About the Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Building
The Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Building (上毛電気鉄道西桐生駅駅舎) is a single-storey timber station building of 1928 in Miyamae-cho, Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 26, 2005. It was built when the line between Chuo-Maebashi and Nishi-Kiryu opened (Kiryu City).
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a single-storey timber building with a sheet-iron roof and a building area of 189 square metres; registration number 10-0148, 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 Building was registered as a building that contributes to the historic landscape of the country. Kiryu City values it as a modern Western-style building of the early Showa era, well preserved in its original form and representative of the city's industrial heritage.
What to Look For
The Nishi-Kiryu Station Building faces south onto a forecourt, 19.1 metres by 14.6 metres. A mansard roof covers the central ticket hall, a hipped roof the waiting room to the east and gabled roofs the offices behind, with a carriage porch at the front. It is rendered throughout, with ornament around the windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
According to Kiryu City, the exterior is brown mortar and the interior plastered with a tiled dado. The mansard roof has a ventilator of ornamental glass framed in white, with vertical mortar relief around it.
Visiting the Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Building
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 Station Building built?
- In 1928, when the line opened (Kiryu City).
- What are the roofs of the Nishi-Kiryu Station Building like?
- A mansard over the ticket hall, hipped over the waiting room and gabled over the offices (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What decoration does the Nishi-Kiryu Station Building have?
- A glass ventilator in the mansard roof framed by mortar relief (Kiryu City).
- When was the Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Building registered?
- On December 26, 2005.
- Can you visit the Jomo Electric Railway Nishi-Kiryu Station Building?
- 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 Building (上毛電気鉄道西桐生駅駅舎) |
|---|---|
| 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 | A single-storey timber building with a sheet-iron roof and a building area of 189 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 Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00005105
- 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
