Shōwa
Gifu · 昭和Browse Gifu’s cultural heritage from the Shōwa period (1926 – 1989). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
The corridor of Nangu Taisha's Saikan in Tarui, Gifu (c. 1961). It wraps the south garden and links the two main wings, its west face set with lattice windows.
The North Building of Nangu Taisha's Saikan in Tarui, Gifu, built around 1961. Its upstairs west room holds a wedding altar and coffered ceiling; registered in 2024.
The South Building of Nangu Taisha's Saikan in Tarui, Gifu (c. 1961). It held guest rooms and a priests' purification bath, with transoms carved in plum and bamboo.
At the Hanada-Imai Residence in Mimayano, Gero, one early-Showa building combines a watermill, a miso store and a shed. A rare survival showing how a large farm worked.
The Hanada-Imai Gate and Fence in Mimayano, Gero, date to about 1956. A plaster wall runs 38 metres west from the main house, with a simple bracketed gate beside it.
The Yasuda Family Residence Main House, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on the old Nakasendo highway in Kakamigahara, Gifu, was once an inn called 'Wakatakeya.' Its gray plaster facade and lattice windows harmonize with neighboring heritage townhouses to preserve the historic post town landscape of Unuma-juku, near Matsuo Basho's waki-honjin and the National Treasure Inuyama Castle.
The Ohiroma-tō (Grand Hall Building) of Yatsusankan in Furukawa, Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, is a nationally registered tangible cultural property built in 1935. Its second floor houses a magnificent 100-tatami grand hall featuring a tokonoma alcove, staggered shelving, and a built-in writing alcove — a refined shoin-style space crafted with premium timber by Hida's master carpenters.
Discover the Yamagami Sabo Dam in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture—a Registered Tangible Cultural Property built in 1940. Learn about its role in protecting the city after the devastating 1932 Yotsumegawa debris flow disaster.
Discover the Yamazakura Shrine Fire Watchtower in Takayama, Gifu — a nationally registered tangible cultural property with roots in the Edo-period firefighting tradition and a legendary horse named Yamazakura.