A Three-Storey Inn Facing Koyaguchi Station
The Former Katsuragikan Inn (旧葛城館) is a Japanese-style inn of the late Meiji period in Koyaguchicho Nagura, Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on November 20, 2001 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a three-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 113 square metres; registration number 30-0048.
A Timber Inn by Koyaguchi Station
The Former Katsuragikan Inn faces north in front of Koyaguchi Station on the JR Wakayama Line: a full three storeys, 5 and a half by 5 bays (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It has a hip-and-gable pantile roof running east-west, copper pent roofs round the front and east side at every floor, and a tiled dormer gable over a copper cusped gable on the roof front (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, an example of a three-storey timber inn in Japanese style.
What to Look For
Look for the copper pent roofs at every floor and the stacked gables on the roof front (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 inn built?
- In the late Meiji period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where is it?
- In front of Koyaguchi Station on the JR Wakayama Line.
- What marks its roof?
- A dormer gable stacked over a cusped gable.
- How is Koyaguchicho Nagura read?
- Ko-ya-gu-chi-cho Na-gu-ra, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Former Katsuragikan Inn registered?
- On November 20, 2001 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Former Katsuragikan Inn (旧葛城館) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1053 Koyaguchicho Nagura, Hashimoto City, Wakayama Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2001/11/20 (Heisei 13) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Three-storey timber, tiled roof, 113 m², 5 and a half by 5 bays |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | In front of JR Koyaguchi Station |
References
- Former Katsuragikan Inn (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00002566
Last verified: 2026.10.18