A Meiji District Office on Awaji Island
The Kuniumi no Yakata (Former Mihara District Office) (国生みの館（旧三原郡役所）) is a district office building of the mid-Meiji period of 1884 in Yagiirita, Minamiawaji City, Hyogo Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on October 23, 2008 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building, partly single-storey, with a tiled roof and a building area of 269 square metres, moved in 2007; registration number 28-0374.
A Porch with Paired Columns and a Pediment
Kuniumi no Yakata is the former office of Mihara District, built in 1884 and moved in 2007 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Behind the two-storey gabled main block runs a single-storey hipped annex. The walls are of clapboard, with boards shaped like quoins at the corners (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The entrance porch on the front has paired square and round columns carrying a pediment decorated with reliefs. The Agency calls it an example of a district office of the mid-Meiji period.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the porch with its paired square and round columns and pediment, and the quoin-shaped boards at the corners (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Hyogo Prefecture (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1884; it was moved in 2007.
- What was it?
- The office of Mihara District.
- What marks the porch?
- Paired square and round columns and a pediment.
- What are the walls like?
- Clapboard with quoin-shaped boards.
- When was the Kuniumi no Yakata (Former Mihara District Office) registered?
- On October 23, 2008 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kuniumi no Yakata (Former Mihara District Office) (国生みの館（旧三原郡役所）) |
|---|---|
| Location | 663 Yagiirita, Minamiawaji City, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2008/10/23 (Heisei 20) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, two storeys, partly one, tiled roof, 269 m² |
| Owner | Hyogo Prefecture |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Kuniumi no Yakata (Former Mihara District Office) (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00007401
Last verified: 2026.10.25