A Forestry Family's Western-Style Annex
The Miyama Town Local History Museum (Koeikan) (海山町郷土資料館（向栄館）) is a single-storey Western-style timber building of 1910 at Nakazato, Miyama-ku, Kihoku Town, Kitamuro District, Mie Prefecture, which in 2004 was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs records a tiled roof and a building area of 330 square metres, owned by Kihoku Town and registered as a model of design.
According to the Agency, it was built by a local forestry family as an annex beside their main residence.
Structure
According to the Agency, it is a pantiled single-storey building with a central entrance porch and projecting wings at both ends in a symmetrical composition.
The walls are clapboarded, with rows of tall sash windows, and decorated with pendant ornaments at the entrance eaves and eave brackets.
What to Look For
The Agency sees it as showing how Western-style architecture spread to the provinces.
It has served as the local history museum of the former Miyama Town. Look at the symmetrical front and the Western-style decoration at the eaves.
Visiting the Miyama Town Local History Museum (Koeikan)
No official visitor information could be found.
Enquiries go to the Kihoku Town board of education.
Q&A
- When was the Koeikan built?
- In 1910.
- Who built it?
- A local forestry family, as an annex to their residence.
- What does it look like?
- A symmetrical front with a central porch, clapboard walls and sash windows.
- How is it valued?
- As showing the spread of Western-style architecture to the provinces.
- Who owns it?
- Kihoku Town.
Basic Information
| Name | Miyama Town Local History Museum (Koeikan) (海山町郷土資料館（向栄館）) |
|---|---|
| Location | 96 Nakazato, Miyama-ku, Kihoku Town, Kitamuro District, Mie Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (building) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2004/7/23 (Heisei 16) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, tiled roof, building area 330 square metres |
| Owner | Kihoku Town |
| Public Access | No official visitor information found |
References
- Agency for Cultural Affairs Database: Koeikan (Japanese)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00004259
- Cultural Heritage Online: Koeikan (Japanese)
- https://online.bunka.go.jp/heritages/detail/195259
Last verified: 2026.09.29