Kyu Miyazaki Family Residence 旧宮崎家住宅

Wander around a 200 year-old thatched farmhouse

The Former Miyazaki Family Residence is believed to have been built in the early 19th century due to its architectural style. The house was originally in Yugura in the Nariki area of Ome, and belonged to a regular farmer, but was donated to Ome City, who relocated it to the current location in 1979.

With three rooms—a hall, a room facing the garden, and an inner room—within the residence, the Former Miyazaki Family Residence reveals the typical farmer’s way of life that is perhaps forgotten by modern citizens. The roof type of this residence is called mazebuki or torabuki thatching, which uses a mixture of kaya reeds and cedar bark.