Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan
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A single-storey detached wing of 1860 at the Ito estate in Somi, Niigata, older than the Meiji mansion and still used for tea gatherings and ceremonies.
A two-storey storehouse gate of 1887, about 24 metres long, forming the east front of the Ito landlords' estate at Somi, Niigata, alongside the Gate Storehouse.
A one-bay timber gate of 1915 at the Ito family's Niigata villa, with a gently swelling copper roof and lath-lined eaves that lead to the sukiya-style main house.
A villa of about 1895 in central Niigata, built with oil money and later owned by the Ito landlords: plain weatherboard outside, sukiya rooms facing a garden inside.
A three-and-daime-mat tea room of about 1925 in central Niigata, once thatched and later named 清行庵 by Aizu Yaichi. It can still be hired for tea gatherings.
A two-storey storehouse of 1915 at the back of the Ito family's Niigata villa, with hinged gable doors, tiled namako lower walls and white plaster above.
A 2.3-square-metre waiting bench of about 1925 in a Niigata tea garden, built of curved natural timber, facing the tea room with a wide window at its back.
A Western wing of about 1928 joined to a Meiji villa in central Niigata, where Aizu Yaichi lived for a decade. It now displays his calligraphy and works by Ryokan.
A brick wall of 1915, about 3 metres high and 37 metres long, at the Ito family's Niigata villa: bare brick outside, mortar pilasters and shallow arches within.
An early Showa storehouse for household goods in the Dairoan compound of the Ito estate in Somi, Niigata, with a raised roof and deep eaves carried on beam ends.
A 211-metre timber wall of about 1887 enclosing the Ito landlords' estate at Somi, Niigata, with battened boarding, slatted windows and a surviving moat outside.
A single-storey store of 1885 on the Ito estate in Somi, Niigata, built between two workshops to hold the carpenters' tools while the mansion was under construction.
A 28-metre miso store of 1887 at the Ito estate in Somi, Niigata, whose tall core and twin lean-tos once sheltered dozens of barrels and later a dining hall.
A two-storey gate and storehouse of 1887 at the Ito estate in Somi, Niigata: a three-bay gateway with inward doors, lacquerware stored within, now the ticket office.
A small bathhouse of 1889 beside the great hall of the Ito estate in Somi, Niigata, with a tatami rest room, woven ajiro panels and bamboo window lattices.
A late Edo thatched farmhouse moved from snowy Shitada to the Ito estate in Somi, Niigata, with a stone-weighted stable roof and close-set wall posts.
The main gate of Honkoji in Sado, Niigata, a yakuimon of 1846 moved here in 1973, has a striking gable frame of tie-rails, struts and curved beams in Zen style.
The bell tower of Honkoji in Sado, Niigata, an open one-bay belfry of 1886 moved here in 1973, stands on a base with inward-leaning posts and double rafters.
The street wall of Honkoji in Sado, Niigata, a late Edo wall moved here in 1973, runs 14 metres beside the gate in plaster panels on a tuff base under tiles.
The main hall of Honkoji in Sado, Niigata, a late Edo Jodo Shinshu hall under a gabled roof, follows the standard Shin plan and shows careful brackets and transoms.
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