A Hall of Formal Reception Rooms
The Enuma Shrine Chikkeikan (江沼神社竹涇館) is a building with formal reception rooms of 1900 in Daishoji Hachikenmichi, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on April 18, 2008 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 158 square metres, moved here around 1966; registration number 17-0190.
A Raised Room and a Great Hall
The Chikkeikan stands near the entrance of the precinct, facing the approach (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Its core is a two-storey hipped building running north to south, with a single-storey gabled wing at the north end of the west side carrying a formal entrance porch.
A raised room with an alcove and side alcove opens onto a great hall as a suite, with a matted corridor and a broad veranda along the east (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It preserves a space for formal reception.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the suite of the raised room and the great hall and the formal entrance porch (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Enuma Shrine (Agency for Cultural Affairs). According to Kaga City tourism, the Choryutei can be visited by reservation from 9:00 to 16:00 (to 15:00 from November to February), for 400 yen; it is closed over the New Year and during festivals; tel. 0761-72-0043. The Choryutei, Chikkeikan and Baikaan are introduced together on the Enuma Shrine page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1900; it was moved here around 1966.
- Where does it stand?
- Near the entrance, facing the approach.
- How are the rooms laid out?
- A raised room and a great hall as a suite.
- What was it for?
- Formal reception.
- When was the Enuma Shrine Chikkeikan registered?
- On April 18, 2008 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Enuma Shrine Chikkeikan (江沼神社竹涇館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 55 Daishoji Hachikenmichi, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2008/04/18 (Heisei 20) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 158 m² |
| Owner | Enuma Shrine |
| Public Access | Choryutei 9:00–16:00 (to 15:00 in winter), 400 yen, by reservation (Kaga City Tourism) |
References
- Enuma Shrine Chikkeikan (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00007025
- Daishoji domain guide (Kaga City Tourism Information Center, May 2025, Japanese)
- https://tabimati.net/lsc/upfile/pamphlet/0000/0015/15_1_file.pdf
Last verified: 2026.10.24
