The Kanasashi Station Platform and Shelter
The Tenryu Hamanako Railway Kanasashi Station Platform and Shelter (天竜浜名湖鉄道金指駅上屋及びプラットホーム) is a platform with a timber shelter of 1938 on the Tenryu Hamanako Railway at Kanasashi Station in Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, 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 timber shelter of 48 square metres with a slate roof, on a concrete platform 82 metres long; registration number 22-0152.
A Shelter on Leaning Posts
The platform lies about 2.5 kilometres north-east of the Kigamachi Viaduct (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is concrete and 82 metres long, with a gabled slate-roofed shelter at its west end.
The shelter has an unusual frame: pairs of posts leaning inward, set 4.6 metres apart along its length, tied with beams and topped with a truss roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The railway dates the shelter to 1948, eight years after the whole line opened.
Why It Was Registered
It was registered under the criterion of contributing to the historic landscape of the country (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Its shelter is framed in an unusual way, on posts leaning inward.
What to Look For
Look for the pairs of inward-leaning posts forming triangles, topped by the truss that carries the roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs, Tenryu Hamanako Railway).
Visiting
Kanasashi is a staffed station; the ticket office is open from 7:15 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). It is also the gateway to Ryotanji Temple and other sights (Tenryu Hamanako Railway). Tickets, fares and the turntable tour are covered on the Tenryu Hamanako Railway page. Do not enter the tracks or railway land.
The Kita Ward of Hamamatsu named in the Agency's record became part of Hamana Ward when the city reorganised its wards on January 1, 2024; town names and lot numbers did not change (Hamamatsu City).
Q&A
- When was the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Kanasashi Station Platform and Shelter built?
- The Agency gives 1938; the railway dates the shelter to 1948.
- Where is the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Kanasashi Station Platform and Shelter?
- At Kanasashi Station in Inasa-cho, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu.
- What should I look for?
- Leaning posts forming triangles under a truss roof.
- Can I visit the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Kanasashi Station Platform and Shelter?
- Yes; it is a working, staffed station.
- When was the Tenryu Hamanako Railway Kanasashi Station Platform and Shelter registered?
- On January 26, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Tenryu Hamanako Railway Kanasashi Station Platform and Shelter (天竜浜名湖鉄道金指駅上屋及びプラットホーム) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1033-2 Kanasashi, Inasa-cho, Kita Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2011/01/26 (Heisei 23) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Shelter: single-storey timber, slate roof, 48 m²; platform: concrete, 82 m |
| Owner | Tenryu Hamanako Railway Co., Ltd. |
| Public Access | In use as a station (staffed) |
References
- Tenryu Hamanako Railway Kanasashi Station Platform and Shelter (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008468
- Cultural Properties along the Line (Tenryu Hamanako Railway, Japanese)
- https://www.tenhama.co.jp/spot/bunkazai/
- Kanasashi Station (Tenryu Hamanako Railway, Japanese)
- https://www.tenhama.co.jp/about/station/kanasashi/
- Ward Reorganisation (Hamamatsu City, Japanese)
- https://www.city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp/kikaku/kuseido/index.html
Last verified: 2026.10.14
