Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Kagawa

The 1912 main house of the Ishii soy estate in Noma, Shodoshima: an irimoya range with an earthen floor, raised rooms and black plaster walls of quiet dignity.

The oldest building on the Ishii estate in Noma, Shodoshima, this 1885 soy shed holds a moromi cellar, a storehouse and a stone well: the brewery's working heart.

A small 1915 earthen storehouse on the Ishii estate in Noma, Shodoshima: charred cedar, namako plaster and white eaves on a stone base, registered as hard to copy.

The 1915 gatehouse of the Ishii estate in Noma, Shodoshima runs 17 metres by the main house, skirt roofs giving a half-loft look, called the core of the estate.

A small 1941 barn on the Ishii estate in Noma, Shodoshima, on a lane below the storehouse: a plain earthen-walled shed anchoring a corner of the brewing yard.

An early-Showa annex on the Ishii estate in Noma, Shodoshima, on a stone wall below a garden: storage below, a room above, walls of charred cedar and white plaster.

Discover the Former Goten Water Source Office in Takamatsu, a beautifully preserved Taisho-period Western-style building registered as a national Tangible Cultural Property. Free admission, photogenic architecture, and a fascinating window into Japan's modernization history.

Discover Kotohira Town Public Hall, a stunning 1934 wooden Japanese public hall registered as a national tangible cultural property. Located near the famous Kotohira-gu Shrine in Kagawa Prefecture, this irimoya-style building features a grand 300-seat hall, coffered ceilings, and a beautiful cherry blossom garden with a haiku monument by Yosa Buson.

Discover Komesse Utazu, a 1936 rice warehouse turned community hub in Kagawa Prefecture. This Registered Tangible Cultural Property tells the story of Utazu's prosperous past as a vital port town on the Seto Inland Sea.

Discover Konpira Udon Sando-ten, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Kotohira, Kagawa. This Meiji-era former ryokan serves authentic Sanuki udon on the approach to Kotohira-gu Shrine, blending historic architecture with living culinary tradition.

The Kotohira-gū Treasure House, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property built in 1905 on the sacred approach to Konpira-san in Kagawa Prefecture, is one of Japan's earliest museum buildings. Designed by Kuru Masamichi—the architect behind the celebrated Japanese Pavilion at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair—this granite structure blends traditional Japanese roofing with Western stone masonry. Inside, visitors can admire sacred treasures including an Important Cultural Property Heian-period Kannon statue and vivid Edo-era festival screen paintings.

Discover the Sakai Soy Sauce Industry Soy Sauce Warehouse, a Meiji-period registered tangible cultural property in Shodoshima's Hishio no Sato district. Explore 160+ years of artisan soy sauce brewing heritage on Japan's famed soy sauce island.

Discover the Sakai Soy Sauce Industry Hydraulic Accumulator Shed, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on Shodoshima Island, Kagawa. This early Showa-era structure preserves a rare hydraulic pressing device that reveals the technological modernization of Japan's traditional soy sauce brewing.

Discover Sayabashi Bridge, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property spanning the Kanakura River in Kotohira, Kagawa. This roofed wooden arch bridge with no piers has served Kotohira-gu Shrine's sacred ceremonies since 1624.

Discover the Sanrureo Shrine Tamagaki, a registered tangible cultural property in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture. This granite sacred fence surrounds the legendary Sanrureo King's ancient burial mound, blending Shinto worship with Japan's mythological heritage.

Discover the Sarureo Shrine Torii, an Edo-period stone torii gate registered as a tangible cultural property in Marugame, Kagawa. Built in 1830, this Myōjin-style torii preserves the historic landscape of a shrine linked to Sanuki's legendary sea monster slayer.

Discover the Sarureo Shrine Heiden, a registered Tangible Cultural Property in Marugame, Kagawa. This elegant Meiji-era offering hall guards an ancient kofun tomb linked to the legendary sea monster slayer of Sanuki Province.

Discover Sansho Shrine's Hei-Haiden on Honjima Island in Kagawa Prefecture, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property showcasing the extraordinary craftsmanship of the Shiwaku carpenters with its ornate carvings, karahafu gable, and irimoya-style roof.

Discover the Sansho Shrine Main Hall, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on Honjima Island in the Seto Inland Sea. Built in 1830, this Edo-period shrine showcases the extraordinary craftsmanship of the legendary Shiwaku carpenters.

Just south of the main building and facing west, this gabled tile-roofed hall began as Passenger Shelter No.3 for group travellers, later walled in as a display space.

Kagawa’s registered properties across designations, with featured heritage and travel notes.

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