Takatori Residence

The Former Takatori Residence ( is a residential compound built in the late-Meiji period by Takatori Koreyoshi, a local coal entrepreneur . The building is located in the city of Karatsu, in the northwestern part of Saga Prefecture, and it was elevated to the status of Important Cultural Property in 2005. The exterior structure is characterized by a fusion of two distinctive styles: the main façade is constituted by a building in what appears to be Western-style stone masonry, and is flanked by the main structure built in traditional Japanese timber architecture.

Takatori Residence - Arisha Satari