Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan

The smallest of the Hida estate's registered buildings, this tiny Kannon hall stands over the family's own grave, a rare record of local island devotion.

Facing the main house across the courtyard, the Hida storehouse rises as one open two-story volume, built from the outset to hold the mikan crop that defined Ōcho.

This Taishō gate-storehouse fronts the eastern lane of the Hida estate, joining a central gateway to storage rooms, its road-side base in sasarako weatherboarding.

The Hida family's main house on Ōsakishimojima in Kure is the oldest of five registered buildings, a late-Edo tsushi-nikai farmhouse finished with a townhouse's care.

The newest of the Hida estate's five registered buildings, this 1924 detached wing is a refined sukiya-style retreat, its porch posts on carved lion-dog stone plinths.

The ceremonial gate of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima. A late-Edo copper-roofed gate 1.7 metres wide, it divided the guest-room garden from the forecourt.

The main gate and attendant's room of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima. The 3.6-metre gate is said to have come from a Yoshida domain jinya.

The rice storehouse of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima, built around 1927. A two-storey plaster kura facing the river, it once adjoined a rice-milling shed.

The main house of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima, rebuilt around 1779. Its timber frame pairs an early-modern farmhouse core with modern openness.

The sake storehouse of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima, built in 1733. A 22-metre plaster kura with just two internal posts, it housed the family's brewing.

The barn of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima, from the mid-Meiji era. Some 17 metres long, it held materials in its north half and a cowshed in its south.

The storehouse and detached room of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima. The kura of about 1702 is the oldest building here and survived a great fire in 1770.

The Western-style annexe of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima, built in 1936, with offices below and a meeting room above. Paper roller blinds survive inside.

Discover the Hiroshima University Junior and Senior High School Auditorium, a 1927 Romanesque-style reinforced concrete hall that survived the atomic bombing. Registered as a national tangible cultural property and designated as a hibaku building, it stands as a symbol of resilience and architectural heritage in Hiroshima.

Discover Minaga no Sekimon, a registered tangible cultural property in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima. This rare Meiji-period stone arch aqueduct bridge, built around 1882, showcases a unique construction technique using thin stone slabs wrapped around a cut-stone arch.

Discover Miharashi-tei, a Taisho-era villa registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in Onomichi, Hiroshima. Originally built in 1921 as a merchant's hillside retreat, this beautifully restored guesthouse offers breathtaking views of the Onomichi Channel and a rare chance to experience the saen tea-garden culture unique to this historic port town.

Built in 1934 in Tojo, Hiroshima, this 78-meter timber shop raises its central bay and adds a monitor roof for daylight. It still builds rock drills today.

Completed in 1937 at right angles to the older shop, this 44-meter timber workshop carries king post trusses, ranked windows, and a washed-aggregate dado.

Built about 1939 for the factory workforce, this 18-square-meter timber block was registered for its doubled glazing and its original flush plumbing system.

Discover the Awaya Okada Residence Gate Longhouse and Storage Building, a nationally registered tangible cultural property in Sakate, Shodoshima. This Edo-period merchant estate offers a glimpse into the maritime trade heritage of the Seto Inland Sea.

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