A Half-Timbered Clinic of 1931
The Takaki Clinic (髙木医院) is a two-storey timber clinic of 1931 in Waifu, Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on June 21, 2013 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a slate roof and a building area of 114 square metres; registration number 43-0122.
A Half-Timbered Clinic
The Takaki Clinic is a two-storey timber clinic opposite the prefectural Kikuchi High School, with the surgery on the ground floor and reception rooms upstairs (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Its exterior is half-timbered in style, with dormer windows on a copper-clad half-hipped roof, and Western details are skilfully worked in, above all around the porch and the windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes that it conveys the look of the town in the early Showa era, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the half-timbered front, the dormers on the half-hipped roof and the porch (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Trinity Corporation (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the Takaki Clinic built?
- In 1931 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is the name read?
- Takaki Iin.
- What does it look like?
- Half-timbered in style, with dormers on a half-hipped roof.
- Where is it?
- In Kikuchi, Kumamoto, opposite the prefectural Kikuchi High School.
- When was the Takaki Clinic registered?
- On June 21, 2013 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Takaki Clinic (髙木医院) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1323 Waifu, Kikuchi City, Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2013/06/21 (Heisei 25) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, 2 storeys, slate roof, 114 m² |
| Owner | Trinity Corporation Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Takaki Clinic (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00009682
Last verified: 2026.10.19