A Church in Japanese Style
The Ueda St Michael and All Angels Church (上田聖ミカエル及諸天使教会堂) is a timber church in the modern Japanese style of 1932 in Chuo, Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 4, 2021 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a partial basement, a tiled roof and a building area of 171 square metres; registration number 20-0567.
A Hip-and-Gable Church
The Ueda St Michael and All Angels Church is a timber church in the centre of Ueda, facing west onto the street with its entrance at the gable end of a hip-and-gable roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It has a T-shaped plan, with lean-to roofs all around and a hip-and-gable porch at the front.
Inside, chamfered square posts divide the nave and aisles, and transoms, paper-screened clerestory windows and a coffered ceiling bring in elements of traditional Japanese building (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency describes it as a valuable church in the modern Japanese style, and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the hip-and-gable porch and the interior with paper-screened clerestory windows and a coffered ceiling (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by the Chubu Diocese of the Anglican Church in Japan (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the church built?
- In 1932 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What does it look like outside?
- A T-shaped building under a hip-and-gable roof with a hip-and-gable porch.
- What Japanese elements are inside?
- Transoms, paper-screened clerestory windows and a coffered ceiling.
- Who owns it?
- The Chubu Diocese of the Anglican Church in Japan.
- When was the Ueda St Michael and All Angels Church registered?
- On February 4, 2021 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Ueda St Michael and All Angels Church (上田聖ミカエル及諸天使教会堂) |
|---|---|
| Location | 4402-1 Chuo 3-chome, Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2021/02/04 (Reiwa 3) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, single storey with partial basement, tiled roof, 171 m² |
| Owner | Chubu Diocese of the Anglican Church in Japan |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Ueda St Michael and All Angels Church (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00013543
Last verified: 2026.10.19