The magnificent exterior with okabe (a style of wall construction) in which posts are hidden under shikkui (white plaster) is a building structure which reminds one of a castle rather than a private residence of ordinary people.
漆喰による柱を隠した大壁を用いた雄大な外観は、一般庶民が住まう民家というよりは城郭建築を思い起こさせる建造物である。