A Meeting Hall with a Basement Kitchen
The Tarobogu Aga Shrine Chorakuden (太郎坊宮阿賀神社長楽殿) is a meeting hall below the cliff of 1930 in Owakicho, Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on September 10, 2019 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey building of timber and reinforced concrete with a basement, roofed in tile and copper, with a building area of 154 square metres and a stair wing; registration number 25-0431.
A Hall Linked to the Eianden
The Tarobogu Aga Shrine Chorakuden is a meeting hall below the cliff south of the Eianden, facing east. It is a single-storey building with a pantiled hip-and-gable roof entered at the gable end, a cusped-gable entrance facing the stone steps, and a stair wing at the north-east corner leading up to the Eianden (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Three rooms with coffered ceilings line the interior, and a kitchen and bathroom occupy the basement (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes that it has become a symbol of the precinct as it grew in the modern era, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the cusped-gable entrance and the stair wing that climbs to the Eianden (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Aga Shrine (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visiting hours or access was found. The shrine precinct as a whole is covered on the Tarobogu Aga Shrine group page.
Q&A
- When was the Chorakuden built?
- In 1930 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is it used for?
- As a meeting hall.
- What is in the basement?
- A kitchen and a bathroom.
- How does it connect to the Eianden?
- By a stair wing at its north-east corner.
- When was the Tarobogu Aga Shrine Chorakuden registered?
- On September 10, 2019 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Tarobogu Aga Shrine Chorakuden (太郎坊宮阿賀神社長楽殿) |
|---|---|
| Location | 2247 Owakicho, Higashiomi City, Shiga Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2019/09/10 (Reiwa 1) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber and reinforced concrete, 1 storey and basement, tile and copper roofs, 154 m² |
| Owner | Aga Shrine |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Tarobogu Aga Shrine Chorakuden (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00012948
Last verified: 2026.10.19
