A Postwar City Hall with Its Frame on Show
The Noshiro City Hall First Building (能代市役所第一庁舎) is a city hall building of 1949 in Kanmachi, Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on July 31, 2007 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a three-storey reinforced-concrete building with a steel-sheet roof and a building area of 594 square metres; registration number 05-0147.
A Frame Expressed on the Facade
The Noshiro City Hall First Building faces north onto a broad street in the city centre: a three-storey reinforced-concrete block 51 metres long and 11 metres deep, with a chimney on one side (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Its elevations are clear and simple, showing the rigid frame on the outside, under a hipped roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency also records the name of its designer.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency calls it a fine example of a city hall of the postwar reconstruction years and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the columns and beams of the frame on the facade and the chimney at the side (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The office and the council chamber are introduced together on the Noshiro City Hall page. No official visiting information was found.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1949 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is distinctive about it?
- Its rigid frame is shown plainly on the outside.
- How big is it?
- 51 metres long, 11 metres deep and three storeys high.
- Why was it registered?
- As a fine city hall of the postwar reconstruction years.
- When was the Noshiro City Hall First Building registered?
- On July 31, 2007 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Noshiro City Hall First Building (能代市役所第一庁舎) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1-3 Kanmachi, Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2007/07/31 (Heisei 19) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Three-storey reinforced concrete, steel-sheet roof, 594 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Noshiro City Hall First Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00005817
Last verified: 2026.10.21
