Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan
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A tiny early Meiji earthen storehouse off the kitchen side of a farmhouse in Jinba, Yamagata City, still used to keep pickles through the winter; registered in 2008.
An 1876 earthen storehouse by a roadside channel in Jinba, Yamagata City, with stepped white plaster walls and the parlor storehouse's roof frame; registered 2008.
A gate and wall of c.1934 fronting a farmhouse in Jinba, Yamagata City: a 4.3-metre bracket-arm gate and 68 metres of plaster-and-board wall; registered in 2008.
A Yamagata sake brewer's office and home from around 1695: a thatched farmhouse fronted by a two-storey office remodelled in 1932, registered for the streetscape.
A late Meiji two-storey storehouse in Yamagata that keeps its original road side with wide openings, still reading as part of the brewery from across the highway.
A late Meiji two-storey storehouse in Yamagata that turns its long wall to the highway, a light okiyane roof over white plaster, continuing the East Storehouse line.
A mid-18th-century earthen-walled brewhouse in Yamagata, 428 square metres on one floor, the working core of the Taruhei brewery and registered as a model of design.
A late Meiji brewing storehouse in Yamagata with no openings in its walls, a little lower than the Middle Storehouse; registered as a model of earthen-walled design.
An early 19th-century brewing storehouse in Yamagata whose east gable meets the street in a row of triangular roof ends; with the main house it is a local landmark.
A Taisho-era storehouse in Yamagata facing the brewery's main house across the highway, with deep eaves and a lean-to; it keeps the site's layout before the road.
Chikaoka Family Residence Main House in Kanayama, Yamagata: a large late Edo chumon-style farmhouse with a projecting stable wing and a snow-melting pond.
The Rear Gate and Tamagaki Fence at Fukura Kuchinomiya, Chokaisan Omonoimi Shrine: a 51 m fence and simple arm-supported gate of 1939. Registered in 2012.
The Lower Worship Hall at Fukura Kuchinomiya, Chokaisan Omonoimi Shrine: a broad 1879 hall with a raised inner sanctum and fire-rite votive plaque. Registered 2012.
The Tsukiyama Shrine Main Hall at Fukura Kuchinomiya, Chokaisan Omonoimi Shrine: a 1711-era twin of the Main Hall whose carvings differ in detail. Registered 2012.
The Middle Gate and Corridors at Fukura Kuchinomiya, Chokaisan Omonoimi Shrine: a plain 1939 gate whose corridor ends hold offering rooms. Registered in 2012.
The Worship Hall and Ascending Corridor at Fukura Kuchinomiya: a restrained hall above 100 steps, linked by a roofed stairway to the sanctuary. Registered in 2012.
The Main Hall of Fukura Kuchinomiya, Chokaisan Omonoimi Shrine: a small nagare-zukuri sanctuary of about 1711 with an unusual two-tier gable, registered in 2012.
The Kagura Hall of Warabioka Kuchinomiya, Chokaisan Omonoimi Shrine: a late Edo bell tower turned dance stage, where Warabioka Ennen is performed each May 3.
The Zuishin Gate of Warabioka Kuchinomiya, Chokaisan Omonoimi Shrine: a late Edo eight-legged gate that once held Buddhist guardian kings. Registered in 2007.
The Main Hall of Warabioka Kuchinomiya, Chokaisan Omonoimi Shrine: a massive 1896 sanctuary, 13.8 m wide, built by local carpenters in a former ascetics' village.
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