A Stick-Style School after the English Model
The Sanda Gakuen Junior High School Main Building (三田学園中学本館) is a school building said to be modelled on an English public school of 1912 in Minamigaoka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on September 2, 1998 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a copper roof and a building area of 1,062 square metres; registration number 28-0027.
A Segmental Pediment over the Entrance
The main building of Sanda Gakuen Junior High School, built in 1912, is a two-storey clapboard school in the Stick style, with an entrance at the centre and wings projecting at both ends (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
A segmental pediment crowning the entrance is its most striking feature. It was designed by the office of Aihara Hyojiro in Kobe and is said to have been modelled on an English public school (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the segmental pediment over the entrance and the projecting wings (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by the Sanda Gakuen school corporation (Agency for Cultural Affairs). As a school building, no official information on visits was found. The main building and library are introduced together on the Sanda Gakuen page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1912 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Who designed it?
- The office of Aihara Hyojiro in Kobe.
- What style is it?
- The Stick style, in clapboard.
- What was its model?
- An English public school, by tradition.
- When was the Sanda Gakuen Junior High School Main Building registered?
- On September 2, 1998 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Sanda Gakuen Junior High School Main Building (三田学園中学本館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 2-13-65 Minamigaoka, Sanda City, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 1998/09/02 (Heisei 10) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, copper roof, 1,062 m² |
| Owner | Sanda Gakuen (school corporation) |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Sanda Gakuen Junior High School Main Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00000744
Last verified: 2026.10.26
