This paper is intended as a study of the buildings of the Horonai Public Railway in Otaru for the period from 1884 to 1885. Since the removal of the Head Office to Temiya had been a great undertaking for three years, preparations for the establishment of the colliery and railway office and the transport of coal were considered. The process of the introduction of brick into the construction of buildings of the Horonai Public Colliery and the Railway were examined. The Temiya Locomotive Shed (1885) is an important building as the oldest brick locomotive shed in Japan. Survey research reveal the distinctive feature of the standard measure of the design , the brick masonry and the roof trusses. In the final chapter, the historical characteristics for the entire buildings are summarized.
