Shōwa
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Largest of four 1935 storehouses on a kimono merchant's estate in Yuzawa, Akita, with hinged fire doors and a raised rear floor. Opens on the city's open-house day.
Early Showa brewing factory in Yurihonjo, Akita, largest of the five listed buildings, with a koji room and a king-post truss topped by Japanese-style posts.
1957 brewing factory in Yurihonjo, Akita, the newest of five listed buildings. Its concrete-block core held moromi and warm-fermentation rooms. Listed 2023.
A small early Showa storehouse for vinegar at a Yuzawa brewery in Akita, its eaves braced with metal against snow and its roof packed with straw. Registered 2024.
A small early Showa rice storehouse on a corner across from a Yuzawa brewery in Akita, with a separate okiyane roof and a king post truss. Registered in 2024.
Ryotei Kaneyu in Noshiro, Akita: a grand 1937 restaurant built of natural Akita cedar, with a 110-mat banquet hall and a ceiling of one 9.1 m board. Free to visit.