A Symmetrical Branch Office of 1931
The Former Kyoto Dento Takahama Branch Office (旧京都電燈株式会社高浜営業店) is an electric company branch office of 1931 in Miyazaki, Takahama Town, Oi District, Fukui Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on January 15, 2010 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 79 square metres; registration number 18-0082.
A Symmetrical Front
The Former Kyoto Dento Takahama Branch Office faces east onto the road: a two-storey timber building under a hipped pantile roof, 8.9 metres square in plan (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The front has a balcony on the upper floor, a central entrance and semicircular arched windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is finished in beige mortar with varied ornament.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, a building whose front stresses symmetry.
What to Look For
Look for the upper-floor balcony, the semicircular arched windows and the beige mortar ornament (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Takahama Town, and no official information on its present use or interior access was found.
Q&A
- When was the Takahama branch office built?
- In 1931 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What does its front look like?
- Symmetrical, with a balcony and arched windows.
- How is Kyoto Dento read?
- Kyo-to Den-to (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Who owns it?
- Takahama Town.
- When was the Former Kyoto Dento Takahama Branch Office registered?
- On January 15, 2010 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Kyoto Dento Takahama Branch Office (旧京都電燈株式会社高浜営業店) |
|---|---|
| Location | Lot 73 and 5-2, Miyazaki, Takahama Town, Oi District, Fukui Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2010/01/15 (Heisei 22) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 79 m², 8.9 m square |
| Owner | Takahama Town |
| Public Access | No official information on interior access |
References
- Former Kyoto Dento Takahama Branch Office (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00007988
Last verified: 2026.10.18