27：ポスト　　ーMailboxー

正面入り口脇に設置されている丸型ポスト。現在も現役です。
A round postbox installed next to the main entrance. It is still in use today.


日本で最初にこのような丸型のポストが登場したのが1901年（明治34年）だそうで、その後改良されていきました。
このポストは「郵便差出箱1号（丸型）」と言い、1949（昭和24）年から新しい鉄製ポストとして実用化されたものだそうです。
吉田茂やインディラ・ガンジー、湯川秀樹も、ここから手紙を送ったかもしれません。
ご宿泊中、このポストからご家族やご友人、大切な方などへ手紙を送ってみてはいかがでしょうか？
日光市内の近隣では、JR日光駅前、東武日光駅前郵便局にもこの丸型ポストが現存します。
It is said that this type of round postbox first appeared in Japan in 1901 (Meiji 34), and has since been improved upon.This postbox is called "Postal Mail Box No. 1 (Round)" and was first put into practical use as a new iron postbox in 1949 (Showa 24).
Shigeru Yoshida, Indira Gandhi, and Hideki Yukawa may have also sent letters from here.
During your stay, why not try sending a letter to your family, friends, and loved ones through this postbox?
Famous people who have stayed at Kanaya Hotel may have also used this postbox to drop off their letters.
Why not use this postbox to send a letter to your family, friends, and loved ones during your stay?
Nearby within Nikko city, these round postboxes can also be found in front of JR Nikko Station and Tobu Nikko Station Post Office.