Shōwa

Discover the Ikaho Kanko Hotel, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Ikaho Onsen, Gunma. Built in 1929 as a Western-style hotel for foreign guests, this wooden three-story building with a five-tiered pagoda tower offers a window into early Showa hospitality and the resort town's international heritage.

At the north exit of JR Maebashi Station, No. 1 of the Jomo Soko warehouses is a 1949 concrete building dressed as an older storehouse. The silk firm still works here.

At the centre of the Jomo Soko yard, No. 7 is the largest warehouse at 463 square metres. Built in 1950, it stored grain, not silk, under an exposed timber truss.

Discover the Karasugawa Upstream Sabo Dam in Takasaki, Gunma — a 1951 gravity concrete dam registered as a national tangible cultural property. Built with US aid funding and advanced stonework, it creates a stunning waterfall-like landscape in a lush mountain gorge.

Perched at Torii Pass 1,390 m above sea level, this is the surviving summit terminus of a short-lived cable railway that ran for barely a decade in the late 1950s and 1960s. Designated a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2018, the reinforced-concrete station and its stub-end platform now host a panoramic café and railway museum operated year-round by Hobonichi Co., Ltd.

Discover the Former Matsuoka Store Warehouse in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture — a nationally registered tangible cultural property built in 1935 that preserves the legacy of Japan's textile trading heritage in a charming two-story storehouse.

Discover the Former Matsuoka Shoten Office in Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture — a 1935 registered tangible cultural property that blends Western-style brick-tile facades with traditional Japanese craftsmanship, offering a window into Japan's thriving Showa-era textile industry.

Discover Kiryu Textile Hall Former Building (Kiryu Orimono Kaikan Kyukan), a 1934 Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Gunma Prefecture. This retro-modern scratch tile landmark tells the story of Kiryu's 1,300-year silk weaving tradition and now serves as a textile memorial hall with exhibitions and shopping.

The High-District Distribution Reservoir on Suidōyama in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture, is a reinforced concrete waterworks facility built in 1932. Part of a remarkably complete network of early Shōwa-era water supply infrastructure — a rarity in Japan — it is registered as a national Tangible Cultural Property. Explore this hidden heritage gem alongside panoramic views from Suidōyama Park and the Ōkawa Museum of Art, set against the backdrop of Kiryu's 1,300-year textile tradition.

Discover Gunma Kaikan in Maebashi, a 1930 Renaissance-style public hall designed by architect Koichi Sato. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property, this historic landmark features scratch-tile facades, art glass windows, and a beloved basement restaurant.

Discover the Gunma Prefectural Government Main Building, Japan's first prefectural government building registered as a Tangible Cultural Property. Designed by architect Sato Koichi in 1928, this elegant Western-style building in Maebashi features scratch tile facades and Art Deco details.

Discover the historic Ōgo Station building on the Jōmō Electric Railway in Maebashi, Gunma. Built in 1928 to support Japan's silk industry, this Registered Tangible Cultural Property preserves early Shōwa-era railway architecture alongside a remarkable train depot and substation complex.

Discover the Ogo Station Power Receiving Tower, a 1928 steel structure registered as a Tangible Cultural Property. Part of the Jomo Electric Railway's historic depot complex at the foot of Mt. Akagi in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture.

Discover the Ogo Station Relay Tower, a 1928 Warren-truss steel tower that is part of an exceptional ensemble of registered tangible cultural properties at Jomo Electric Railway's historic Ogo Station in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture.

Explore the Ogo Station Train Depot of Jomo Electric Railway, a registered tangible cultural property in Maebashi, Gunma. Built in 1928, this rare wooden train depot features king post truss construction and houses Japan's oldest operational electric railcar, DeHa 101.

Discover the Jomo Electric Railway Ogo Station Anchor Tower in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture. Built in 1928, this steel-framed dead-end pylon is one of seven nationally registered tangible cultural properties preserving early Showa-era railway electrical infrastructure.

Discover the Ōgo Station Lightning Rod Tower, a 1928 Warren truss steel tower registered as a Tangible Cultural Property. Part of the historic Jōmō Electric Railway complex in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture.

Discover the Jomo Electric Railway Ōgo Station Substation, a 1928 reinforced concrete building registered as a Tangible Cultural Property. Explore this rare surviving example of early Showa-era railway infrastructure in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture.

Discover the Jomo Electric Railway Kasukawa Bridge, a 1928 steel plate girder railway bridge registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in Gunma Prefecture. Learn about its history, Typhoon Kathleen repairs, and how to visit.

Discover Nishi-Kiryu Station in Kiryu, Gunma — a registered tangible cultural property featuring rare Mansard-roof Western-style architecture from 1928. Explore this living heritage of Japan's silk-weaving capital.