A Riverside Post Office of 1905
The Former Kawaguchi Post Office and Main House (旧川口郵便局局舎及び主屋) is a Western-style post office joined to a Japanese house of 1905 in Yamashirocho Okawamochi, Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on September 10, 2010 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building, partly over a basement, with a tiled roof, covering 120 square metres, altered in 1979; registration number 36-0081.
Western and Japanese Wings in a T
The Former Kawaguchi Post Office and Main House faces west onto the street in the middle of a riverside hamlet (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a two-storey timber building with the Western-style post office to the south and the Japanese-style house to the north, its gabled roof meeting the post office's hipped roof in a T.
The post office is painted weatherboard with carefully designed windows and eaves, while the house has projecting lattice windows and a calm appearance (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Notice the contrast between the painted Western-style office and the latticed Japanese house (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on access to the interior was found. The building can be seen from the road.
Q&A
- When was the Former Kawaguchi Post Office built?
- In 1905 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is the building arranged?
- A Western-style office to the south and a Japanese house to the north.
- What does the post office look like?
- Painted weatherboard with decorated windows and eaves.
- Where is it?
- In a riverside hamlet in Yamashiro, Miyoshi City.
- When was the Former Kawaguchi Post Office and Main House registered?
- On September 10, 2010 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Kawaguchi Post Office and Main House (旧川口郵便局局舎及び主屋) |
|---|---|
| Location | 584-1 Yamashirocho Okawamochi, Miyoshi City, Tokushima Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2010/09/10 (Heisei 22) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, partly over a basement, tiled roof, 120 m² |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on interior access |
References
- Former Kawaguchi Post Office and Main House (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008376
Last verified: 2026.10.18