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The Entrance Tamon Turret of Matsuyama Castle, where the Inner Gate and Entrance Porch meet the keep, was lost to arson in 1933 and rebuilt in timber in 1968.
The Small Keep of Matsuyama Castle, a two-storey turret at the corner of the linked keep complex, was lost to arson in 1933 and rebuilt in timber in 1968.
The Ten-Bay Corridor of Matsuyama Castle is a tamon turret lined with loopholes, linking two corner turrets; burned in 1933, it was rebuilt in timber in 1968.
The Sujigane Gate of Matsuyama Castle, a turret gate with iron-banded posts linking the keep and the Small Keep, was partly burned in 1933 and rebuilt in 1968.
The Taiko Gate of Matsuyama Castle, a turret gate that formed a gate court with the Tsutsui Gate on the main approach, was lost in 1945 and rebuilt in 1972.
The North Adjoining Turret of the Taiko Gate at Matsuyama Castle had vanished before the war; evidence in the stonework guided its timber rebuilding in 1972.
The South Adjoining Turret of the Taiko Gate at Matsuyama Castle sits on a corner of the stone wall to cover the gate; lost in 1945, it was rebuilt in 1972.
The Taiko Turret of Matsuyama Castle, a two-storey corner turret on the high wall of the main bailey, was lost in the 1945 air raids and rebuilt in timber in 1973.
The Tamon Turret of Matsuyama Castle, a long turret linking the Small Keep and the South Corner Turret, was lost to arson in 1933 and rebuilt in timber in 1968.
The Tsutsui Gate of Matsuyama Castle, the main turret gate of the lower main bailey set between stone walls, was lost to arson in 1949 and rebuilt in timber in 1971.
The West Adjoining Turret of the Tsutsui Gate at Matsuyama Castle forms a gate court with the Tonashi Gate; lost to arson in 1949, it was rebuilt in timber in 1971.
The East Adjoining Turret of the Tsutsui Gate at Matsuyama Castle runs east and turns south towards the Hidden Gate; lost to arson in 1949, it was rebuilt in 1971.
The South Corner Turret of Matsuyama Castle, a two-storey turret at the southwest corner of the keep, was lost to arson in 1933 and rebuilt in timber in 1968.
Designed in 1928 by the Ehime prefectural engineer Tomura Hideo, this Matsuyama weather office still works, keeping its tower clock and marble construction tablet.
The stone walls and fence of Meisekiji in Seiyo, Ehime, built in 1930 and 1944, form the top terrace, with curved corners and a fence of cusped openings.
The chozuya of Meisekiji in Seiyo, Ehime, built in 1937 near the gate, is a small gabled water pavilion on four leaning posts, finished with great care.
The Mori Family Residence Main House in Mitsu, Matsuyama, is a 1929 merchant house clad in copper sheet above granite. Registered in 2010, it is a private home.
The Yatsuzuka Family Residence Main House, built in 1936 in Matsuyama, joins a sukiya plan, a ten-mat Western room and a tea room. Registered 2015; closed.
The Yatsuzuka Family Residence Waiting Arbor, a 1936 tea garden bench of 8.6 square meters, faces the tea room across the garden. Registered 2015; closed.
A dry-laid stone stand of 27 tiers running 170 metres beside an athletic ground in Niihama, Ehime, built in 1928 by Besshi copper mine staff and registered in 2009.