Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan

The Hachidan Entei is a gravity-type concrete sabo dam completed in 1928 on Mount Oyama in Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Built to prevent debris flows after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, this 37-meter-long, 11-meter-high structure is registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property, celebrated for its blend of traditional stone masonry and modern civil engineering.

Hirayama Bridge, spanning the Nakatsu River in Aikawa Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a curved-chord Pratt truss steel bridge first constructed in 1913. As a rare surviving example of Taisho-era riveted steel bridge construction, it is registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property and recognized as a Heritage of Modern Civil Engineering in Japan. The bridge also bears bullet scars from a 1945 World War II strafing attack, serving as a poignant war memorial.

Located in Oyama, Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, the Fukuromachi Dam is a gravity-type concrete sabo dam built in 1929 as part of erosion control measures following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Measuring 24 meters long and 6 meters high, this rubble masonry structure on the Fudosawa stream protects both downstream settlements and the ancient pilgrimage routes to sacred Mt. Oyama. It was registered as a nationally designated tangible cultural property in 2004.

Founded in 1882, the main building of Fujitaya Ryokan was built in 1923 and is a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property. This two-story wooden inn features exquisite kumiko latticework and openwork-carved transoms, with natural hot spring water flowing from the inn's own private source in Yugawara Onsen.

Tucked behind the Hanagoten wing of the Fujiya Hotel in Hakone-Miyanoshita, the Aerie is the oldest surviving building on the property. Built in 1884 as the first reconstruction after the great Miyanoshita fire of 1883, it already shows the signature Fujiya design of symmetrical corner projections and a central karahafu porch — the prototype for the later Main Building and Western Annexes. Registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan in 1997, it stands as one of the very few surviving examples of Japan's earliest resort-hotel architecture.

Discover Yamanokami Entei, a gravity-type sabo dam built in 1932 in Hadano, Kanagawa. This Registered Tangible Cultural Property showcases early Showa-era civil engineering in the scenic Tanzawa foothills.

Discover Yuasa Bussankan, a nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Kamakura. This striking 1936 kanban-style building features scratch-tile facades and semicircular arched windows along the historic Wakamiya Oji boulevard.

Ishiba Ryokan in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, is the city's oldest surviving inn, founded in 1879. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property, this Meiji-era wooden building features a unique indoor drum bridge, antique clock, and traditional Tsugaru-style garden. Located just five minutes on foot from Hirosaki Castle, it offers an authentic taste of castle-town heritage and hospitality.

The Shin-Mutsu Ryokan Main Building in Konakano, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture, is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property built around 1897. Originally a licensed pleasure house called Shin-Mutsu-Rou in one of Tohoku's most prominent entertainment districts, the two-story wooden building features a distinctive Western-influenced Y-shaped staircase within a central atrium and an elegant karahafu entrance, blending Japanese and Western architectural sensibilities.

The sole surviving station building from the 1930 opening of the Tsugaru Railway, this charming wooden structure blends Japanese and Western architectural styles. Featured in Osamu Dazai's novel "Tsugaru" and now operating as a beloved café, it was designated a Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2014.

Discover the Kazuo Narita Family Residence Storehouse (dozō), a registered tangible cultural property in Hirakawa City, Aomori. Explore the traditional earthen-walled storehouse that reflects the agricultural heritage of the Tsugaru region.

Discover Abekawa Bridge in Shizuoka, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property and Japan's longest bowstring truss bridge. Built in 1923 with British steel, this Taisho-era landmark connects the historic Tokaido post towns of Fuchu and Mariko.

Built in 1943 at Arai Ryokan in Shuzenji, the Mizugura is a half-buried concrete vault ringed by a stone moat that can be flooded to protect its art from fire.

Momiji is a 1927 guest wing at Arai Ryokan in Shuzenji. Two rooms, a wide veranda, Kyoto roof tiles, copper eaves and bengara-red walls give it a quiet Kyoto air in Izu.

Yuki no Mune, an 1899 wing at Arai Ryokan in Shuzenji, sits between two streams from the Hana no Ike pond. Its bath wing has a curved mukuri roof with a smoke vent.

Yoshino no Mune, a 1935 wing at Arai Ryokan in Shuzenji, stands apart like a villa, finished in fine Amagi cedar. It is remembered as the wing the inn favoured most.

Watari no Hashi is an 1899 roofed drum bridge at Arai Ryokan in Shuzenji, linking Tsuki no Mune and Yuki no Mune. Its gapped board floor reveals the stream as you cross.

Ume-goten (Plum Palace) is a Kyoto-style sukiya-zukuri building within Rakujuen Park in Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, built around 1890 as part of Prince Komatsu Akihito's villa. Named for the plum tree trunk used as the alcove post in its main room, this National Registered Tangible Cultural Property features a distinctive skip-floor design utilizing the site's natural elevation changes.

Discover Kaikodo Murakamiya, a 1926 copper-façade kanban building registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in Mishima, Shizuoka, now home to Distillery Water Dragon.

Discover the Kaise Family Residence in Nishiura Kōchi, Numazu — a late Edo-period farmhouse that is the city's oldest surviving home, registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2023, where the Tennō Festival's kagura still echoes in its formal rooms.

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