Taishō
Fukushima · 大正Browse Fukushima’s cultural heritage from the Taishō period (1912 – 1926). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
Discover Koriyama City Public Hall, a stunning Neo-Renaissance building designed by Japan's National Diet Building architect. Built in 1924, this Registered Tangible Cultural Property features elegant stained glass and Renaissance ceilings, symbolizing the pioneering spirit of Fukushima Prefecture.
The mash-preparation storehouse at the Sasa Masamune brewery in Kitakata, Fukushima. Built around 1917 and registered in 2021, it was destroyed in the June 2026 fire.
The storage building at the Sasa Masamune brewery in Kitakata, Fukushima. Built in 1925, this two-story storehouse ran eighteen bays long. Lost in the June 2026 fire.
The pressing house at the Sasa Masamune brewery in Kitakata, Fukushima. Built in 1917, this storehouse separated sake from lees. Lost in the June 2026 fire.
The document storehouse at the Sasa Masamune brewery in Kitakata, Fukushima. A small 1917 storehouse, its gable bore the family trade name. Lost in June 2026.
The yeast-starter storehouse at the Sasa Masamune brewery in Kitakata, Fukushima. Built around 1925, this building raised the seed mash. Lost in the June 2026 fire.
Discover Totsuna Bridge, one of Japan's oldest steel arch bridges, standing gracefully over the Surikami River in the heart of Iizaka Onsen since 1915. A Registered Tangible Cultural Property with a crossing history spanning over 1,000 years.
The main house of Fukunishi Honten in Aizuwakamatsu, built about 1915, centers on a glass-screened accounts room, with thirty-five mats of guest rooms upstairs.
The shop-storehouse of Fukunishi Honten in Aizuwakamatsu, built about 1914, sets glossy black-plaster walls against a lacquered interior with Ionic columns.
The brick wall of Fukunishi Honten in Aizuwakamatsu, built about 1915 and twelve meters long, is laid in English bond on a cut-stone base and tile-capped.