Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Mikawa-Hirose Station Building
The Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Mikawa-Hirose Station Building (名鉄三河線旧三河広瀬駅駅舎) 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 23-0257. The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a single-storey timber building with a sheet-metal roof and a building area of 50 square metres.
Why It Was Registered
The Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Mikawa-Hirose Station Building was registered as contributing to the historic landscape of the country. According to the Agency, it is a single-storey gabled timber building 11 metres by 4.4 metres with a sheet-metal roof, entered on the long side.
The eastern half is an open waiting room with wide openings, and the western half the staff office. The exterior is clad in clapboard, with a distinctive base of thick battens.
What to Look For
Look at the distinctive base clad with thick battens (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The waiting room with its wide openings has the open feel of a small riverside station, and survives with the platform about 10 metres to the north.
Visiting
Toilets, parking and the nearest stations are covered on the Former Mikawa-Hirose Station page.
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- Find tours, activities & transport passes near Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Mikawa-Hirose Station Building
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Q&A
- When was the station building built?
- In 1927.
- When was it registered?
- On October 2, 2007, as registration number 23-0257.
- How big is it?
- A single-storey timber building 11 metres by 4.4 metres, with a building area of 50 square metres.
- What is distinctive about the exterior?
- Clapboard walls with a base clad in thick battens.
- Can I see it?
- It can be viewed from outside.
Basic Information
| Name | Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Mikawa-Hirose Station Building (名鉄三河線旧三河広瀬駅駅舎) |
|---|---|
| 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. 23-0257 |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, single storey, sheet-metal roof, building area 50 square metres |
| Owner | Toyota City |
| Public Access | Viewable from outside |
References
- 名鉄三河線旧三河広瀬駅駅舎 (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00006764
- Disused Meitetsu Mikawa Line (Sanage to Nishinakagane) (Tourism Toyota)
- https://www.tourismtoyota.jp/spots/detail/2257/
Last verified: 2026.10.05
