Important cultural property

This tiny single-bay nagare-zukuri shrine hall in Iiyama, Nagano, an Important Cultural Property since 1952, keeps Muromachi details under a thick shingle roof.

Made as a gilded cabinet for the vanished temple of Nyakutakuji, this one-bay hall in Hata, Matsumoto, was listed in 1953 and now sits inside a protective shelter.

A late Muromachi Buddhist hall in Chikuma, Nagano, listed in 1907. Under its thick thatched roof stands a 306cm Eleven-Headed Kannon cut from one zelkova block.

Chuzenji Yakushido in Ueda, Nagano, is a thatched three-bay hall designated in 1936. Its forward altar platform marks it as a late Heian Amida hall plan.

Tsukama Shrine Main Hall in Matsumoto, Nagano, is a three-bay nagare-zukuri hall roofed in cypress bark, rebuilt by Ogasawara Masayasu in 1439 and listed in 1930.

The Tezuka Family Residence at Narai in Shiojiri, Nagano, comprises a main house and reception wing of 1840 and a storehouse of 1863, designated in 2007.

The main hall of Nyakuichi Oji Shrine in Omachi, Nagano, a Kasuga-style hall of 1556, belongs to a shrine the Nishina family brought from Kumano Nachi.

Hakusan Shrine Okusha Main Hall, built in 1509 near the 1,535 m summit of Mount Kazakoshi in Iida, is a red bengara-painted hall reached by a 2.5-hour mountain hike.

Hakusan Shrine in Okuwa, Kiso Valley, keeps four one-bay sanctuaries built in 1334 inside a protective shelter; to view them, ask the village office in advance.

In Iiyama, Nagano, this 1425 shrine hall is just 60.7 cm wide. Inked dates, a rare carved shachi, and early bracket work make it a notable Cultural Property.

Built in 1491 as Hachiman Shrine's first main hall, the Kōra-sha in Saku, Nagano, is a three-bay nagare-zukuri hall, designated an Important Cultural Property.

The Main Hall of Fukutoku-ji stands alone in a remote Nagano village once held by a Southern Court prince, a plain wood-shingled hall among the prefecture's oldest.

The Kokuzodo of Hojuji in Ueda, Nagano, built in 1486, is a Muromachi hall with a shingled hip-and-gable roof; its shrine cabinet and ridge tablets are also listed.

The Horiuchi house in Shiojiri, Nagano, an 18th-century farmhouse designated in 1973, is a large, fine example of the honmune style, with a bold gable front.

The main hall of Matsuoji in Azumino, Nagano, dated to 1528, is a plain three-bay hall with strong local character, a relic of the Nishina clan culture.

A 1923 Art Deco powerhouse, the 247.8-metre Momosuke suspension bridge and the twin-arch Kakizore aqueduct in Nagiso, Nagano. Walk the bridge; view the rest outside.

The Jizodo of Sanbutsuji on Mt. Mitoku, Tottori, a late Muromachi hall on stilts along the trail to Nageiredo, matches the nearby Monjudo in size and style.

The Nokyodo of Sanbutsuji on Mt. Mitoku, Tottori, a tiny shrine-style hall near Nageiredo, began as the mountain's guardian shrine and may be as old as Nageiredo.

The Monjudo of Sanbutsuji on Mt. Mitoku, Tottori, a hall of 1580 on posts over the rocks, stands beside a chain-assisted detour made after the 2016 earthquake.

Jinpukaku in Tottori, a Renaissance-style house of 1907 built for the future Emperor Taisho, is closed for repairs until the 2028 fiscal year; its garden stays open.