A Clinic and Home in Central Kyoto
The Kawashima Clinic (革島医院) is a three-storey timber house and clinic of 1936 on Fuyacho-dori south of Rokkaku in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on November 10, 2005. It faces west onto Fuyacho-dori, south-west of Kyoto City Hall (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a three-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 376 square metres; registration number 26-0203, with no owner listed.
Why It Was Registered
The Kawashima Clinic was registered as a building that has become a model of design. The Agency for Cultural Affairs points to its distinctive exterior, with a cylindrical tower and a projecting half-timbered stair hall.
Facing a street in central Kyoto, it keeps an early Showa three-storey timber building that combined a home and a doctor's practice.
What to Look For
The Kawashima Clinic is a three-storey timber building planned around a square courtyard, roofed in French tiles (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
At the north-west corner rises a tiled cylindrical tower under a conical roof, and towards the south of the front a stair hall projects, with lattice windows stacked vertically and a half-timbered gable (Agency for Cultural Affairs). From Fuyacho-dori, the corner tower and the tall stair hall stand out at either end of the front.
Visiting the Kawashima Clinic
The Kawashima Clinic appears to be a private house and clinic, and we found no official information on interior access. Please view it only from Fuyacho-dori. The address is 468-1 Sakai-cho, Fuyacho-dori Rokkaku-sagaru, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto.
Q&A
- When was the Kawashima Clinic built?
- In 1936 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is the name of the Kawashima Clinic read?
- Kawashima Iin (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What does the Kawashima Clinic look like?
- A cylindrical tower with a conical roof at the north-west corner, a projecting half-timbered stair hall and French-tile roofs (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- When was the Kawashima Clinic registered?
- On November 10, 2005.
- Can you visit the Kawashima Clinic?
- There is no official information on interior access; the exterior can be seen from Fuyacho-dori.
Basic Information
| Name | Kawashima Clinic (革島医院) |
|---|---|
| Location | 468-1 Sakai-cho, Fuyacho-dori Rokkaku-sagaru, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2005/11/10 (Heisei 17) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, 3 storeys, tiled roof, building area 376 square metres |
| Owner | Not listed in the national record |
| Public Access | Exterior viewable from the street (no official information on interior access) |
References
- Kawashima Clinic (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00004994
Last verified: 2026.10.07