Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan
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The former Ryotei Kikusui in Ono, Shinshiro, Aichi, a late Taisho restaurant on an old post road, has bright tatami rooms and plaster reliefs of a footman.
Kirakutei in Toyota, Aichi, a former restaurant inn of the early Showa era moved to a garden, keeps its lattice front, railed verandas and refined rooms.
The Eikokan of Kinjo Gakuin in Nagoya, built in 1936 as a hall for the whole school and its chapel, has a Spanish-style exterior of red tiles and white walls.
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.
Built in 1896 as the Nagoya Chamber of Commerce main building and moved into Kenchuji temple in 1934, this 454-square-meter timber hall was registered in 2000.
The 1830 kuri of Kozenji in Haguro, Inuyama, Aichi, a gabled tiled building whose exposed gable framing and raised smoke-vent roof stand out. Registered.
The 1939 four-legged gate of Kozenji in Haguro, Inuyama, Aichi, finished entirely in zelkova with a finely grained ceiling and flowing ornament. Registered.
The 1898 main hall of Kozenji temple in Haguro, Inuyama, Aichi, a hojo-style hall with an unusual double roof that anchors the local landscape. Registered.
The great storehouse of Kokonoe Mirin in Hekinan, Aichi, a 1706 brewing store moved here in 1787, clad in black clapboard and still used to mature mirin.
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