Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Hiroshima

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.

Discover Minaga no Sekimon, a registered tangible cultural property in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima. This rare Meiji-period stone arch aqueduct bridge, built around 1882, showcases a unique construction technique using thin stone slabs wrapped around a cut-stone arch.

Discover Miharashi-tei, a Taisho-era villa registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in Onomichi, Hiroshima. Originally built in 1921 as a merchant's hillside retreat, this beautifully restored guesthouse offers breathtaking views of the Onomichi Channel and a rare chance to experience the saen tea-garden culture unique to this historic port town.

Built in 1934 in Tojo, Hiroshima, this 78-meter timber shop raises its central bay and adds a monitor roof for daylight. It still builds rock drills today.

Completed in 1937 at right angles to the older shop, this 44-meter timber workshop carries king post trusses, ranked windows, and a washed-aggregate dado.

Built about 1939 for the factory workforce, this 18-square-meter timber block was registered for its doubled glazing and its original flush plumbing system.