Old Uwaoka Elementary School

Area

Kuji-gun

Category

Culture Educational tour

The Old Uwaoka Elementary School locates in the town of Daigo in northwestern Ibaraki. The school was built in 1879, and operated until March of 2001. Today, the school building still remains and retains its nostalgic atmosphere. The desks and chairs still are in place, and you can even find some doodles here and there on them. In 2010, the building was designated as a national tangible cultural property, as one of the rare wooden buildings remaining from the Meiji Period (1868 – 1912). On the second Saturday and Saturday of October, a local workshop is held at the Old Uwaoka Elementary School. There, participants can learn how to make local specialties such as apple jam and konnyaku.

Basic Information

Address

957-3 Uwaoka, Daigo-machi, Kuji-gun, Ibaraki

Phone

0295-72-1138

Hours

Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.

Closed

Weekdays (excluding public holidays)

Fee

Free

Guide

【Japanese 】
TEL: 0295-72-0285
Fee: free
*Reservations required at least one week before day of visit

Website

http://idpc.jp/kyu-uwaoka/uwaoka/

Access

FromHitachi-Daigo Station (JR Suigun Line)

Ibaraki Kotsu Bus / for Moriizumi
→【Kyu-Uwaoka Shogakko-mae】→ about a 3-minute walk

Tags of this spot

School