A Small Post Office of Painted Plaster
The Former Gotsu Post Office (旧江津郵便局) is a post office of the mid-Meiji period in Gotsucho, Gotsu City, Shimane Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on January 8, 2009 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a small two-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 38 square metres, restored in 2008; registration number 32-0085.
White Plaster and Blue Frames
The Former Gotsu Post Office faces south onto the street: a two-storey timber building of just 38 square metres under a hipped pantile roof, entered at the gable end (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The front has a porch below and a balcony above (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The walls are finished in white plaster with grey plaster imitating cornerstones, and the posts and window frames are painted blue.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, a building that brightens the traditional streetscape of a river-port town.
What to Look For
Look for the grey plaster cornerstones and the blue-painted posts and window frames (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Gotsu City, and no official information on interior access was found.
Q&A
- When was the Former Gotsu Post Office built?
- In the mid-Meiji period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What does it look like?
- White plaster walls with blue frames and grey cornerstones.
- What is at the front?
- A porch below and a balcony above.
- How is Gotsu read?
- Go-tsu, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Former Gotsu Post Office registered?
- On January 8, 2009 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Gotsu Post Office (旧江津郵便局) |
|---|---|
| Location | 337 Gotsucho, Gotsu City, Shimane Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2009/01/08 (Heisei 21) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 38 m² |
| Owner | Gotsu City |
| Public Access | No official information on interior access |
References
- Former Gotsu Post Office (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00007535
Last verified: 2026.10.18