Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Hokkaido

Koryuji Temple Bell Tower in Hakodate, a copper-roofed Zen-style tower of 1922, holds a bell recast in 1954 after wartime loss, still rung daily at 6 and 9.

Koryuji Temple Water Basin Pavilion in Hakodate, a copper-roofed shelter of around 1917, has a dragon spout, carved strongmen and struts by Echigo carpenters.

Koryuji Temple Earthen Wall in Hakodate, a tiled plaster wall of around 1917, runs 53 meters beside the Main Gate, 3.7 meters high, its ridge laid in waves.

Koryuji Temple Firebreak Wall in Hakodate, a 154-meter brick wall of 1910, rises to about 7 meters on its east side and was built to shield the temple from fire.

Koryuji Temple Treasure House in Hakodate, a 1916 brick storehouse clad in plaster and clapboard with an exposed-brick entrance, keeps the temple's Nirvana painting.

Koryuji Temple Main Hall in Hakodate, built in 1899 by Echigo carpenters, has 39 zelkova pillars and a nine-room interior. Registered in 2012; ask at reception.

The main house of the Kobayashi family at their sake brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a timber home of 1901, is shown on guided tours of its finely made rooms.

The No. 1 Storehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a brick store of 1900 enlarged in 1918, is the largest store, with dentils at its eaves.

The former materials warehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a buttressed brick building of 1920, is also called the Old Sake Tools Gallery.

The former office of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a tiled concrete building of 1944, is now the Kitanonishiki Memorial Hall, open to visitors.

The former rice mill of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a 45-metre timber building of 1953 with a brick base, now serves as Natsukashi Hall.

The former beer and canning warehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a timber store of 1920, shows its framing in the gables above a brick base.

The No. 5 Storehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, built in 1900 of stone over timber, is the smallest store, ringed by a stone string course.

The No. 3 Storehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, built of brick in 1921, mirrors the No. 2 next door but has a higher upper floor.

The koji making room of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a plain two-storey brick building of 1922, holds its koji chamber in the northwest corner.

The No. 2 Storehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a two-storey brick store of 1921, has windows only above and distinctive gables and roof tiles.

The rice steaming house of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, a brick workshop of 1900, has a stone base, corner pilasters and a tall brick chimney.

The No. 4 Storehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, built in 1900 of stone over a timber frame, has staggered stonework and a stone cornice.

The No. 6 Storehouse of Kobayashi Sake Brewery in Kuriyama, Hokkaido, built in 1900 of stone over timber, is the only single-storey stone store, with high windows.

Completed in 1925 north of Asahikawa, this 592-square-metre timber hall has a karahafu-gabled entrance bay, a skirt roof with frog-leg struts and dense bracketing.

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