A Station by the Old Nakasendo Post Town
The Omi Railway Toriimoto Station Building (近江鉄道鳥居本駅舎) is a single-storey timber station building of 1931 in Toriimotocho, Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 29, 2013 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 81 square metres; registration number 25-0328.
A Station with a Broken Half-Hipped Roof
The Omi Railway Toriimoto Station Building faces east on the west side of the centre of Toriimoto, a post town on the old Nakasendo highway. It is a single-storey timber building under a tiled roof with a broken, half-hipped profile (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The southern half is the waiting room and the northern half the station office, with a porch projecting on the south of the front and a chimney beside it (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes how the semicircular side windows, the roof framing of the waiting room and other key points are finished in Western style, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the broken half-hipped roof, the semicircular side windows and the roof framing of the waiting room (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The building is owned by the Omi Railway Line Management Organization (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on station use or visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the station building built?
- In 1931 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is the roof like?
- A tiled, broken half-hipped roof.
- Where are the Western touches?
- In the semicircular side windows and the waiting-room roof framing.
- Where is it?
- West of the centre of the old Nakasendo post town of Toriimoto.
- When was the Omi Railway Toriimoto Station Building registered?
- On March 29, 2013 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Omi Railway Toriimoto Station Building (近江鉄道鳥居本駅舎) |
|---|---|
| Location | Toriimotocho, Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2013/03/29 (Heisei 25) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, single storey, tiled roof, 81 m² |
| Owner | Omi Railway Line Management Organization |
| Public Access | No official information on station use or visiting |
References
- Omi Railway Toriimoto Station Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00009504
Last verified: 2026.10.19