A Small Meiji Chapel with Hexagonal Windows
The Seto Eisen Church Chapel (瀬戸永泉教会礼拝堂) is a small church of 1900, altered in 1930 in Sugitsukacho, Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on April 28, 2010 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 86 square metres; registration number 23-0321.
A Chapel on the Old Road
The chapel of the Seto Eisen Church faces west on a plot south of the old road: a single-storey timber building 11 by 7.4 metres (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It is entered at the gable end under a gabled pantile roof, with an entrance porch at the front. The clapboarded walls have sash windows with nearly semicircular pointed arches and hexagonal windows. The roof is a truss with tie beams passed through the king post at two levels (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design, an example of a small church.
What to Look For
Look for the pointed-arch sash windows and the hexagonal windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is a working chapel, and no official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the chapel built?
- In 1900, with alterations in 1930 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What are its windows like?
- Pointed-arch sash windows and hexagonal windows.
- How big is it?
- 11 by 7.4 metres.
- How is Sugitsukacho read?
- Su-gi-tsu-ka-cho, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Seto Eisen Church Chapel registered?
- On April 28, 2010 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Seto Eisen Church Chapel (瀬戸永泉教会礼拝堂) |
|---|---|
| Location | 5 Sugitsukacho, Seto City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2010/04/28 (Heisei 22) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, tiled roof, 86 m², 11 by 7.4 m |
| Owner | United Church of Christ in Japan, Seto Eisen Church |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Seto Eisen Church Chapel (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008127
Last verified: 2026.10.19