新宮観光協会

Former Chapman House

The Former Chapman Residence was designed by Nishimura Isaku, founder of the Bunka Gakuin School, for the family of the American missionary Chapman. Unlike then-contemporary styles of architecture, Nishimura designed a house centred around the living room, putting an emphasis on daily home life. He was an esteemed architect who contributed greatly to spreading the today's current style of architecture. This is a rare and highly valuable work of architecture as it along with the Former Nishimura Residence (a designated Important Cultural Property of Japan) are the only two of his designs still remaining. During the Showa period (1926-1989) additions were made to the house, and a Japanese-style inn was run here with the name Aruman; the Akutagawa Prize-winning author Nakagami Kenji, also from Shingu, did some of his writing here.
URL https://www.city.shingu.lg.jp/forms/info/info.aspx?info_id=44770(in Japanese)
Add 677-2 Shingu, Shingu City, Wakayama Prefecture
Tel 0735-23-2311
Open Exhibition times: 9:00~17:00 Event space rental: 9:00~21:00
Regular holiday Mondays (if a public holiday falls on Monday, then the next day)
New Year's Break (29 Dec~3 Jan)
Parking Lot 2 spaces
Price Event space fee (1 room) 9:00~13:00 1,010 yen; 13:00~17:00 1,010 yen; 17:00~21:00 1,520 yen ※Reservation required