Former Shizutani School
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Former Shizutani School
旧閑谷学校 (きゅうしずたにがっこう)
Former Shizutani School is a historic structure in Bizen, Okayama. Its Lecture Hall is a designated National Treasure (Mid-Edo period, 1701).
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Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Edo period
- Type
- Other buildings
- Location
- Bizen, Okayama
- Address
- 岡山県備前市閑谷
Key facts
- Designation
- National Treasures
- Era
- Edo period
- Type
- Other buildings
- Location
- Bizen, Okayama
- Address
- 岡山県備前市閑谷
Buildings designated as National Treasures
Former Shizutani School Lecture Hall
- Era
- Mid-Edo period
- Year
- 1701
- Structure
- 19.4 m wide, 15.6 m deep, single-story, hip-and-gable roof, traditional tile roofing
- Designated
- November 14, 1953
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Database of nationally designated cultural propertiesChecked on November 6, 2026
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