A 1926 School with a Clock Tower
The Taki Gakuen Main Building (滝学園本館) is a reinforced-concrete school building with a clock tower of 1926 in Higashinocho Komeno, Konan City, Aichi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on August 28, 2001 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey reinforced-concrete building with a steel-sheet roof and a tower, with a building area of 1,482 square metres; registration number 23-0056.
A Pedimented Entrance and a Clock Tower
The main building of Taki Gakuen is a two-storey reinforced-concrete building, a long main range with short wings at each end (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Its design is plain, but the projecting entrance at the centre with a pediment on top and the clock tower at the middle of the roof make it a landmark of the area (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is said to have been designed by Murase Kuninosuke and built by Ando Kensetsu of Nagoya.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes it as a landmark of the local landscape, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the pedimented entrance at the centre and the clock tower on the roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by the Taki Gakuen school corporation (Agency for Cultural Affairs) and stands on school grounds. No official information on public access was found. The main building, auditorium and library are introduced together on the Taki Gakuen page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1926 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Who designed it?
- Murase Kuninosuke, it is said.
- What marks its exterior?
- A pedimented entrance and a clock tower.
- Can it be visited?
- It is on school grounds; no official access information was found.
- When was the Taki Gakuen Main Building registered?
- On August 28, 2001 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Taki Gakuen Main Building (滝学園本館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1 Higashinocho Komeno, Konan City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2001/08/28 (Heisei 13) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey reinforced concrete, steel-sheet roof, 1,482 m², with tower |
| Owner | Taki Gakuen (school corporation) |
| Public Access | On school grounds; no official access information |
References
- Taki Gakuen Main Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00002257
Last verified: 2026.10.24
