A Meiji School Moved from Kumenan
The Former Akasaka Ordinary and Higher Elementary School Building (旧赤坂尋常高等小学校校舎) is a Meiji school building that suggests the hand of Egawa Saburohachi of 1910, moved in 1973 in Maya, Akaiwa City, Okayama Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on November 2, 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 268 square metres; registration number 33-0303.
A School Moved from Kumenan
The former Akasaka Ordinary and Higher Elementary School building is the 1910 schoolhouse of that school, moved from Kumenan town (Agency for Cultural Affairs) to its present site in 1973. It is a two-storey hipped building with a single-storey wing on the left.
The arched decoration of the main entrance, the cross-braced pattern on the upper walls, a round window set on the roof and an unusual form of roof truss all suggest the involvement of the prefectural engineer Egawa Saburohachi (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the arched decoration of the entrance and the round window on the roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Hotaru Gakusha (general incorporated association) (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1910 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where did it come from?
- Kumenan town, moved in 1973.
- Whose hand does it suggest?
- Egawa Saburohachi, a prefectural engineer.
- What stands out?
- The arched entrance and round roof window.
- When was the Former Akasaka Ordinary and Higher Elementary School Building registered?
- On November 2, 2018 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Akasaka Ordinary and Higher Elementary School Building (旧赤坂尋常高等小学校校舎) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1434-7 Maya, Akaiwa City, Okayama Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2018/11/02 (Heisei 30) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 268 m² |
| Owner | Hotaru Gakusha (general incorporated association) |
| Public Access | No official information on access |
References
- Former Akasaka Ordinary and Higher Elementary School Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00012638
Last verified: 2026.10.26