Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Nishinakagane Station Platform
The Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Nishinakagane Station Platform (名鉄三河線旧西中金駅プラットホーム) is a structure of the early Showa period 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 23-0256. The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a stone structure with an area of 130 square metres, 36 metres long, 3.7 metres wide and 1.0 metre high.
Why It Was Registered
The Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Nishinakagane Station Platform was registered as contributing to the historic landscape of the country. According to the Agency, it is a long, straight east-west structure immediately north of the station building, built of granite in diagonal (tanizumi) coursing, with pentagonal stones set along the top to finish its shape.
Simply built without a canopy, it forms, in the Agency's words, a railway landscape that blends into the farmland together with the station building.
What to Look For
Look at the diagonal granite coursing and the pentagonal stones along the top edge (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
From the canopy-less platform, take in the surrounding fields; Tourism Toyota also highlights its nostalgic atmosphere.
Visiting
Toilets, parking and the nearest stations are covered on the Former Nishinakagane Station page.
- 📍 Plan Your Visit to Aichi
- Find tours, activities & transport passes near Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Nishinakagane Station Platform
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Q&A
- When was the platform built?
- In the early Showa period.
- When was it registered?
- On October 2, 2007, as registration number 23-0256.
- How big is it?
- 36 metres long, 3.7 metres wide and 1.0 metre high.
- How is it built?
- Of granite in diagonal coursing, with pentagonal stones along the top.
- Can I see it?
- It can be viewed from outside.
Basic Information
| Name | Meitetsu Mikawa Line Former Nishinakagane Station Platform (名鉄三河線旧西中金駅プラットホーム) |
|---|---|
| Location | 765-2 Maeda, Nakagane-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2007/10/2 (Heisei 19), registration no. 23-0256 |
| Quantity | 1 structure |
| Dimensions | Stone, area 130 square metres (36 metres long, 3.7 metres wide, 1.0 metre high) |
| Owner | Toyota City |
| Public Access | Viewable from outside |
References
- 名鉄三河線旧西中金駅プラットホーム (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00006763
- Disused Meitetsu Mikawa Line (Sanage to Nishinakagane) (Tourism Toyota)
- https://www.tourismtoyota.jp/spots/detail/2257/
Last verified: 2026.10.05
