Yamashita House

A thatched-roof farmhouse in Arino, Kita Ward, Kobe

The Yamashita House is a thatched-roof farmhouse built around 1850, in the late Edo period. It stands in Arino-cho, Kita Ward, Kobe, and is built with traditional Japanese timber framing.

On June 8, 2021, Kobe City designated the house a Kobe City Landscape Resource (thatched-roof farmhouse, designation No. 29).

Preservation Society

The Arino Thatched Farmhouse Preservation Society was founded in April 2010. Since then, its members have repaired the house every year, working on the roof, the walls and the whole structure, and have held workshops where visitors can try the repair work. Since 2016, the house has also hosted six thatched-roof jazz concerts.

Upcoming event

Restoration work: viewing and hands-on workshop

Date: Monday, November 23, 2026 (national holiday), 10:30 to 15:00

Admission: free. Viewing requires no reservation. The hands-on session is limited to about 5 people, first come, first served; applications open on November 1 (application form in Japanese).

Access

3675 Arino, Arino-cho, Kita-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

10 minutes on foot from Taoji Station (Kobe Electric Railway, Sanda Line)

10 minutes by car from Nishinomiya-kita Interchange (Chugoku Expressway)

Contact

Arino Thatched Farmhouse Preservation Society: info@kayabuki-jazz.live

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