The Old Shioya Demise, Historic house in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

The Old Shioya Demise stands in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, in the former post town of Chizu-juku. It is a prewar complex rebuilt as a branch of the Ishitani family, made up of a merchant-style townhouse, a Western-style building, a Japanese garden and a wall. The townhouse, built around 1897, has a low second floor with a ship-bottom ceiling in the style of 1870s houses, and a first floor in shoin style.

Rebuilt as a branch house of the Ishitani family, the compound dates from before World War II: the merchant-style townhouse was built around 1897, though its low second floor and ship-bottom ceiling follow 1870s townhouse conventions. The Western-style building in the garden was added around 1930 as a tuberculosis convalescent facility for the heir of the fourth head, Aikura Ishitani, and later served as a Christian church. Both buildings are registered national tangible cultural properties.

The house was rebuilt as a branch of the Ishitani family, and its name comes from the Shioya trade name. The first-floor shoin-style rooms facing the garden now serve as a cafe and restaurant called Umihiko Yamahiko. A Western-style building of about 1930, built to treat the heir's tuberculosis, later served as a Christian church.

The house stands in Chizu-juku, Chizu, Tottori, about 10 minutes on foot from Chizu Station on the Chizu Express or JR Inbi Line. It opens 9:00-17:00 and closes Wednesdays; the neighbouring Ishitani house opens from 10:00 and also closes Wednesdays. Admission is free.

The Western-style building in the garden was put up around 1930 as a tuberculosis recovery room for the eldest son of the fourth head of the Ishitani family, and after his death it served as a Christian church. Both buildings are nationally registered tangible cultural properties.