Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Hiroshima

The Nanzenbo Sanmon Gate in Tomonoura, Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, is a unique bell tower gate registered as a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2014. Built atop a traditional four-legged gate, its Chinese-inspired upper story features bengara-painted woodwork, flame-shaped windows, and dramatically curved eaves. Throughout the Edo period, the temple served as lodging for Joseon Tongsinsa (Korean diplomatic envoys), and the bell tower was added around 1810 in preparation for the 12th envoy mission. The temple also holds ancestral graves of renowned koto composer Miyagi Michio.

Discover Nanzenbo Main Hall, a nationally registered tangible cultural property in the historic port town of Tomonoura, Fukuyama. Rebuilt in 1860 with lavish late-Edo carvings, this Jodo Shinshu temple once hosted Korean diplomatic missions and holds the ancestral graves of koto master Miyagi Michio.

Discover Nishiyama Honkan, a registered tangible cultural property in Onomichi. This Taisho-era wooden ryokan features sukiya-style rooms, rare timber craftsmanship, and a fascinating blend of Japanese and Western architecture reflecting a thriving port town.

Discover Kuyamada Reservoir Dam in Onomichi, Hiroshima — a stunning 1924 stone-clad dam blending gravity and arch engineering. Still an active water source, this Registered Tangible Cultural Property tells a remarkable story of philanthropy and Taisho-era civil engineering.

The smallest of the Hida estate's registered buildings, this tiny Kannon hall stands over the family's own grave, a rare record of local island devotion.

Facing the main house across the courtyard, the Hida storehouse rises as one open two-story volume, built from the outset to hold the mikan crop that defined Ōcho.

This Taishō gate-storehouse fronts the eastern lane of the Hida estate, joining a central gateway to storage rooms, its road-side base in sasarako weatherboarding.

The Hida family's main house on Ōsakishimojima in Kure is the oldest of five registered buildings, a late-Edo tsushi-nikai farmhouse finished with a townhouse's care.

The newest of the Hida estate's five registered buildings, this 1924 detached wing is a refined sukiya-style retreat, its porch posts on carved lion-dog stone plinths.

The ceremonial gate of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima. A late-Edo copper-roofed gate 1.7 metres wide, it divided the guest-room garden from the forecourt.

The main gate and attendant's room of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima. The 3.6-metre gate is said to have come from a Yoshida domain jinya.

The rice storehouse of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima, built around 1927. A two-storey plaster kura facing the river, it once adjoined a rice-milling shed.

The main house of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima, rebuilt around 1779. Its timber frame pairs an early-modern farmhouse core with modern openness.

The sake storehouse of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima, built in 1733. A 22-metre plaster kura with just two internal posts, it housed the family's brewing.

The barn of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima, from the mid-Meiji era. Some 17 metres long, it held materials in its north half and a cowshed in its south.

The storehouse and detached room of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima. The kura of about 1702 is the oldest building here and survived a great fire in 1770.

The Western-style annexe of the Hino Residence in Aki-Takata, Hiroshima, built in 1936, with offices below and a meeting room above. Paper roller blinds survive inside.

Discover the Hiroshima University Junior and Senior High School Auditorium, a 1927 Romanesque-style reinforced concrete hall that survived the atomic bombing. Registered as a national tangible cultural property and designated as a hibaku building, it stands as a symbol of resilience and architectural heritage in Hiroshima.

Dated to the late Edo period and registered in 2014, Fukusenbo Kuri in Hiroshima is the priest's residence, older than the 1948 hall it joins by a covered corridor.

Built in 1830 and registered in 2014, Fukusenbo Sanmon in Hiroshima is a single-bay yakuimon gate 2.4 metres wide, its ridge beam filled with carved cloud dragons.