A Two-Storey Public Hall of 1909
The Omihachiman Youth Hostel (former Gamo District Industrial Promotion Hall) (近江八幡ユース・ホステル（旧蒲生郡勧業館）) is a timber public building in Japanese style of 1909 in Maruyamacho, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 11, 1998 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 329 square metres; registration number 25-0103.
A Japanese-Style Public Building
The Omihachiman Youth Hostel (former Gamo District Industrial Promotion Hall) is a full two-storey timber public building in Japanese style, a type that became popular from the mid-Meiji period (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Its posts are exposed in the walls, the lower walls are of vertical boards, and rows of windows run along the front.
A large tiled hip-and-gable roof covers it, with an entrance under a cusped gable at the centre of the front (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency points to the elaborate entrance gable with its tie beam and decorated king strut, and to the grand staircase inside, and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the gable decoration over the entrance and the grand staircase inside (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on its operation as a youth hostel or on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the hall built?
- In 1909 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What kind of building is it?
- A full two-storey timber public building in Japanese style.
- What should I look for?
- The decorated entrance gable and the grand staircase.
- Where is it?
- In Maruyamacho, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture.
- When was the Omihachiman Youth Hostel (former Gamo District Industrial Promotion Hall) registered?
- On December 11, 1998 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Omihachiman Youth Hostel (former Gamo District Industrial Promotion Hall) (近江八幡ユース・ホステル（旧蒲生郡勧業館）) |
|---|---|
| Location | 610 Maruyamacho, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 1998/12/11 (Heisei 10) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, 2 storeys, tiled roof, 329 m² |
| Owner | Not recorded in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on operation or visiting |
References
- Omihachiman Youth Hostel (former Gamo District Industrial Promotion Hall) (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00000980
Last verified: 2026.10.19