Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan

The kagura hall of Tarobogu Aga Shrine in Higashiomi, Shiga, a mid-Meiji hall behind the worship hall with a coffered ceiling, forms the heart of the precinct.

The ritual storehouse of Tarobogu Aga Shrine in Higashiomi, Shiga, built in 1938, is a plastered two-storey storehouse facing the Chorakuden across the steps.

The worship pavilion of Tarobogu Aga Shrine in Higashiomi, Shiga, built in 1924, merges with the main hall under a complex copper roofscape that crowns the precinct.

The amulet office of Tarobogu Aga Shrine in Higashiomi, Shiga, a tiny mid-Meiji building at the foot of the steps, has its back set into a hollow in the rock face.

The middle gate of Tarobogu Aga Shrine in Higashiomi, Shiga, built in 1934 on a landing of the steps, is an open gate made entirely of granite with a stone roof.

The Chorakuden of Tarobogu Aga Shrine in Higashiomi, Shiga, a 1930 meeting hall below the cliff, has a cusped-gable entrance, a stair wing and a basement kitchen.

The purification pavilion of Tarobogu Aga Shrine in Higashiomi, Shiga, built in 1911 on a rock ledge, uses revivalist details to mark the sacred entrance.

The copper torii of Tarobogu Aga Shrine in Higashiomi, Shiga, put up in 1957 before the rock cleft to the main hall, symbolizes the old worship of sacred rocks.

The worship hall of Tarobogu Aga Shrine in Higashiomi, Shiga, from the late Edo period, is an open hall at the foot of the rock peak and a rare early building there.

The stage of Tarobogu Aga Shrine in Higashiomi, Shiga, built in 1880, juts from a rock ledge on a braced timber frame, forming the open space before the main hall.

The Fudo Myoo pavilion of Tarobogu Aga Shrine in Higashiomi, Shiga, built in 1930 entirely of granite, has even its ridge and end tiles carved in stone.

The main hall of Tarobogu Aga Shrine in Higashiomi, Shiga, built in 1753 on the flank of a rock peak, is a small hip-and-gable hall rich in carved beasts.

Rebuilt in 1960 on the old Tokaido at Tsuchiyama-shuku, this black-plastered main house reuses posts from the earlier honjin inn in its latticed front. Listed 2023.

A tiny late Edo rice store at the old Tsuchiyama honjin in Shiga, built as a seirogura of stacked planks, then plastered and clad in boards. Registered in 2023.

A two-storey earthen storehouse of the late Edo period in a corner of the old Tsuchiyama honjin, Shiga, with a separate okiyane roof set on its thick clay walls.

A late Meiji annex behind the old Tsuchiyama honjin, called the imperial seat for Emperor Meiji's 1868 stay, with a raised jodan-no-ma room. Listed 2023; by booking.

An 1872 townhouse in Otsu with granite-faced front and insect-cage windows, the Nakano Family Residence Main House shows the eaves cutting of early Showa.

Next door to the older Nakano house in Otsu, this 1910 townhouse has a latticed ground floor, glazed upper windows and projecting-beam eaves along the street.

The early Meiji Nakano Family Residence Storehouse in Otsu is a two-storey plastered storehouse with black-plaster crests on its doors and carved window brackets.

Behind a townhouse in Otsu, the late Meiji Nakano Family Residence Annex has a 12-mat room with alcove and shelves set between a small garden and a courtyard.

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