A Three-Storey Station of 1917
The Iga Railway Uenoshi Station Building (伊賀鉄道上野市駅舎) is a three-storey station building of 1917 in Uenomarunouchi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 4, 2021 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a three-storey timber building with a sheet-iron roof and a building area of 139 square metres; registration number 24-0286.
Built for the Opening of the Iga Tramway
The Iga Railway Uenoshi Station Building was put up for the opening of the Iga Tramway, forerunner of the Iga Railway (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Western-style gambrel roofs cross each other above a row of tall windows on the first floor, giving the station its distinctive look.
The walls are rendered in mortar, with a plain base finished in washed artificial stone (Agency for Cultural Affairs); Iga City notes that the stone facing is laid over brickwork.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes that it is widely loved as a landmark of the town centre and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape. Iga City treats the line's structures as a legacy of the modernisation of Iga.
What to Look For
Look for the crossing gambrel roofs and the row of tall windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Iga City (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The four registered structures of the line are introduced together on the Iga Railway page. No official information on use or access to the interior was found.
Q&A
- When was the station built?
- In 1917 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is distinctive about it?
- Crossing gambrel roofs and a row of tall windows.
- Why was it built?
- For the opening of the Iga Tramway, forerunner of the Iga Railway.
- Where is it?
- In Uenomarunouchi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture.
- When was the Iga Railway Uenoshi Station Building registered?
- On February 4, 2021 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Iga Railway Uenoshi Station Building (伊賀鉄道上野市駅舎) |
|---|---|
| Location | 62 Uenomarunouchi, Iga City, Mie Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2021/02/04 (Reiwa 3) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Three-storey timber, sheet-iron roof, 139 m² |
| Owner | Iga City |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Iga Railway Uenoshi Station Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00013563
- Cultural properties of Iga: the Iga Railway (Iga City newsletter, Japanese)
- https://www.city.iga.lg.jp/cmsfiles/contents/0000010/10300/028-029.pdf
Last verified: 2026.10.21
