors) and ranmas (openwork screens above the sliding partitions between two rooms).