Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Mikawa-Hirose Station Platform
The Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Mikawa-Hirose Station Platform (名鉄三河線旧三河広瀬駅プラットホーム) is a structure of 1927 at a former station on the Meitetsu Mikawa Line in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, and it was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on October 2, 2007, under registration number 23-0258. The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a stone and concrete structure with an area of 103 square metres, 40 metres long, 2.6 metres wide and 0.6 metres high.
Why It Was Registered
The Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Mikawa-Hirose Station Platform was registered as contributing to the historic landscape of the country. According to the Agency, it is a long east-west stone structure about 10 metres north of the station building, raised with concrete.
Its plan curves gently along the adjacent Yahagi River, and both its north and south faces show granite laid in regular courses.
What to Look For
Look at the gentle curve of the platform following the Yahagi River (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Note too the regular granite coursing on its faces and the concrete added on top. Set against the riverside scenery, it recalls the railway that once ran through these hills.
Visiting
Toilets, parking and the nearest stations are covered on the Former Mikawa-Hirose Station page.
- 📍 Plan Your Visit to Aichi
- Find tours, activities & transport passes near Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Mikawa-Hirose Station Platform
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Q&A
- When was the platform built?
- In 1927.
- When was it registered?
- On October 2, 2007, as registration number 23-0258.
- How big is it?
- 40 metres long, 2.6 metres wide and 0.6 metres high.
- What is distinctive about it?
- It curves gently along the Yahagi River and shows coursed granite on its faces.
- Can I see it?
- It can be viewed from outside.
Basic Information
| Name | Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Mikawa-Hirose Station Platform (名鉄三河線旧三河広瀬駅プラットホーム) |
|---|---|
| Location | 42-5 Kanda, Higashihirose-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2007/10/2 (Heisei 19), registration no. 23-0258 |
| Quantity | 1 structure |
| Dimensions | Stone and concrete, area 103 square metres (40 metres long, 2.6 metres wide, 0.6 metres high) |
| Owner | Toyota City |
| Public Access | Viewable from outside |
References
- 名鉄三河線旧三河広瀬駅プラットホーム (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00006762
- Disused Meitetsu Mikawa Line (Sanage to Nishinakagane) (Tourism Toyota)
- https://www.tourismtoyota.jp/spots/detail/2257/
Last verified: 2026.10.05
