Shōwa

Gunma · 昭和

Browse Gunma’s cultural heritage from the Shōwa period (1926 – 1989). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.

138 total Gunma Shōwa Period 1926 – 1989
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Motojuku Water Purification Plant Rapid Filtration House
Gunma 昭和前
Motojuku Water Purification Plant Rapid Filtration House

Art Deco rapid filtration house of 1932 at the Motojuku plant in Kiryu, Gunma, with a symmetrical stepped front and British Candy filters still in operation.

Motojuku Water Purification Plant Junction Well
Gunma 昭和前
Motojuku Water Purification Plant Junction Well

Junction well of 1932 at the Motojuku plant in Kiryu, Gunma, gathering groundwater for the pumps, 11.1 metres deep and ringed by a low stone-effect circular wall.

Motojuku Water Purification Plant Regulating Reservoir
Gunma 昭和前
Motojuku Water Purification Plant Regulating Reservoir

Concrete regulating reservoir of 1932 at the Motojuku plant in Kiryu, Gunma, 15.2 by 21.1 metres and 3 metres deep, with evenly spaced vents and a stone stair.

Motojuku Water Purification Plant Pump Room
Gunma 昭和前
Motojuku Water Purification Plant Pump Room

Pump room of 1932 at the Motojuku plant in Kiryu, Gunma, with scratch-tile walls and strong verticals outside and Art Deco lamps and brass rails inside.

Morishima Family Residence West Storehouse
Gunma 昭和中
Morishima Family Residence West Storehouse

A c.1951 three-story store at Kiryu's Morihide silk mill, built for raw silk on the site of an older kura, with two floors of storage topped by an 8-mat tatami room.

Morihide Textiles Former Factory
Gunma 昭和中
Morihide Textiles Former Factory

A sawtooth weaving shed of 1946 at the Morihide works in Kiryu, extended around 1952, keeping central posts and loom pulleys; now the Yukari museum exhibition room.

Yoshida Family Residence Izumisho Goten
Gunma 昭和前
Yoshida Family Residence Izumisho Goten

Reception house of 1927 of an oil-merchant family in Takasaki, Gunma, moved in 1990, lavished with inlay, lacquer and carving; a modern Japanese-style landmark.

Watarase Keikoku Railway Karasawa Bridge
Gunma 昭和前
Watarase Keikoku Railway Karasawa Bridge

Tiny steel bridge of 1936 on the Watarase Keikoku Railway at Hanawa in Midori, Gunma, with a standard trough girder holding the rails low between two beams.

Watarase Keikoku Railway Godo Station Staff Rest House
Gunma 昭和前
Watarase Keikoku Railway Godo Station Staff Rest House

Timber staff rest house of 1928 at Godo Station on the Watarase Keikoku Railway in Midori, Gunma, with a six-mat room, forming one group with the station building.

Watarase Keikoku Railway Teburiyama Flume
Gunma 昭和前
Watarase Keikoku Railway Teburiyama Flume

Concrete flume of 1930 over the Watarase Keikoku Railway in Midori, Gunma, carried on old rails to shed rain and debris into the river, with a trumpet channel.

Watarase Keikoku Railway Yoshinosawa Flume
Gunma 昭和前
Watarase Keikoku Railway Yoshinosawa Flume

Concrete flume of 1935 on old rails over the Watarase Keikoku Railway at Sori in Midori, Gunma, built to keep weathered granite and rain off the line below.

Former Nakajima Family Residence
Gunma 昭和
Former Nakajima Family Residence

Marunuma Dam
Gunma 昭和
Marunuma Dam

Former Shinmachi Spinning Mill
Gunma 明治~昭和
Former Shinmachi Spinning Mill

Ogawa Family Residence Nagayamon Gate
Gunma 昭和前
Ogawa Family Residence Nagayamon Gate

Tokiwaso Japanese Style Inn Storehouse (former Kushibuchi
Gunma 昭和前
Tokiwaso Japanese Style Inn Storehouse (former Kushibuchi

Tokiwaso Japanese Style Inn Nagayamon Gate (Former
Gunma 昭和前
Tokiwaso Japanese Style Inn Nagayamon Gate (Former

Tokiwaso Ryokan Main Building (Former Kushibuchi Family
Gunma 昭和前
Tokiwaso Ryokan Main Building (Former Kushibuchi Family

Former Employee Dormitory of Kaneko Textile Co., Ltd.
Gunma 昭和前
Former Employee Dormitory of Kaneko Textile Co., Ltd.

Kaneko Textile Co., Ltd. Former Sawtooth Roof Factory
Gunma 昭和中
Kaneko Textile Co., Ltd. Former Sawtooth Roof Factory