A Restaurant with Plaster Angels
The Kappo Miyoya (割烹みよや) is a Western-style restaurant building on the old highway of the early Taisho era (1912–1925) in Hagurocho, Izumozaki Town, Mishima District, Niigata Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on July 1, 2003 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 37 square metres; registration number 15-0167.
A Veranda and Plaster Angels
Kappo Miyoya stands gable-end-on to the old coastal highway near the Sea of Japan, with a veranda across tall windows topped by transoms and a hammer-beam-like gable ornament above (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The plaster ribs and mouldings on the first-floor ceilings and walls, and the plaster relief of angels on the outer wall, show a high level of craft (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes the fine plasterwork, from the mouldings to the relief of angels, and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the front veranda, the hammer-beam-like gable ornament and the plaster angels on the outer wall (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The Agency record does not name an owner. No official information on its operation or on visits was found.
Q&A
- When was Kappo Miyoya built?
- In the early Taisho era (1912–1925) (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- On the old coastal highway in Izumozaki, Niigata, near the Sea of Japan.
- What does the front look like?
- A gable end with a veranda and a hammer-beam-like gable ornament.
- What decoration stands out?
- Plaster mouldings inside and a relief of angels outside.
- When was the Kappo Miyoya registered?
- On July 1, 2003 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kappo Miyoya (割烹みよや) |
|---|---|
| Location | 101-1 Hagurocho, Izumozaki Town, Mishima District, Niigata Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2003/07/01 (Heisei 15) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, 2 storeys, tiled roof, 37 m² |
| Owner | Not recorded by the Agency |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Kappo Miyoya (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00003406
Last verified: 2026.10.19