A Smart Little Hall for a Mountain Village
The Tani Community Hall (谷集会場) is a village community hall of 1953, altered in 2011 in Kitadanicho Tani, Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 29, 2019 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a metal roof, covering 66 square metres; registration number 18-198.
A Hall Facing the Old Highway
The Tani Community Hall stands on high ground south of the former Kitadani post office, facing west across the old highway (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It is a two-storey timber building entered at the gable end, under a half-hipped steel roof, with a gabled porch at the centre of the front. The walls are clapboarded, tall windows line the upper front, and the plastered gable is finished with three vertical battens and a louvred window (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, a stylish building that is the symbol of the Tani settlement.
What to Look For
Look for the gabled porch and the three battens and louvred window in the gable (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is a village hall, and no official information on access to the interior was found. It can be seen from the road.
Q&A
- When was the Tani Community Hall built?
- In 1953, with alterations in 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What marks its exterior?
- A half-hipped gable front with a gabled porch.
- Where is it?
- On high ground south of the former Kitadani post office.
- How is Kitadanicho read?
- Ki-ta-da-ni-cho, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Tani Community Hall registered?
- On March 29, 2019 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Tani Community Hall (谷集会場) |
|---|---|
| Location | Kitadanicho Tani, Katsuyama City, Fukui Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2019/03/29 (Heisei 31) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, metal roof, 66 m² |
| Owner | Tani District |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Tani Community Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00012732
Last verified: 2026.10.18