A Pink-Painted Office by Taiji Harbour
The Taiji Fisheries Cooperative Association Office (太地水産共同組合事務所) is a fisheries cooperative office of 1918 in Taiji, Taiji Town, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on July 25, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof, covering 118 square metres; registration number 30-0144.
An Office near Taiji Harbour
The Taiji Fisheries Cooperative Association Office faces west onto the street near Taiji fishing harbour: a timber building 11 by 9.5 metres under a hip-and-gable pantile roof, with eaves all round (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The entrance is at the centre of the front, with a kitchen to the north, the office to the south and tatami rooms at the back to the east (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The exterior woodwork, doors and windows included, is painted pale pink.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape, a building of unusual appearance in its pale pink paint.
What to Look For
Look for the exterior woodwork, doors and windows all painted pale pink (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 office built?
- In 1918 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is unusual about it?
- Its exterior woodwork is painted pale pink.
- How is it laid out?
- Entrance in the centre, kitchen, office and tatami rooms around it.
- Where is it?
- Near Taiji fishing harbour in Wakayama Prefecture.
- When was the Taiji Fisheries Cooperative Association Office registered?
- On July 25, 2011 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Taiji Fisheries Cooperative Association Office (太地水産共同組合事務所) |
|---|---|
| Location | 3263-2 Taiji, Taiji Town, Higashimuro District, Wakayama Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2011/07/25 (Heisei 23) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, tiled roof, 118 m², 11 by 9.5 m |
| Owner | Not listed in the Agency database |
| Public Access | No official information on interior access |
References
- Taiji Fisheries Cooperative Association Office (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00008752
Last verified: 2026.10.18