Waiting Rooms of 1920
The Uki City International Exchange Village Traditional Crafts Hall (Former Misumi Summary Court Waiting Rooms) (宇城市国際交流村伝統工芸館（旧三角簡易裁判所弁護士等控室）) is a waiting-room wing linked to the courthouse by a corridor of 1920 in Misumimachi Misumiura, Uki City, Kumamoto Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on May 15, 2007 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 75 square metres; registration number 43-0088.
Waiting Rooms of a District Court
The Uki City International Exchange Village occupies the buildings of the former Misumi Summary Court of 1920 on a rise overlooking the port; its main building, records storehouse and waiting room for lawyers are registered (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Traditional Crafts Hall, the court's former waiting rooms for lawyers and others, stands east to west north of the main building and is linked to it by a corridor; it dates from 1920 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A single-storey hipped timber building 7 and a half bays by 2 with a tiled roof, it has an earth-floored eave on the south leading to the corridor.
It is clad in battened weatherboards and held rooms for lawyers and for those summoned. The Agency values it for showing how a district court was laid out.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
At the Traditional Crafts Hall, look for the battened weatherboards and the earth-floored eave leading to the corridor (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Uki City (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on opening hours was found. The Law Hall, the Important Documents Exhibition Room and the Traditional Crafts Hall are introduced together on the Uki City International Exchange Village (Former Misumi Summary Court) page.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1920 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- North of the main building.
- What was inside?
- Waiting rooms for lawyers and others.
- Why does it matter?
- It shows a district court layout.
- When was the Uki City International Exchange Village Traditional Crafts Hall (Former Misumi Summary Court Waiting Rooms) registered?
- On May 15, 2007 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Uki City International Exchange Village Traditional Crafts Hall (Former Misumi Summary Court Waiting Rooms) (宇城市国際交流村伝統工芸館（旧三角簡易裁判所弁護士等控室）) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1031 Misumimachi Misumiura, Uki City, Kumamoto Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2007/05/15 (Heisei 19) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, tiled roof, 75 m² |
| Owner | Uki City |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Uki City International Exchange Village Traditional Crafts Hall (Former Misumi Summary Court Waiting Rooms) (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00006113
Last verified: 2026.11.06
