The roofline is decorated with a dentiled bargeboard. Each gablet has a bargeboard and decorative timber screens. The side gable contains round arched bargeboard of similar design. It is characterized by the usage of "karahafu", an undulating bargeboard peculiar to Japan. It is in two storeys, the front being gabled with a decorated bargeboard. A simple timber bargeboard is located in the gable of the projecting wing. The gables are typically steeply pitched, and are all decorated with bargeboard, pendants and finials. The gable at main entrance has a decorated bargeboard, a Gothic arch, and a belfry. The porch is gabled and has a bargeboard pierced with quatrefoils, rosettes and tracery. These gable ends are also decorated with bargeboard and a slightly smaller finial and pendant. One theory is that they were simply interlocking bargeboard planks that were left uncut. Most were constructed before 1900 and feature ornate, bargeboard cupolas and textured wall surfaces. The bargeboard is carved and has a finial at its peak. The bargeboard contains ornate carving and at its top is a finial. The gable end are decorated with bargeboard, with a finial and pendants.