The Domed Aviary Where Stork Breeding Began
The Stork Conservation and Breeding Center No. 1 Flying Cage (コウノトリ保護増殖センター第一フライングケージ) is an aviary for storks of 1965, altered in 2018 in Nojo, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 5, 2019 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a domed steel-pipe structure covering 339 square metres; registration number 28-0718.
An Aviary of Linked Domes
The No. 1 Flying Cage of the Stork Conservation and Breeding Center is an aviary for Oriental storks in the valley at the far end of the site (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
A large hemispherical dome is joined on each side by a smaller one, all built of bent steel pipe and wire mesh (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Hyogo Board of Education describes it as a breeding facility attached to the Hyogo Park of the Oriental White Stork, and its foundation and roof were reinforced in 2018.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design, a memorial to pioneering efforts to protect and breed storks and the starting point in the development of breeding aviaries.
What to Look For
Look for the linked large and small domes and the bent steel-pipe frame (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
As a breeding facility, no official information on viewing it was found.
Q&A
- When was the flying cage built?
- In 1965, with alterations in 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What shape is it?
- A large dome joined on each side by a smaller one.
- Why is it valuable?
- It marks the pioneering start of stork breeding aviaries.
- How is Nojo read?
- No-jo, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Stork Conservation and Breeding Center No. 1 Flying Cage registered?
- On December 5, 2019 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Stork Conservation and Breeding Center No. 1 Flying Cage (コウノトリ保護増殖センター第一フライングケージ) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1314-1 Nojo, Toyooka City, Hyogo Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2019/12/05 (Reiwa 1) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Domed steel-pipe structure, 339 m² |
| Owner | Hyogo Prefecture |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Stork Conservation and Breeding Center No. 1 Flying Cage (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00013151
- Registration of tangible cultural properties (Hyogo Prefectural Board of Education, July 19, 2019, Japanese)
- https://www.hyogo-c.ed.jp/~board-bo/kisya31/3107/310719bunkazai.pdf
Last verified: 2026.10.18