Taishō

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Browse Ishikawa’s cultural heritage from the Taishō period (1912 – 1926). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.

59 total Ishikawa Taishō Period 1912 – 1926
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Shokoji Temple Room
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Shokoji Temple Room

Shokoji's zashiki wing in Hakusan, a two-storey timber building of 1918, holds formal rooms with alcoves over two floors and served as living and reception space.

Shokoji Temple Tea House
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Shokoji Temple Tea House

Shokoji's tea house in Hakusan, built in 1918, gathers named rooms such as Ryoryo-an under one roof, a refined Taisho tea complex with a compact log-and-bamboo tea room.

Shokoji Temple South Storehouse
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Shokoji Temple South Storehouse

Shokoji's south storehouse in Hakusan, an earthen dozo of 1918, frames its street-side windows in a torii-like outline to compose the townscape; a registered property.

Jinnosuke Valley No. 2 Check Dam
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Jinnosuke Valley No. 2 Check Dam

Dry-laid without mortar at 2,100 metres in the Jinnosuke Valley on Mount Hakusan, this check dam of 1915 is the oldest of the thirteen here. It was listed in 2012.

Sojiji Temple Soin Zenetsuro Corridor
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Sojiji Temple Soin Zenetsuro Corridor

Sojiji Temple Soin Zenetsuro Corridor, a 33 m Taisho-era walkway before the Daisodo in Wajima, collapsed in the 2024 quake; its timbers await rebuilding in 2032.

Nishi Kenban Office
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Nishi Kenban Office

The Nishi Kenban Office of 1922 in Kanazawa, a geisha office and rehearsal hall south of the Saigawa Bridge, pairs a clapboarded Western wing with a Japanese hall.

Nishida Kitaro's Study Kosseikutsu
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Nishida Kitaro's Study Kosseikutsu

Kosseikutsu in Kahoku, Ishikawa, the Western-style study of philosopher Nishida Kitaro built in 1923 and moved here in 1974, is a fine Taisho "culture house" room.

Hashimoto Sake Brewery Former Rice Mill
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Hashimoto Sake Brewery Former Rice Mill

Built in 1921 at a Kaga sake brewer’s compound, this rice mill joins two clay stores of different widths under one roof. Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

Hashimoto Sake Brewery Refined Sake Storehouse
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Hashimoto Sake Brewery Refined Sake Storehouse

Built in 1925 at a Kaga sake brewer’s compound, this broad store has six ground-floor posts carrying its upper floor. Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

Hashimoto Sake Brewery Cold Storage Room
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Hashimoto Sake Brewery Cold Storage Room

A Taisho-era timber-framed stone store at a Kaga sake brewer’s compound, moved here in 1956, with one post under its ridge. Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

Harukiya Clothing Store (former clothing department of Harukiya Shoten)
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Harukiya Clothing Store (former clothing department of Harukiya Shoten)

The Harukiya Clothing Store, located on the historic Ipponsugi-dori in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, is a two-story wooden Western-style building constructed in 1921 as the Western clothing department of a traditional kimono merchant. Featuring a mortar-plastered façade with semi-circular arched windows and classical cornices, it was registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2014. This elegant Taisho-era commercial building reflects the modernization of the port town of Nanao on the Noto Peninsula.

Former Kanazawa Army Arsenal (Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of
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Former Kanazawa Army Arsenal (Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of

Hoshi Garden
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Hoshi Garden

Okuno Family Residence Gate
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Okuno Family Residence Gate

Kanazawa Citizens' Art Village Office Building
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Kanazawa Citizens' Art Village Office Building

Kanazawa University School of Medicine Old Stacks (Former
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Kanazawa University School of Medicine Old Stacks (Former

Kanazawa University School of Medicine Pathology Specimen
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Kanazawa University School of Medicine Pathology Specimen

Kawakami Kindergarten Building
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Kawakami Kindergarten Building

Former Ishikawa Prefectural Government Office Main Building
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Former Ishikawa Prefectural Government Office Main Building

Former Ichigaya Residence Main Building
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Former Ichigaya Residence Main Building