Important cultural property

The Former Arai Family Residence in Nagatoro, Saitama, dates from about 1745 and keeps the only stone-weighted board roof in Chichibu. Designated 1971, open inside.

Kosoji Temple Kannon Hall in Iruma, Saitama: a Zen-style hall of the later 14th century moved here in 1744, with sweeping fan-raftered eaves and cusped windows.

Kotokuji Temple Omido Hall in Kawajima, Saitama: a 3-bay thatched hall of the Muromachi period on a site linked by legend to Hojo Masako. Designated in 1938.

Kofukuji Hokyoin Pagoda in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama: a 2.1-metre stone memorial pagoda dated 1323, combining Kanto and Kansai forms, kept in a temple storehouse.

The founder's pagoda of Jikoji in Tokigawa, Saitama, built in 1556, is a timber hoto pagoda under a roof of thick wooden shingles, protected since 1953.

Seishido, a brick hall of 1916 built for Shibusawa Eiichi's 77th birthday and moved from Tokyo to Fukaya, Saitama, is a gem of English rustic style; entry is free.

The main hall of Hie Shrine in Kawagoe, Saitama, is a late Muromachi nagare-style hall of three bays, designated in 1946 with the shrine cabinet inside it.

Late to Final Jomon finds from the Ushiroya wetland site in Okegawa, Saitama, an Important Cultural Property since 2011, including lacquered combs and painted clay earrings.

The main hall of Ida Shrine in Iga, Mie, is a one-bay nagare-style hall of 1527 roofed in cypress bark, designated in 1939 together with six ridge tags.

The stone pagoda of thirteen storeys at Kunitsu Shrine in the Misugi hills of Tsu is a late Kamakura monument, an Important Cultural Property since 1926.

The guardian shrine of Kozoji in the hills of Toba, Mie, dated to 1605, is a small shingled nagare-style hall enshrining Kishimojin, the deity of childbirth.

The main hall of Kozoji in the hills of Toba, Mie, said to date from 1561, keeps the late Muromachi form while its painted patterns and carvings are inventive.

Early 17th-century guest hall of Keikoin, the convent that revived the Ise Jingu rebuilding, on Oharai-machi in Ise; a rare shuden-style hall, open each November 3.

Railway bascule bridge of 1931 over the Chitose Canal in Yokkaichi, Mie, by Yamamoto Utaro; its span rises to 80 degrees, the only movable rail bridge in use.

Haiseiden in Iga, Mie is a 1942 Important Cultural Property marking poet Matsuo Basho's 300th birth anniversary, shaped to evoke the wandering poet in travel attire.

An 1887 seaside guest house at Futami near Ise, built in two months for an empress. A 120-mat hall and ornate rooms are highlights. Closed for restoration from 2026.

Built in 1863 for samurai guarding Matsusaka Castle, two row houses face each other across a hedged lane in Mie, the largest of their kind, still lived in today.

Discover the naginata of Choseiji Temple in Taki, Mie — an Important Cultural Property forged in 1342 by Naotsugu of the Bicchu Aoe school. Inscribed to Sumiyoshi and Hachiman deities, this blade carries the dramatic legacy of the Kitabatake clan and the Mise Incident of 1576. A complete guide to its history, craftsmanship, and the surrounding sites.

Housed at Sairaiji Temple in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, the Block-Printed Tendai Sandaibu Hokke Soki is a set of seventeen Kamakura-period woodblock-printed booklets preserving the great Tang-dynasty commentary on the Lotus Sutra by the Tiantai patriarch Zhanran (Myoraku Daishi). Designated an Important Cultural Property in 1936, this article explores its scholarly significance, the temple's storied history, and what to see in the surrounding area of Tsu.

Kannonji Temple Kannon Hall in Shirataka is a thatched late Muromachi hall whose old-style exterior hides a Zen-style interior. Important Cultural Property, 1953.