About the Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Platform Shelter
The Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Platform Shelter (上毛電気鉄道西桐生駅プラットホーム上屋) is a timber platform shelter of 1928 at Nishi-Kiryu Station in Miyamae-cho, Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 26, 2005. It stands next to the station building on its west side (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as timber with a slate roof and an area of 175 square metres; registration number 10-0149, owned by the Jomo Electric Railway Co., Ltd. The station building and platform shelter at Nishi-Kiryu were registered on the same day (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Kiryu City).
Why It Was Registered
The Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Platform Shelter was registered as a building that contributes to the historic landscape of the country. The Agency for Cultural Affairs values it as a now rare timber shelter that preserves the look of a railway station of its day.
What to Look For
The Nishi-Kiryu Platform Shelter is 27.4 metres by 6.4 metres, a gabled (Kirizuma-zukuri) timber shelter with a slate roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Ten free-standing posts carry the trusses above, all bolted together (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Kiryu City describes it as the original 1928 shelter, its roof carried on five pairs of posts and trusses.
Visiting the Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Platform Shelter
Nishi-Kiryu is a working station on the Jomo Electric Railway, staffed daily from 6:45 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. It was chosen as one of the Hundred Stations of Kanto in 1998 (Jomo Electric Railway). It is about a 5-minute walk from the north exit of JR Kiryu Station; the address is 2-1-33 Miyamae-cho, Kiryu City.
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Q&A
- When was the Nishi-Kiryu Platform Shelter built?
- In 1928, at the opening of the line (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Kiryu City).
- How big is the Nishi-Kiryu Platform Shelter?
- 27.4 metres by 6.4 metres (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is the Nishi-Kiryu Platform Shelter built?
- Ten free-standing posts carry bolted trusses (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- When was the Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Platform Shelter registered?
- On December 26, 2005.
- Can you visit the Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Platform Shelter?
- Nishi-Kiryu is a working station, staffed daily from 6:45 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Jomo Electric Railway).
Basic Information
| Name | Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Platform Shelter (上毛電気鉄道西桐生駅プラットホーム上屋) |
|---|---|
| Location | 2-1-33 Miyamae-cho, Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2005/12/26 (Heisei 17) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber with a slate roof and an area of 175 square metres |
| Owner | Jomo Electric Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | In use as a station (staffed 6:45 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.) |
References
- Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Platform Shelter (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00005106
- Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station (Kiryu City)
- https://www.city.kiryu.lg.jp/kankou/bunkazai/1010700/kunitouroku/1001998.html
- Station information: Nishi-Kiryu (Jomo Electric Railway)
- https://jomorailway.com/nishikiryu.html
Last verified: 2026.10.07
