A White Colonial-Style Hall of the Meiji Period
The Catholic Chikaramachi Church Parish Hall (カトリック主税町教会信者会館) is a Meiji-period Western-style building of the mid Meiji period, altered in 1980 in Chikaramachi, Higashi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on July 25, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 89 square metres; registration number 23-0334.
A Meiji Western House on a Corner Plot
The parish hall of the Catholic Chikaramachi Church faces north on a corner of Chikaramachi: a two-storey timber building 11 by 8.2 metres (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It has a hipped pantile roof with a gabled entrance at the centre, a central-corridor plan and a veranda on the south side. The clapboarded walls are painted white (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, a Meiji-period Western-style building basically in the colonial style.
What to Look For
Look for the white-painted clapboard and the gabled entrance at the centre (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is a church building, and no official information on access to the interior was found.
Q&A
- When was the parish hall built?
- In the mid Meiji period, altered in 1980 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What style is it?
- A Meiji Western-style building, basically colonial.
- How big is it?
- Two storeys, 11 by 8.2 metres.
- How is Chikaramachi read?
- Chi-ka-ra-ma-chi, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Catholic Chikaramachi Church Parish Hall registered?
- On July 25, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Catholic Chikaramachi Church Parish Hall (カトリック主税町教会信者会館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 3-33 Chikaramachi, Higashi Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2011/07/25 (Heisei 23) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 89 m², 11 by 8.2 m |
| Owner | Catholic Diocese of Nagoya (Religious Corporation) |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Catholic Chikaramachi Church Parish Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008697
Last verified: 2026.10.19
