Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Ibaraki

The Mamiya Family Residence Main House in Takabu, Hitachiomiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, is a Meiji-era wood-framed Japanese-Western fusion home built in 1902. Combining a traditional farmhouse-style two-story wing with a striking three-story Western tower painted in pale green, it stands as a vivid landmark in the historic post town of Takabu-juku and was registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property of Japan in 2003.

The Fudo-do of Mikkoji Temple in Makabe, Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture, is a small but exquisitely detailed late-Edo Buddhist hall registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2004. Reconstructed in 1840, this three-bay-square hall combines a serene pyramidal hip roof with vibrant cage-carved and full-round sculptures around the front porch. Set within the nationally designated historic preservation district of Makabe, the hall offers international visitors a memorable encounter with rural Japanese craftsmanship.

A reinforced concrete distribution tower built in 1932 in the historic Sannomaru district of Mito, Ibaraki. Designed by waterworks engineer Goto Tsurumatsu, the 21.6-meter cylindrical structure features Gothic-inspired ornament and fire-hose-motif reliefs. Registered Tangible Cultural Property, one of Japan's 100 Best Modern Waterworks, and JSCE Selected Civil Engineering Heritage.

Discover Musashiya Shop in Koga, Ibaraki — a Registered Tangible Cultural Property dating to the mid-Meiji period. Dine on traditional grilled eel inside a black-walled, two-story dozo-zukuri restaurant standing on the former Nikko Kaido post-town street.

The Murai Brewery Stone Warehouse, registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in 2000, is a remarkable Taishō-era stone building (1912–1925) in the heart of Makabe, Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture. Combining a timber king-post truss frame with Ōya stone exterior walls, this 21.6-meter-long structure remains an active part of one of Japan's oldest sake breweries, founded in the late 17th century and producing the renowned 'Kōmei' label.