Brick Gateposts Before the Chapel
The United Church of Christ in Japan Minakuchi Church Gateposts (日本キリスト教団水口教会門柱) is a pair of brick gateposts of 1930 in Minakuchicho Joto, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on April 28, 2000 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records brick gateposts 1.5 metres high; registration number 25-0134.
Gateposts Facing the Chapel Entrance
The United Church of Christ in Japan Minakuchi Church Gateposts stand on the south edge of the site, in line with the chapel entrance (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Each post is two and a half bricks square and 19 courses high, finished at the top with bricks laid on their long faces.
Low brick walls about five courses high run off to either side, suggesting that the site was once enclosed openly with fences (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registers the gateposts, which with the chapel convey the setting of the church, for their contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the top courses laid on their long faces and the low brick walls on either side (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
They stand on the south edge of the site (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official visiting information was found. The church as a whole is covered on its group page.
Q&A
- When were the gateposts built?
- In 1930 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How tall are they?
- 1.5 metres.
- How are they built?
- Two and a half bricks square and 19 courses high.
- What is beside them?
- Low brick walls about five courses high.
- When was the United Church of Christ in Japan Minakuchi Church Gateposts registered?
- On April 28, 2000 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | United Church of Christ in Japan Minakuchi Church Gateposts (日本キリスト教団水口教会門柱) |
|---|---|
| Location | 3-21 Minakuchicho Joto, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2000/04/28 (Heisei 12) |
| Quantity | 1 structure |
| Dimensions | Brick, 1.5 m high |
| Owner | United Church of Christ in Japan Minakuchi Church |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- United Church of Christ in Japan Minakuchi Church Gateposts (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00001714
Last verified: 2026.10.19
