White Walls and a Red Roof in Okazaki
The Japan Evangelical Lutheran Okazaki Church Building (日本福音ルーテル岡崎教会教会堂) is a church of 1953 in Tenmadori, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 24, 2013 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey and partly two-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 137 square metres; registration number 23-0382.
A Church with a Spire and Cross
The church of the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Okazaki congregation faces north: a single-storey timber building entered at the gable end under a gabled pantile roof, with a canopy over the door and a spire carrying a cross on the ridge (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Inside, a nave under a king-post truss is flanked by aisles that can be divided into small rooms with partitions (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design, a church whose white walls stand out against its red roof.
What to Look For
Look for the contrast of white walls and red roof and the spire with its cross (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is a working church, and no official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the church built?
- In 1953 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is the interior like?
- A nave and aisles that can be divided into small rooms.
- What marks its exterior?
- White walls, a red roof and a spire with a cross.
- How is Tenmadori read?
- Ten-ma-do-o-ri, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Japan Evangelical Lutheran Okazaki Church Building registered?
- On December 24, 2013 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Japan Evangelical Lutheran Okazaki Church Building (日本福音ルーテル岡崎教会教会堂) |
|---|---|
| Location | 4-54 Tenmadori, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2013/12/24 (Heisei 25) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single storey, partly two, timber, tiled roof, 137 m² |
| Owner | Japan Evangelical Lutheran Church (Religious Corporation) |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Japan Evangelical Lutheran Okazaki Church Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00009761
Last verified: 2026.10.19