A 1939 School Building with a Pyramid-Roofed Tower
The Kinshi Hall (Former South Building of Nagano High School) (金鵄会館（長野県長野高等学校旧南校舎）) is a timber school building of 1939 in Uematsu, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 18, 2003 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof, a tower and a building area of 752 square metres; registration number 20-0120.
A School with a Tower and Carriage Porch
Kinshi Hall is the former south building of Nagano Prefectural Nagano High School: a two-storey timber building whose front is rendered in mortar on the ground floor and clad in drop siding above, with a carriage porch projecting near the centre (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The centre of the front is faced in tile and rises into a tower with a pyramidal roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes that the long, band-like classroom windows and the forms of the tower and carriage porch show the character of the period well, and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the pyramid-roofed tower, the carriage porch and the long bands of classroom windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by the Kinshikai, an incorporated association (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found.
Q&A
- When was Kinshi Hall built?
- In 1939 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What was it originally?
- The south building of Nagano Prefectural Nagano High School.
- What does it look like?
- A tiled centre rising into a pyramid-roofed tower, with a carriage porch.
- Where is it?
- In Uematsu, Nagano City.
- When was the Kinshi Hall (Former South Building of Nagano High School) registered?
- On March 18, 2003 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kinshi Hall (Former South Building of Nagano High School) (金鵄会館（長野県長野高等学校旧南校舎）) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1-824-1 Uematsu, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2003/03/18 (Heisei 15) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber with tower, tiled roof, 752 m² |
| Owner | Kinshikai (incorporated association) |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Kinshi Hall (Former South Building of Nagano High School) (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00003233
Last verified: 2026.10.23