United Church of Christ in Japan Katata Church

A Church with a Pointed Tower in Katata

The United Church of Christ in Japan Katata Church (日本基督教団堅田教会) is a church designed by the Vories architectural office of 1930 in Honkatata, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 17, 1999 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a two-storey timber building roofed in sheet iron and partly in slate, with a building area of 178 square metres; registration number 25-0109.

A Single-Aisle Hall and a Tower

The United Church of Christ in Japan Katata Church, in the Katata district north of Otsu, was designed by the Vories architectural office. Its single-aisle sanctuary shows a simple king-post roof frame (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Four Tudor-arched windows open high in the centre of the front, and a square tower with a pointed roof rises on the right (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Was Registered

The Agency notes the distinctive front created by the four Tudor-arched windows and the pointed tower, and registered it as a model of design.

What to Look For

Look for the four Tudor-arched windows on the front and the tower with its pointed roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

It is owned by the church (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official visiting information was found. The church as a whole is covered on its group page.