A Japanese-Style Parsonage beside the Chapel
The Saijo Eiko Church Parsonage (西条栄光教会牧師館) is a parsonage designed throughout in Japanese style of 1951 in Akeyashiki, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 26, 2021 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber house with a tiled roof and a building area of 79 square metres; registration number 38-152.
A Parsonage of Lattices and Paper Screens
The parsonage is joined to the south of the chapel by a covered passage; it is a two-storey building under a gabled roof of pantiles, with cedar boarding below and exposed timber framing above (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
A dining room and living room open around the entrance, which doubles as a full-height stair hall, with a meeting room and bedrooms upstairs (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Inside and out, plaster with exposed timber, lattices and paper screens give it a consistent Japanese style.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the cedar-boarded and timber-framed exterior and the entrance that doubles as a full-height stair hall (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by the Saijo Eiko Church of the United Church of Christ in Japan (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found. The chapel and parsonage are introduced together on the Saijo Eiko Church page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1951 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is it linked to the chapel?
- By a covered passage to the south of the chapel.
- What style is it?
- Japanese, with exposed timber, lattices and paper screens.
- What is upstairs?
- A meeting room and bedrooms.
- When was the Saijo Eiko Church Parsonage registered?
- On February 26, 2021 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Saijo Eiko Church Parsonage (西条栄光教会牧師館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 236-3 Akeyashiki, Saijo City, Ehime Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2021/02/26 (Reiwa 3) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 79 m² |
| Owner | United Church of Christ in Japan Saijo Eiko Church |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Saijo Eiko Church Parsonage (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00013764
Last verified: 2026.10.24
