A Pagoda-Like Terminal Station
The Mizuma Railway Mizuma Station Building (水間鉄道水間駅舎) is a terminal station building of 1926 in Mizuma, Kaizuka City, Osaka Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 17, 1999 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey reinforced-concrete building with a building area of 149 square metres; registration number 27-0058.
A Terminal with a Pagoda-Like Centre
The Mizuma Railway Mizuma Station Building is the terminal station of the Mizuma Railway (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Its symmetrical front is unusual: the centre, with a carriage porch, is shaped like a pagoda, and round bays project at either end.
Osaka Prefecture's sightseeing guide to Kaizuka gives the present station name as Mizuma-Kannon Station, the stop for Mizumadera Temple.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes, besides its unusual design, that it is one of the early reinforced-concrete buildings of the area, and registered it as a building that would not be easy to reproduce.
What to Look For
Look for the pagoda-like centre over the carriage porch and the round bays at both ends (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is a station owned by the Mizuma Railway (Agency for Cultural Affairs), at the end of the line from Kaizuka Station on the Nankai Main Line (Osaka Prefecture).
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1926 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What does it look like?
- A symmetrical front with a pagoda-like centre and round end bays.
- Why was it registered?
- For its unusual design and early concrete construction.
- What is the station called now?
- Mizuma-Kannon Station (Osaka Prefecture).
- When was the Mizuma Railway Mizuma Station Building registered?
- On February 17, 1999 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Mizuma Railway Mizuma Station Building (水間鉄道水間駅舎) |
|---|---|
| Location | 260-1 Mizuma, Kaizuka City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 1999/02/17 (Heisei 11) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey reinforced concrete, 149 m² |
| Owner | Mizuma Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | Terminus of the Mizuma Railway (Mizuma-Kannon Station) |
References
- Mizuma Railway Mizuma Station Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00001081
- Kaizuka sightseeing guide (Osaka Prefecture, Japanese)
- https://www.pref.osaka.lg.jp/documents/24928/spotguide_kaizuka.pdf
Last verified: 2026.10.21