Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan

The former rice mill of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a 45-metre timber building of 1953 with a brick base, now serves as Natsukashi Hall.

The former beer and canning warehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a timber store of 1920, shows its framing in the gables above a brick base.

The No. 5 Storehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, built in 1900 of stone over timber, is the smallest store, ringed by a stone string course.

The No. 3 Storehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, built of brick in 1921, mirrors the No. 2 next door but has a higher upper floor.

The koji making room of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a plain two-storey brick building of 1922, holds its koji chamber in the northwest corner.

The No. 2 Storehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a two-storey brick store of 1921, has windows only above and distinctive gables and roof tiles.

The rice steaming house of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a brick workshop of 1900, has a stone base, corner pilasters and a tall brick chimney.

The No. 4 Storehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, built in 1900 of stone over a timber frame, has staggered stonework and a stone cornice.

The No. 6 Storehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, built in 1900 of stone over timber, is the only single-storey stone store, with high windows.

Completed in 1925 north of Asahikawa, this 592-square-metre timber hall has a karahafu-gabled entrance bay, a skirt roof with frog-leg struts and dense bracketing.

Built in 1902 for a fishing magnate on Hokkaido's Uchiura Bay, this 18-metre timber house pairs a deep segai eave with a full-length pent roof and a lattice screen.

A 1937 wooden clubhouse in Sapporo's Chuo Ward, built by Mitsubishi Mining onto a Meiji residence. Half-timbered gables, round windows, free entry until 22:00.

Designed by Naito Tachu and opened in 1957, this 144-metre steel tower closes the east end of Odori Park. Registered as a cultural property in March 2025.

Registered in 2006, the 1934 platform at JR Otaru Station stands at second-floor level: 118 metres of concrete under a canopy of old steel rails, above two tunnels.

Completed in 1934 and registered in 2006, the JR Otaru Station Main Building pairs a top-lit central hall and 333 glass lamps with a plan shaped by a harbour slope.

Built in 1941 for a sawmill executive on Furano's main street, this low house uses local timber under a shallow hip-and-gable roof. Registered in 2024; not open.

Junseiji Main Hall, built in 1935 in the Hokkaido forestry town of Tsubetsu, pairs a plain gable roof with deep interior beams and a carved transom. Registered 2007.

The bell tower of Shogyoji in Akkeshi, Hokkaido, built in 1908, is an open tower one bay square with leaning posts and a coffered ceiling, beside the main hall.

Chemist Suginome Harusada built this Tudor-style Sapporo house in 1933. The city's first with central heating, it remains a home, viewable only from the pavement.

A brick school in Ashibetsu, Hokkaido, rebuilt in 1954 after a fire with funds from a Mitsui colliery. Its 106-metre classroom range holds 36 rooms. Registered 2008.