Taishō
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Built in 1924, the document storehouse is the newest of the former Nara estate's seven annexes, its mortar walls and iron doors made to guard the family's records.
A 1921 storehouse rendered in washed mortar and scored to imitate stone, with a light roof placed above its earthen one and curved brackets beneath the windows.
Built in 1915, the Main House of Kunibanzai Shuzo faces the old coastal highway by the Omono River, its counting room and parlour along a through earthen passage.
Discover the Konishi Family Residence Zashiki-gura, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Yokote, Akita. This 1922 earthen storehouse showcases exceptional Taisho-era craftsmanship with black lacquer doors and a powerful timber interior.
Discover the Toda Family Residence in Yokote, Akita — a beautifully preserved 1916 farmhouse registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property. Admire its curved gable entrance, wrap-around verandas, and elegant proportions crafted by master carpenter Neda Tominosuke.
The Nishi-gura stands across the highway from the Hinomaru Jozo shop in Masuda. A ridge tablet dates it to 1919 and names its carpenter. Its interior is closed.
The Higashi-ato-gura in Masuda is the Taisho half of a paired storehouse at Hinomaru Jozo, built with a king-post truss unlike its older Meiji twin. It is closed.