A Small Post Office in Central Yonago
The Former Yonago Kakubancho Post Office (YORAIYA Kakuban) (旧米子角盤町郵便局舎（ＹＯＲＡＩＹＡ角盤）) is a post office of 1935 in Kakubancho, Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 13, 2025 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 56 square metres, altered around 1989 and in 2023; registration number 31-0296.
A Former Post Office Facing the Street
The Former Yonago Kakubancho Post Office is a former post office in central Yonago, a two-storey building with a hipped tiled roof facing south onto the street, with a single-storey wing at the back (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The walls are clad in weatherboards and finished in plaster at the top.
The ground floor is a single room that once held the office and the night-duty room, and upstairs is a tatami reception room with a decorative alcove (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, as a former post office whose Western-style front of weatherboards and tall windows shapes the townscape.
What to Look For
The weatherboarded walls, tall windows and plastered top are the things to see (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by the Yumekura Project, a non-profit organisation, and no official information on its present use or opening was found.
Q&A
- When was the former Yonago Kakubancho Post Office built?
- In 1935 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is special about the former Kakubancho Post Office?
- Its Western-style front of weatherboards and tall windows.
- What is inside the former Kakubancho Post Office?
- A former office below and a tatami room with an alcove above.
- When was it registered?
- On March 13, 2025.
- When was the Former Yonago Kakubancho Post Office (YORAIYA Kakuban) registered?
- On March 13, 2025 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Yonago Kakubancho Post Office (YORAIYA Kakuban) (旧米子角盤町郵便局舎（ＹＯＲＡＩＹＡ角盤）) |
|---|---|
| Location | 82 Kakubancho 3-chome, Yonago City, Tottori Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2025/03/13 (Reiwa 7) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled roof, 56 m² |
| Owner | Yumekura Project (non-profit organisation) |
| Public Access | Present use and opening unconfirmed |
References
- Former Yonago Kakubancho Post Office (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00015370
Last verified: 2026.10.16