Meiji

Explore the Uchida Triple Bridge (Uchida Sanren Kyōryō), a beautifully preserved 1895 brick arch railway bridge in Fukuoka Prefecture. This Registered Tangible Cultural Property showcases unique dual construction styles and tells the story of Japan's industrial revolution.

Discover Kusumori Kawakita Residence, a Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Ukiha, Fukuoka. This historic estate features 8 traditional buildings dating from the Edo to Taisho periods, preserving 800 years of Japanese heritage including the rare Kabeyui bamboo fence tradition.

Discover the Former Fukuoka Prefecture Public Hall VIP Pavilion (Kihinkan), an Important Cultural Property in Fukuoka City. Built in 1910 in French Renaissance style, this elegant wooden Western-style building features marble fireplaces, ornate ceilings, and a charming café in Tenjin Central Park.

Straddling Aka Village and Miyako Town in Fukuoka Prefecture, the Second Ishizaka Tunnel is a 75-meter brick tunnel built in 1895 by the Hōshū Railway Company. As the oldest surviving railway tunnel in Kyushu, it remains in daily active service on the Heisei Chikuhō Railway Tagawa Line and stands as a symbol of Meiji-era Japan-Germany technical exchange through the guidance of engineer Hermann Rumschöttel. It was registered as a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 1999.

Discover the Kyushu Maxell Red Brick Memorial Hall (former Mitsubishi Hojo Coal Mine Workshop), a nationally registered tangible cultural property in Fukuchi, Fukuoka. This striking brick building from 1904 preserves the legacy of Japan's Chikuho coalfield era.

The Former Tamanoi Ryokan in Fukutsu City, Fukuoka Prefecture, is a two-story wooden inn built in 1909 and registered as a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2025. As the sole surviving wooden ryokan in the historic Tsuyazaki Sengen district, it preserves the architectural heritage of an era when seaside resorts flourished along northern Fukuoka's coastline.

A 45-meter brick chimney of 1908 in Tagawa's Coal Memorial Park, laid in English bond to draft the mine's boiler house. Among the largest Meiji brick stacks left.

A 45-meter brick chimney of 1908 in Tagawa's Coal Memorial Park, octagonal at its base. With its twin it forms the two chimneys sung in the Tanko Bushi coal-mining song.

A 28-meter steel headframe of 1909 in Tagawa's Coal Memorial Park. Its two head sheaves raised the Ita Shaft's coal, and it is the only steel headframe left in Chikuho.

Discover the Chūai Tunnel, an 1889 brick-and-stone tunnel in Fukuoka Prefecture registered as a national Tangible Cultural Property. Learn about its role in Japan's coal transport history and its literary connections.

The Gate of Ryotei Sato Bessou, located along the historic Hikosan-michi road in Ogori City, Fukuoka Prefecture, is a wooden front gate built in the late Meiji period. Featuring thick pillars and a commanding roofline, it was registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2021. Beyond the gate lies a distinguished ryotei restaurant housed in Taisho-era architecture with Japanese gardens, renowned for its wild duck cuisine captured using the traditional muso-ami netting technique.