A Brick Arch for the Russo-Japanese War
The Triumphal Memorial Gate (凱旋紀念門) is a brick memorial gate of 1906 in Inasacho Shibukawa, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on February 14, 2002 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a brick gate 3.2 metres wide and 3.6 metres high; registration number 22-0079.
A Gate on the Approach to Rokusho Shrine
The Triumphal Memorial Gate is a brick gate built on the approach to Rokusho Shrine to commemorate the Russo-Japanese War (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Hamamatsu City notes that it stands at the entrance to the shrine.
Brick piers with sawtooth capitals rise from stone bases and frame a segmental brick arch (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency notes the Flemish-bond brickwork set with a large inscribed tablet and topped by a heavy, finely dressed stone coping, and calls it one of the earliest brick structures in Shizuoka Prefecture; it was registered as something not easy to reproduce.
What to Look For
Look for the sawtooth capitals, the segmental arch, the large tablet and the heavy stone coping (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
Hamamatsu City notes that local history walks in Shibukawa include the gate among their stops. It stands on the shrine approach; no special visiting information was found.
Q&A
- When was the gate built?
- In 1906 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What does it commemorate?
- The Russo-Japanese War.
- What should I look for?
- The sawtooth capitals, the segmental arch and the Flemish-bond brickwork.
- Where is it?
- At the entrance to Rokusho Shrine in Inasacho Shibukawa, Hamamatsu (Hamamatsu City).
- When was the Triumphal Memorial Gate registered?
- On February 14, 2002 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Triumphal Memorial Gate (凱旋紀念門) |
|---|---|
| Location | Inasacho Shibukawa, Hamana Ward, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2002/02/14 (Heisei 14) |
| Quantity | 1 structure |
| Dimensions | Brick, 3.2 m wide, 3.6 m high |
| Owner | Rokusho Shrine |
| Public Access | On the shrine approach (no special visiting information) |
References
- Triumphal Memorial Gate (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00002627
- Shibukawa war memorial (Hamamatsu City, Japanese)
- https://www.city.hamamatsu.shizuoka.jp/bunkazai/shitei/nintei748.html
Last verified: 2026.10.20