Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres Yatsushiro Convent Brick Wall

A Brick Wall in Central Yatsushiro

The Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres Yatsushiro Convent Brick Wall (シャルトル聖パウロ修道女会八代修道院煉瓦塀) is a brick boundary wall of a convent of 1919 in Toricho, Yatsushiro City, Kumamoto Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on November 2, 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a brick wall 21 metres long; registration number 43-0174.

A Wall of Pilasters and Gabled Coping

The brick wall is part of the boundary wall of the convent in the centre of the city, standing along the northern half of the east side of the site, facing the street (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

It is 1.8 metres high, of bricks laid in stretcher bond with pilasters at regular intervals, and is topped by a two-tier cornice and a gabled coping of brick (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Was Registered

The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.

What to Look For

Look for the regular pilasters and the gabled brick coping above the two-tier cornice (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency calls it a rare survival of the historic townscape in a fast-changing city centre.

Visiting

It is owned by the Sisters of Saint Paul of Chartres (Agency for Cultural Affairs) and stands facing the street. No official information on access to the convent grounds was found.