A Pre-War Western-Style Station in Soy-Sauce Town
The Former JNR Kisei West Line Kii-Yuasa Station Building (旧国鉄紀勢西線紀伊湯浅駅本屋) is a former station building of 1927, extended in 1960 and altered in 2023 in Yuasa, Yuasa Town, Arida District, Wakayama Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on March 6, 2024 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a sheet-metal roof, covering 269 square metres; registration number 30-0357.
A Former Station in a Soy-Sauce Town
The former Kii-Yuasa Station building of the JNR Kisei West Line stands south-east of the centre of Yuasa, a town that grew on soy-sauce brewing (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It is a single-storey timber building with a half-hipped roof of diamond-pattern sheet metal, a gabled carriage porch toward the south of the west front, and open lean-to roofs on three sides. Plastered walls with exposed posts sit on a washed mortar dado, lined with tall sash windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, a Western-style station that conveys pre-war station design.
What to Look For
Look for the gabled carriage porch, the open lean-to roofs and the tall sash windows (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Yuasa Town. No official information on opening or use was found.
Q&A
- When was the station built?
- In 1927, with alterations in 2023 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What kind of roof does it have?
- Half-hipped, in diamond-pattern sheet metal.
- What are its walls like?
- Plaster with exposed posts over a washed mortar dado.
- How is Arida read?
- A-ri-da, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Former JNR Kisei West Line Kii-Yuasa Station Building registered?
- On March 6, 2024 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former JNR Kisei West Line Kii-Yuasa Station Building (旧国鉄紀勢西線紀伊湯浅駅本屋) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1075-2 Yuasa, Yuasa Town, Arida District, Wakayama Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2024/03/06 (Reiwa 6) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, sheet-metal roof, 269 m² |
| Owner | Yuasa Town |
| Public Access | Opening not confirmed |
References
- Former JNR Kisei West Line Kii-Yuasa Station Building (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00014922
Last verified: 2026.10.18