The Enshu-Mori Station Building and Up Platform
The Tenryu Hamanako Railway Enshu-Mori Station Building and Up Platform (天竜浜名湖鉄道遠州森駅本屋及び上りプラットホーム) is a wooden station building and platform of 1935 on the Tenryu Hamanako Railway at Enshu-Mori Station in Mori-machi, Shuchi District, Shizuoka Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on January 26, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey wooden building of 146 square metres, roofed in tile and partly in sheet iron, with a concrete platform 86 metres long; registration number 22-0170.
An Opening-Day Station Little Changed
The building faces west in the centre of Mori and is 16 by 6 metres, single-storey and timber (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It has a tiled gabled roof, a gabled carriage porch at the front and a canopy on the platform side, with the waiting room to the west and the office to the east, a standard station plan.
According to the railway, Enshu-Mori was one of the three stations opened on April 17, 1935, first named Totoumi-Mori. Its windows still hold the original wavy glass, and the half-glazed doors at the ticket gate survive. The railway describes it as a rare survival of an original station barely altered.
Why It Was Registered
It was registered under the criterion of contributing to the historic landscape of the country (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is an opening-day station that survives almost unaltered and shows the standard station layout.
What to Look For
Look for the gabled carriage porch, the original wavy window glass and the pair of half-glazed sliding doors at the ticket gate (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Tenryu Hamanako Railway).
Visiting
Enshu-Mori is a staffed station; the ticket office is open from 6:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on weekdays and from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on weekends and holidays (Tenryu Hamanako Railway). The building and platform can be seen when you travel by train. Tickets, fares and the turntable tour are covered on the Tenryu Hamanako Railway page. Do not enter the tracks or railway land.
Q&A
- When was the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Enshu-Mori Station Building and Up Platform built?
- In 1935 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Enshu-Mori Station Building and Up Platform?
- At Enshu-Mori Station on the Tenryu Hamanako Railway in Mori.
- What should I look for?
- The carriage porch, original wavy glass and the half-glazed gate doors.
- Can I visit the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Enshu-Mori Station Building and Up Platform?
- Yes; it is a working, staffed station.
- When was the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Enshu-Mori Station Building and Up Platform registered?
- On January 26, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Tenryu Hamanako Railway Enshu-Mori Station Building and Up Platform (天竜浜名湖鉄道遠州森駅本屋及び上りプラットホーム) |
|---|---|
| Location | 980-2 Mori, Mori-machi, Shuchi District, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2011/01/26 (Heisei 23) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Building: single-storey timber, tile and part sheet-iron roof, 146 m²; platform: concrete, 86 m |
| Owner | Tenryu Hamanako Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | In use as a station (staffed) |
References
- Tenryu Hamanako Railway Enshu-Mori Station Building and Up Platform (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008486
- Cultural Properties along the Line (Tenryu Hamanako Railway, Japanese)
- https://www.tenhama.co.jp/spot/bunkazai/
- Enshu-Mori Station (Tenryu Hamanako Railway, Japanese)
- https://www.tenhama.co.jp/about/station/enshumori/
Last verified: 2026.10.14
