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The house and its gardens today cover roughly one-third of the original 30,000 ''[[Japanese Measurements|tsubo]]'' (99,000m² or 990 acres) of the property, which at that time included Masatomo's agricultural experimental station.

The house and its gardens today cover roughly one-third of the original 30,000 ''[[Japanese Measurements|tsubo]]'' (99,000m² or 990 acres) of the property, which at that time included Masatomo's agricultural experimental station.

The main portion of the residence consists of five interlinked single-story wooden buildings, with one two-story section. The main portion of the house included entrance halls where guests were initially received, the offices of the house manager and manservants, a kitchen, and living rooms & bedrooms, with further living rooms and waiting rooms on the upper floor. While the entire house is in an Edo period style, with ''tatami'' floors, sliding doors, and wooden structure, the living rooms contain some lavish Meiji period decorative elements, including paintings by contemporary Meiji period painter [[Kakei Atomi]], and the ceiling of one room upholstered with Indian chintz.

The main portion of the residence consists of five interlinked single-story wooden buildings, with one two-story section. The main portion of the house included entrance halls where guests were initially received, the offices of the house manager and manservants, a kitchen, and living rooms & bedrooms, with further living rooms and waiting rooms on the upper floor. While the entire house is in an Edo period style, with ''tatami'' floors, sliding doors, and wooden structure, the living rooms contain some lavish Meiji period decorative elements, including paintings by contemporary Meiji period painter [[Atomi Kakei]], and the ceiling of one room upholstered with Indian chintz.

Two smaller buildings, linked to the main building by covered corridors, contained studies, a drawing room for receiving high-ranking guests, and waiting rooms for attendants and servants. Living quarters for female servants were once attached to the kitchen, but are no longer extant. A bathhouse was added in [[1911]] when Masatomo hosted the [[Taisho Emperor|Crown Prince Yoshihito]]. Many of the buildings on the compound have thick plastered walls for fireproofing; toilets were generally located behind the ''[[tokonoma]]'' in each room. Most of the house is open to the public, but the study and second floor are not.

Two smaller buildings, linked to the main building by covered corridors, contained studies, a drawing room for receiving high-ranking guests, and waiting rooms for attendants and servants. Living quarters for female servants were once attached to the kitchen, but are no longer extant. A bathhouse was added in [[1911]] when Masatomo hosted the [[Taisho Emperor|Crown Prince Yoshihito]]. Many of the buildings on the compound have thick plastered walls for fireproofing; toilets were generally located behind the ''[[tokonoma]]'' in each room. Most of the house is open to the public, but the study and second floor are not.