A Copper-Clad Shopfront before Mishima Taisha
The Kaikodo Murakamiya (懐古堂ムラカミ屋) is a shop in the kanban-kenchiku style of 1926 in Taishacho, Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on October 18, 2000 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building roofed in sheet iron, with a building area of 136 square metres; registration number 22-0071.
A Kanban-Kenchiku Shop before the Shrine
Kaikodo Murakamiya is a kanban-kenchiku shop, a timber town house with a Western-style front, built on the shopping street before Mishima Taisha Shrine after the Great Kanto Earthquake (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It is two storeys high, with display windows on either side of the entrance and a horizontal row of upper windows, so that the front is symmetrical (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes that the whole facade is clad in copper sheet, laid in different patterns at the cornice and below the windows, and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the copper sheet covering the whole front, and the changes in its pattern at the cornice and below the windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
The Agency record notes that it was in use as a gallery when registered. No official information on current opening was found.
Q&A
- When was Kaikodo Murakamiya built?
- In 1926 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- On the shopping street before Mishima Taisha Shrine in Taishacho, Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
- What should I look for?
- The copper sheet covering the whole front, laid in changing patterns.
- What is kanban-kenchiku?
- A timber town house with a Western-style front.
- When was the Kaikodo Murakamiya registered?
- On October 18, 2000 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kaikodo Murakamiya (懐古堂ムラカミ屋) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1247-1 Taishacho and others, Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2000/10/18 (Heisei 12) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, sheet-iron roof, 136 m² |
| Owner | If You Love Something Set It Free Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | No official information on opening |
References
- Kaikodo Murakamiya (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00001911
Last verified: 2026.10.20