A Village Post Office in the Hills of Obama
The Former Nakanata Post Office (旧中名田郵便局) is a post office of around 1936, altered in the late Showa period in Shimota, Obama City, Fukui 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 and partly single-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 67 square metres; registration number 18-219.
A Former Post Office in the Hills
The Former Nakanata Post Office stands in the hills in the south-west of Obama City, facing west onto the prefectural road along the west side of its plot (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It is a two-storey timber building with a hipped pantile roof and a gabled entrance porch at the front. The painted clapboard walls have tall windows on the ground floor, which held the post office, while the upper floor is a tatami room with an alcove (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, a building that shows what a rural post office of the early Showa period looked like.
What to Look For
Look for the painted clapboard, the tall ground-floor windows and the gabled entrance porch (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on access to the interior was found. The building can be seen from the road.
Q&A
- When was the Former Nakanata Post Office built?
- Around 1936, with alterations in the late Showa period.
- How is Nakanata read?
- Na-ka-na-ta, according to the Agency's reading.
- How is it laid out?
- Post office below, a tatami room with an alcove above.
- How is Shimota read?
- Shi-mo-ta, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Former Nakanata Post Office registered?
- On February 26, 2021 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Nakanata Post Office (旧中名田郵便局) |
|---|---|
| Location | Shimota, Obama City, Fukui Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2021/02/26 (Reiwa 3) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey and partly single-storey timber building, tiled roof, 67 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Former Nakanata Post Office (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00013717
Last verified: 2026.10.18