A Bright Welfare Building on a Green Hillside
The Tokajuku Main Building (桃花塾本館) is a welfare facility of 1933 in Kishi, Tondabayashi City, Osaka Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on April 28, 2009 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 214 square metres; registration number 27-0524.
A Main Building on a Gentle Slope
The Tokajuku Main Building faces south on a gentle hillside slope: a two-storey timber building under a hipped pantile roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The ground floor has research rooms, a library and offices along a central corridor, and the upper floor an assembly hall and a worship room.
The front has a central entrance porch, weatherboarded walls and large windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, a simple, well-made welfare building in harmony with its green surroundings.
What to Look For
Look for the central porch and the large windows in the weatherboarded walls (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is a facility of the Tokajuku social welfare corporation, and no official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the Tokajuku Main Building built?
- In 1933 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is it laid out?
- Offices and a library below, an assembly hall and worship room above.
- What does its front look like?
- A central porch and large windows in weatherboarded walls.
- Who owns it?
- The Tokajuku social welfare corporation.
- When was the Tokajuku Main Building registered?
- On April 28, 2009 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Tokajuku Main Building (桃花塾本館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 2067-5 Kishi and others, Tondabayashi City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2009/04/28 (Heisei 21) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 214 m² |
| Owner | Tokajuku Social Welfare Corporation |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Tokajuku Main Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00007644
Last verified: 2026.10.17
