A Cottage-Style Post Office of 1936
The Former Imazu Post Office (旧今津郵便局) is a two-storey timber post office of 1936 in Imazucho Imazu, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 26, 2015 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 119 square metres; registration number 25-0358.
A Cottage-Style Post Office
The Former Imazu Post Office is a two-storey timber building facing south onto Tsujikawa street, with a pantiled gabled roof and its entrance at the gable end (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A gabled porch with a semicircular arch projects at the front, with cottage-style brackets.
The walls are stuccoed, the front gable is clapboarded, and the windows are tall timber-framed glazed windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes this charming post office, whose interior fittings and joinery also survive in good condition, and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the arched porch with its cottage-style brackets and the clapboarded front gable (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the post office built?
- In 1936 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is the entrance like?
- A gabled porch with a semicircular arch and cottage-style brackets.
- What are the walls like?
- Stucco, with a clapboarded front gable.
- Where is it?
- On Tsujikawa street in Imazu, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture.
- When was the Former Imazu Post Office registered?
- On March 26, 2015 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Imazu Post Office (旧今津郵便局) |
|---|---|
| Location | Imazucho Imazu, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2015/03/26 (Heisei 27) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, 2 storeys, tiled roof, 119 m² |
| Owner | Not recorded in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Former Imazu Post Office (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00010478
Last verified: 2026.10.19