Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Aichi

Built in 1903, the smallest and oldest of the storehouses. Its base wears namako tilework and a large ridge tile crowns it, dense with detail for its size.

The firm's Middle Warehouse, its king-post truss left exposed inside. Used in the electric-kiln era, its build year differs between sources, as the article notes.

Built in 1889, the oldest survivor. As the Kato family annex it lodged guests, with royalty named in local records; its black south wall anchors the streetscape.

A wall running about 28 metres along the front. Its southern base is granite in a tortoiseshell pattern, finished in black plaster, paired with the annex behind.

Built in the early Showa era to store ceramics, roofed by a large king-post truss that opens a column-free floor. It stands north of the New Shed on the slope.

Tucked away in the mountain town of Shinshiro in eastern Aichi, the Former Ryotei Kikusui is a small wooden building from the late Taisho period that once served as an intimate dining house on the old Bessho Kaido post road. Despite its compact 37-square-meter footprint, it preserves an extraordinary concentration of late Taisho craftsmanship — refined alcoves, patterned glass shoji, and rare exterior plaster reliefs depicting samurai servants and sparrows in a bamboo grove. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2015, this hidden gem pairs perfectly with the adjacent former Ono Bank (now Horaikan cafe) for an off-the-beaten-path heritage visit.

Kirakutei is a two-story wooden ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) built from the late Taisho to early Showa periods, now located within the Toyota Industrial and Cultural Center in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. Once a prestigious inn that hosted notable figures including statesman Takahashi Korekiyo and Prince Takamatsu, it was registered as a national Tangible Cultural Property in 2013 for its refined traditional architecture and historical significance.

Discover Eikōkan (Glory Hall), the 1936 Spanish-style auditorium of Kinjo Gakuin High School in Nagoya. A Registered Tangible Cultural Property and the sole survivor of the WWII air raids on campus, it stands as a symbol of faith and resilience.

Built around 1949 in Ichinomiya, Aichi, this L-shaped house joins living quarters to a storehouse wing and once held a women's dormitory. It was registered in 2020.

Built around 1955 in Ichinomiya, Aichi, this small block held separate bathing rooms for men and women next to a row of lavatories, and was registered in 2020.

Built around 1948 in Ichinomiya, Aichi, this single room under king-post trusses has held raw wool for its whole life. It joined the national register in 2020.

A 1932 wool mill in Ichinomiya, Aichi, registered in 2020. Its four sawtooth bays draw steady north light onto Schoenherr looms that still weave suiting cloth.

Built around 1932 in Ichinomiya, Aichi, this small office wears a boarded Western exterior yet holds two ten-mat tatami rooms upstairs. It was registered in 2020.

Built around 1957 in Ichinomiya, Aichi, this two-room timber store closes the line of buildings along the mill's western edge. It joined the register in 2020.

Built around 1952 in Ichinomiya, Aichi, this small block left its ground floor open as a passage and store, with three bedrooms above. It was registered in 2020.

Dating from the late Edo period, this thick-walled storehouse in Ichinomiya, Aichi is the oldest of the nine buildings on a working wool mill site. Listed in 2020.

Built around 1932 in Ichinomiya, Aichi, this hip-and-gable house holds eight tatami rooms and a shallow writing bay. Still a family home, it was registered in 2020.

The Kuno Family Residence (Aizankyo) Main House in Tokai, Aichi, is a 1925 suburban home designed by Nishimura Isaku, arched and slate-roofed, registered in 2024.

The Kuno Family Residence (Aizankyo) Garden Gate in Tokai, Aichi, is a late Taisho arch of concrete moulded to imitate timber, registered in March 2024.

The Kuno Family Residence (Aizankyo) Gateposts in Tokai, Aichi, are late Taisho piers faced with tilted river cobbles, known as the Gate of Philosophy.