A Bank Front of Curved Arches
The Former Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Matsumoto Branch (旧第一勧業銀行松本支店) is a bank branch of 1937 in Ote, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on October 2, 2007 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a reinforced concrete building of three storeys with a partial basement and a rooftop tower, with a building area of 692 square metres; registration number 20-0316.
A Bank on the Road to the Castle
The Former Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Matsumoto Branch faces east onto the street leading to Matsumoto Castle (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a three-storey reinforced concrete building with a partial basement and a rooftop tower, and its banking hall is a large double-height space.
The walls are rendered in mortar scored to look like stone, and arched openings of a distinctive curved outline run seven across the front and three along each side and the back (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design, a bank building whose character comes from its distinctive curved arches.
What to Look For
The seven curved arches across the front and the stone-scored mortar walls are the things to see (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on its present use or access to the interior was found. The front can be seen from the street.
Q&A
- When was the former Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Matsumoto Branch built?
- In 1937 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is the former Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Matsumoto Branch?
- In Ote, Matsumoto, on the street leading to the castle.
- What is special about the Matsumoto bank building?
- Its row of seven curved arches across the front.
- Can I go inside the former Matsumoto bank?
- No official information on interior access was found.
- When was the Former Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Matsumoto Branch registered?
- On October 2, 2007 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Matsumoto Branch (旧第一勧業銀行松本支店) |
|---|---|
| Location | 3-70-5 Ote, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2007/10/02 (Heisei 19) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Reinforced concrete, 3 storeys with partial basement, rooftop tower, 692 m² |
| Owner | Myojinkan Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | Present use and access unconfirmed |
References
- Former Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Matsumoto Branch (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00006429
Last verified: 2026.10.16