Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan

After the 1913 flood, this 3.0-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is the dam that opened the second phase of works, completed in 1926; registered in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 3.0-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is one of the dams held to a uniform height, completed in 1927; registered in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 3.0-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is a wider-spilled dam of the late 1920s, completed in 1927; registered in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 3.0-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is the longest dam in the group, completed in 1927 and listed as a cultural property in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 1.5-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is the lowest dam in the group, completed in 1926 and listed as a cultural property in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 3.0-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is the only dry-laid dam in the group, completed in 1926; registered in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 3.0-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is a dam with a stone apron and revetment, completed in 1926; registered in 2005.

A Registered Tangible Cultural Property at Zenpoji in Yamagata, built by fishing communities as Japan's only pagoda memorializing the fish taken from the sea.

A Registered Tangible Cultural Property at Zenpoji in Yamagata, built in 1855 by northern-trade merchants, its tiered altars holding over five hundred rakan figures.

A Registered Tangible Cultural Property at Zenpoji in Yamagata, a late-Edo two-story gate holding Bishamonten and Idaten as guardians rather than the usual temple kings.

A Registered Tangible Cultural Property at Zenpoji in Yamagata, a compact four-legged gate covered in deep carvings of waves, animals, and the twelve zodiac signs.

A Registered Tangible Cultural Property at the innermost point of Zenpoji in Yamagata, its wave-shaped roof modeled on the undersea dragon palace of the sea deity.

A Registered Tangible Cultural Property at Zenpoji in Yamagata, a quiet hall keeping the temple's earlier name and holding a cloud-and-dragon ceiling painting.

Discover the Daisenji-bo Nagayamon, a nationally registered tangible cultural property in Yuza, Yamagata. This 1834 Edo-period gate once welcomed pilgrims to Mount Chokai's Shugendo lodging community.

The Chikaoka Family Residence Main House, a nationally registered Tangible Cultural Property since 2022, is a grand late Edo-period chumon-zukuri farmhouse in Kaneyama Town, Yamagata Prefecture. With 311 square meters of floor space, seven rooms, a horse-stable wing, formal entrance platform, and rare triple-groove lintels, it stands as an invaluable example of traditional Tohoku farmhouse architecture.

Discover the Rear Gate (Ushiro-Shinmon) and Sacred Fence (Tamagaki) of Fukura Kuchinomiya at Chokaisan Omonoimi Shrine in Yamagata Prefecture. This registered tangible cultural property of Japan, rebuilt in 1939, encloses the twin sanctuary halls of a 1,400-year-old mountain shrine — the Ichinomiya of Dewa Province at the foot of Mount Chokai.

The Former Nagai Elementary School First Building in Nagai City, Yamagata Prefecture, is a magnificent 93-meter-long wooden two-story schoolhouse built in 1933 by local civic leaders. Featuring Stick Style architecture, distinctive red exterior walls, a grand central staircase, and boat-bottom ceilings, it was registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2009. Now open to the public as a community facility with a café, exhibition space, and workshops.

The Nakazawagawa Higashiyama Dam in Obanazawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, is a Taisho-era gravity-type stone masonry sabo dam built around 1920 after a devastating 1913 flood. As part of Yamagata's first prefectural sabo project, this 12m-long, 2.4m-high dam was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in 2010. Located near the famous Ginzan Onsen, it offers a unique glimpse into Japan's pioneering disaster prevention engineering heritage.

Discover the New Murao Roman-kan Annex, a 1937 Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Kaminoyama Onsen, Yamagata. Five exquisite wooden buildings connected by covered walkways showcase lavish Showa-era craftsmanship amidst a Japanese garden.

Built in 1898, this three-story wooden inn near JR Yonezawa Station blends Japanese irimoya roofing with Western arched windows and Zen-inspired katōmado openings, earning the nickname 'Dragon Palace of Yonezawa.' Designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property, it still operates as a hotel where guests can sleep amid raden inlay, Yakusugi cedar ceilings, and over a century of hospitality tradition.

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