Shōwa

Ishikawa · 昭和

Browse Ishikawa’s cultural heritage from the Shōwa period (1926 – 1989). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.

105 total Ishikawa Shōwa Period 1926 – 1989
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Sato Family Main House
Ishikawa 昭和前
Sato Family Main House

Built as a Kanazawa restaurant in 1937, this house was moved intact after the war and made a home, keeping its swan transoms and two shoin alcoves. Registered 2004.

Shokoji Temple Gate
Ishikawa 昭和中
Shokoji Temple Gate

Shokoji's main gate in Hakusan, a gabled four-legged gate of 1956, shows dense bracketing and a dragon carved across the opening, a work of high decorative quality.

Shokoji Temple Sofuan
Ishikawa 昭和前
Shokoji Temple Sofuan

Shokoji's Sofu-an in Hakusan, a thatched tea room built in 1935, is named after Chiyo-ni's brush name and marked by a cross-shaped roof; a registered cultural property.

Shokoji Chiyo-Nunnery
Ishikawa 昭和前
Shokoji Chiyo-Nunnery

Shokoji's Chiyo-ni Hall in Hakusan, built in 1935 for the poet's 150th memorial, is a tiny thatched shrine holding Yoshida Saburo's carved image of Kaga no Chiyo.

Jinnosuke Valley No. 11 Sabo Dam
Ishikawa 昭和前
Jinnosuke Valley No. 11 Sabo Dam

Built in 1932 in the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan, this 40.0-metre dam is the longest and the lowest of eleven stepped dams, and the footing for all of them.

Jinnosuke Valley No. 19 Sabo Dam
Ishikawa 昭和前
Jinnosuke Valley No. 19 Sabo Dam

Built in 1933 in the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan, this 25.0-metre dam keeps its masonry centre between shoulders rebuilt in concrete. It was listed in 2012.

Jinnosuke Valley No. 13 Sabo Dam
Ishikawa 昭和前
Jinnosuke Valley No. 13 Sabo Dam

Built in 1932 in the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan, this 30.5-metre dam faces a road bridge that lets its whole front be seen square on. Listed in 2012.

Jinnosuke Valley No. 12 Sabo Dam
Ishikawa 昭和前
Jinnosuke Valley No. 12 Sabo Dam

Raised in 1932 on the gravel trapped by the dam below, this 33.0-metre dam in the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan keeps its original form. Listed in 2012.

Jinnosuke Valley No. 18 Sabo Dam
Ishikawa 昭和前
Jinnosuke Valley No. 18 Sabo Dam

Built in 1933 between two larger neighbours in the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan, this 24.0-metre dam has lost little of its original fabric. Listed in 2012.

Jinnosuke Valley No. 14 Sabo Dam
Ishikawa 昭和前
Jinnosuke Valley No. 14 Sabo Dam

Built in 1933 directly above its neighbour in the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan, this 33.0-metre dam shows how the staircase was raised. It was listed in 2012.

Jinnosuke Valley No. 16 Sabo Dam
Ishikawa 昭和前
Jinnosuke Valley No. 16 Sabo Dam

Built in 1933 in the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan, this 31.0-metre dam has been buried less than its neighbours and still shows its full wall. Listed in 2012.

Jinnosuke Valley Upstream No. 16 Sabo Dam
Ishikawa 昭和前
Jinnosuke Valley Upstream No. 16 Sabo Dam

High in the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan, this 25.0-metre dam of 1933 survives almost exactly as it was finished, overhanging coping and all. Listed in 2012.

Jinnosuke Valley No. 21 Sabo Dam
Ishikawa 昭和前
Jinnosuke Valley No. 21 Sabo Dam

Raised in 1937, four years after the dam below it filled, this 28.5-metre dam in the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan was listed as a heritage structure in 2012.

Jinnosuke Valley No. 20 Sabo Dam
Ishikawa 昭和前
Jinnosuke Valley No. 20 Sabo Dam

Built in 1933 in the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan, this 26.0-metre dam has lost its coping and shoulders yet still holds its ground. It was listed in 2012.

Jinnosuke Valley No. 23 Sabo Dam
Ishikawa 昭和前
Jinnosuke Valley No. 23 Sabo Dam

The highest of eleven stepped dams in the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan, this 32.5-metre structure of 1938 keeps the eave over its spillway. Listed in 2012.

Jinnosuke Valley No. 22 Sabo Dam
Ishikawa 昭和前
Jinnosuke Valley No. 22 Sabo Dam

Built in 1937 where the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan opens out, this dam was stretched to 36.0 metres against a height of only 4.5. It was listed in 2012.

Sue Water Purification Plant No. 1 Slow Filtration Sedimentation Basin
Ishikawa 昭和前
Sue Water Purification Plant No. 1 Slow Filtration Sedimentation Basin

The No. 1 Sedimentation Basin at Sue Water Purification Plant in Kanazawa is a 1930 concrete basin of 2,848 square metres with raked walls and a corner stair.

Sue Water Purification Plant No. 1 Slow Sand Filter
Ishikawa 昭和前
Sue Water Purification Plant No. 1 Slow Sand Filter

The No. 1 Slow Sand Filter at Sue Water Purification Plant in Kanazawa is a 1931 concrete filter of 1,375 square metres with near-vertical walls and a well.

Sue Water Purification Plant Slow Filtration Treated Water Collecting Well
Ishikawa 昭和前
Sue Water Purification Plant Slow Filtration Treated Water Collecting Well

The Collecting Well at Sue Water Purification Plant in Kanazawa is a 1930 concrete building, oval in plan with three arches and circle reliefs. Registered 2001.

Sue Water Purification Plant Slow Filtration Treated Water Pump Room
Ishikawa 昭和前
Sue Water Purification Plant Slow Filtration Treated Water Pump Room

The Pump Room at Sue Water Purification Plant in Kanazawa is a 1932 concrete building, once the chlorination room, framed by pilasters and beams. Registered 2001.