Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan
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In Kaizuka's temple town south of Osaka, the Yoshimura family traded oil and money as 'Izumiya.' Their late-Edo clothing storehouse survives by the Kishu Kaido.
This registered merchant house in Kaizuka belonged to an oil and money-exchange family, set apart by guest rooms added on its south side in the late Edo period.
This late-Edo earthen storehouse in Kaizuka, Osaka was registered in 2003. Built for a money-changing family, it raises its floor on stone over a buried vault.
The Risai family's main house in Kaizuka's self-governing temple town: a Registered Cultural Property with a stepped gable roof and a possible 17th-century core.
In Kaizuka's old temple town, the Risai family ran an apothecary. Their late-Edo storehouse runs ten bays deep, the south half once stocked with medicinal herbs.
The Risai family annex in Kaizuka's old temple town, built around 1924, holds a Western room with original fireplace tiles, stained glass, and period lighting.
The Riverside Building of 1965 on the Tosabori River in Osaka gathers its structure to free full-length windows front and back, a fine International Style office.
Built in 1917 by Takeda Goichi, the Phoenix Pavilion of Ryuan-ji stands above the Minoo River in Osaka, echoing the Byodo-in Phoenix Hall on the path to the falls.
Built in 1807 on a forested hilltop in Shimamoto, Osaka, Wakayama Shrine's main hall carries a forward-curving gable rare in the region, registered in 2018.
The Wada Family Residence Inner Storehouse in Kishiwada, Osaka, is a small plastered storehouse of 1930, noted for shaped brackets and a cornice on all four sides.
The Wada Family Residence Inner Wall in Kishiwada, Osaka, is an L-shaped earthen wall of 1930 with a gate and windows, dividing the garden from the entrance path.
The Wada Family Residence Kitchen Gate in Kishiwada, Osaka, is a 1930 service gate 1.8 metres wide, with a gently curved tiled roof in a light sukiya style.
The Wada Family Residence Main House in Kawachinagano, Osaka, is an early Meiji yamatomune farmhouse with a thatched ridge and tiled end roofs, registered in 2018.
The Wada Family Residence Main House in Kishiwada, Osaka, is a 1930 two-storey mansion on an L-shaped plan, with a Western-style room and a formal guest room.
The Wada Family Residence Outer Storehouse in Kishiwada, Osaka, is a 1930 storehouse of 115 square metres for furniture and fittings, with three doorways.
The Wada Family Residence Outer Wall in Kishiwada, Osaka, is a 1930 brick wall on a tall stone base, marking the edge of a river that once ran past the estate.
The Wada Family Residence Nagayamon Gate in Kishiwada, Osaka, is a 1930 gatehouse with a tiled roof, its gateway in the right half and a waiting room on the left.
The Wada Family Residence Detached Wing in Kishiwada, Osaka, is a Taisho-period shoin-style pavilion moved to the estate in 1930, with a kitchen and a stilted base.
The Wada Family Residence East Wall in Kishiwada, Osaka, is an earthen wall of 1930, about 25 metres long, stepped partway along its length to follow the ground.
The Wada Family Residence Waiting Arbor in Kishiwada, Osaka, is a tiny 1930 bench shelter beside the kitchen gate, with rough clay walls and a tea-house window.
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