A Thirty-Nine-Metre Timber School
The Former Asakawa Elementary School Building No. 1 (旧浅川小学校一号棟) is a long timber school in a valley village of 1913 in Asakawa, Daigo Town, Kuji District, Ibaraki Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on May 10, 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 362 square metres, moved in 1937 and altered around 1955 and in 1997 and 2006; registration number 08-311.
Two Tiers of Windows and a Clock
Building No. 1 of the former Asakawa Elementary School is a long single-corridor timber school, 39 metres long, built in 1913 and moved here in 1937 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Hipped and pantiled, with clapboard walls, it has a gabled entrance towards the west end of the front.
Two tiers of glazed windows along the front light the classrooms, and a clock is set in the raised roof behind the entrance (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency calls it the core of the historic scene of this valley village.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the two tiers of windows and the clock in the raised roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Daigo Town (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found. Buildings No. 1 and No. 2 are introduced together on the former Asakawa Elementary School page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1913; it was moved in 1937.
- How long is it?
- 39 metres, with a single corridor.
- What marks the front?
- Two tiers of windows.
- Where is the clock?
- In the raised roof behind the entrance.
- When was the Former Asakawa Elementary School Building No. 1 registered?
- On May 10, 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Asakawa Elementary School Building No. 1 (旧浅川小学校一号棟) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1253 Asakawa, Daigo Town, Kuji District, Ibaraki Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2018/05/10 (Heisei 30) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, tiled roof, 362 m² |
| Owner | Daigo Town |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Former Asakawa Elementary School Building No. 1 (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00012288
Last verified: 2026.10.26
