An Early Showa Office with a Rounded Corner
The Amikan Head Office (アミカン本社事務所, Amikan Honsha Jimusho) is an office building of the early Showa period (1926 to 1944) facing the old Tokaido road at Tomidahama-motomachi, Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on September 10, 2010 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records a two-storey building of timber-framed concrete with a rooftop tower and a building area of 100 square metres; registration number 24-0092, owned by Amikan Co., Ltd.
Why It Was Registered
The Amikan Head Office was registered as a structure contributing to the historic landscape of the country. The Agency for Cultural Affairs notes its lively facade, mixing large and small rectangles.
Yokkaichi City says the office was built at the beginning of the Showa period together with the main gate and brick wall.
What to Look For
The southwest corner is rounded into a quarter circle, and the walls are faced in scratch tiles and washed mortar, with tall windows set in rows and a tower on the roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The structure is timber-framed concrete, and Yokkaichi City says it was built at the beginning of the Showa period together with the main gate and brick wall; it is best seen together with them from the old Tokaido road.
Visiting
The three structures belong to the working head office of Amikan Co., Ltd., and no public opening has been announced. They can be seen from the old Tokaido road; please do not disturb the business.
The company's history and the links between the three structures are on the group page Amikan Head Office.
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Q&A
- When was the Amikan Head Office built?
- In the early Showa period; Yokkaichi City says at the beginning of the Showa period (Agency for Cultural Affairs; Yokkaichi City).
- What is the structure of the Amikan Head Office?
- Two storeys of timber-framed concrete with a rooftop tower and a building area of 100 square metres (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What are its exterior features?
- A rounded southwest corner, scratch tile and washed mortar walls, and rows of tall windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Can I visit the Amikan Head Office?
- It is a working head office, and no public opening has been announced.
- When was the Amikan Head Office registered?
- On September 10, 2010, the same day as the main gate and brick wall.
Basic Information
| Name | Amikan Head Office (アミカン本社事務所) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1867 Tomidahama-motomachi, Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2010/09/10 (Heisei 22) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber-framed concrete, rooftop tower, building area 100 square metres |
| Owner | Amikan Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | Working head office (no public opening announced) |
References
- Amikan Head Office (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008295
- Cultural properties of Yokkaichi (Yokkaichi City, Japanese)
- https://www.city.yokkaichi.lg.jp/www/contents/1001000002474/simple/5-02.pdf
Last verified: 2026.10.14
