A Postwar Chapel with a Bell Tower
The United Church of Christ in Japan Omi Kaneda Church Chapel (日本基督教団近江金田教会礼拝堂) is a two-storey timber chapel of 1950 in Takakaicho, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on August 13, 2012 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a slate roof and a building area of 95 square metres; registration number 25-0321.
A Hall on the Upper Floor
The United Church of Christ in Japan Omi Kaneda Church Chapel is a two-storey timber building with a gabled slate roof, a bell tower at the south-west, and an arched entrance under a small gable on the south end (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The ground floor is a meeting room, and the upper floor is a single-aisle sanctuary with its king-post trusses exposed (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes its plain design, with rendered walls, sliding windows below and sash windows above, and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the bell tower, the arched entrance and the king-post trusses of the upstairs sanctuary (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by the church (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the chapel built?
- In 1950 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is the sanctuary?
- On the upper floor, above a meeting room.
- What should I look for?
- The bell tower, the arched entrance and the king-post trusses.
- Where is it?
- In Takakaicho, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture.
- When was the United Church of Christ in Japan Omi Kaneda Church Chapel registered?
- On August 13, 2012 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | United Church of Christ in Japan Omi Kaneda Church Chapel (日本基督教団近江金田教会礼拝堂) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1575 Takakaicho, Omihachiman City, Shiga Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2012/08/13 (Heisei 24) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, 2 storeys, slate roof, 95 m² |
| Owner | United Church of Christ in Japan Omi Kaneda Church |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- United Church of Christ in Japan Omi Kaneda Church Chapel (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00009323
Last verified: 2026.10.19