Meiji

Finished in 1910 as Nagoya's first power plant, the Nagara River Power Station main building still runs today, its brick gable joining a rose window with onigawara tiles.

Built in 1910, the Yunohoradani Aqueduct Bridge is the longest of the station's brick water bridges. Granite springers carry six-course arches beside a mountain road.

Built around 1910, the Spillway Crossing Bridge is a small reinforced-concrete arch by the station's head tank, among the earliest concrete bridges in the Chubu region.

Rebuilt after Takayama's fire of 1892, this large timber machiya sets its second storey back half a ken behind slatted itarenji screens. Registered in 2017.

Built in 1906 as Akechi's sixth town hall, the Nihon Taisho-mura Village Office in Ena has a Tuscan-columned porch. Registered in 2000, and free to enter.

The Storehouse of the Hanada-Imai Residence in Mimayano, Gero, dates to about 1875. A two-storey plaster dozo, plain in form but carefully finished around its front door.

Discover the Morikawa Yoshiaki Family Residence, a registered tangible cultural property in Okute-juku, Mizunami City. This 1893 Meiji-era house served as both a merchant home and traveler's inn along the Nakasendo highway.

Discover the Yatsusankan Storehouse (Dozō), a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Hida Furukawa, Gifu Prefecture. This imposing Meiji-era earthen storehouse is part of a renowned ryotei ryokan with over 160 years of history, showcasing traditional Hida craftsmanship and architectural heritage.

The Yatsusankan Main Building in Hida-Furukawa, Gifu Prefecture, is a historic ryotei ryokan founded in the Ansei era. Rebuilt in 1905 by Hida master carpenters, this two-story wooden structure is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan, celebrated for its hipped-gable roof, open atrium, and individually designed guest rooms.