Kurayoshi Shirakabe Dozo Storehouses
倉吉白壁土蔵群
A row of white-walled, red-tiled storehouses along the Tama River, with stone bridges spanning the small canal. It is a preserved group of nationally important traditional buildings.
The Kurayoshi Shirakabe Dozo storehouses line the Tama River in the Utsubuki-Tamagawa district of Kurayoshi. Merchant warehouses from the Edo to Meiji periods stand in a row along the river. They have white plaster walls, charred cedar-board lower walls and red Iwami tile roofs, reflected in the water. Each house has its own stone bridge to the opposite bank. Many of the warehouses have since been converted into soy sauce shops, general stores, cafés and red-tile themed shops. Entry is free. It is about 15 minutes by bus from Kurayoshi Station, and a stroll takes about 1 to 1.5 hours. It can be combined with the Nijisseiki Pear Museum and Misasa Onsen.
Opening hours
Open all day; shops approx. 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Utsubuki Park
- Enkei Gekijo Kurayoshi Figure Museum
- Tottori Nijisseiki Pear Museum
- Tottori Prefectural Museum of Art
- Misasa Onsen
- Lake Togo & Hawai Onsen
- Enchoen Chinese Garden
- Gosho Aoyama Manga Factory