Meiji

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.

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.

Built in 1908 at Umaki on Shodoshima, this registered farmhouse keeps old hongawara tiling on its south eaves and plastered eave soffits on the west side.

This 1908 storehouse at Umaki on Shodoshima sets its west wall on a stone wall some twenty metres long, with modelled plasterwork around the south gable window.

The 1908 barn at Umaki on Shodoshima meets the main house at its north gable and shelters two sides under pent canopies, closing the work yard on its third side.

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 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.

The oldest building in the JR Tadotsu Works, this timber hall dates to 1888. A king-post truss spans its 42.7-meter ridge without interior columns beneath a slate roof.

This 1877 earthen-walled rice store at the Shigeta home in Mannō, Kagawa, holds three rooms for grain, barn and tools, with a stone tank at one end kept against fire.

At the Shigeta residence in Mannō, Kagawa, an 1877 earthen-walled tool store and a 1914 timber privy stand as one registered building at the compound's northwest corner.

Built in 1877 at the Shigeta residence in Mannō, Kagawa, a diagonal stone wall carries a roofed earthen wall, with a watercourse circling its base like a moated dwelling.

Built in 1877 at the Shigeta residence in Mannō, Kagawa, this narrow covered corridor links house to gatehouse and splits the south yard into a work area and a garden.

Built in 1877 at Yamawaki in Mannō, Kagawa, this gatehouse of the Shigeta farming family holds an eight-mat room and a two-tone wall of tiled base and black plaster.

An 1901 single-span stone arch moved from a Konpira pilgrimage road to the Shikoku Mura open-air museum in Takamatsu, its keystone carved with a lion and a carp.

Discover Shorenji Kyozo, a unique hexagonal sutra repository built in 1879 and registered as a Tangible Cultural Property. Located in Sakaide, Kagawa, this Meiji-era earthen storehouse features elaborate animal carvings and a distinctive six-sided design at the foot of Goshikidai plateau.

Explore the Shorenji Bell Tower (正蓮寺鐘楼), a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Sakaide City, Kagawa Prefecture. This elegant Meiji-era Zen-style bell tower features exquisite bracket work and stands at the foot of the scenic Goshikidai plateau.

Zentsuji Nandaimon in Kagawa is a 7.6-metre gate rebuilt around 1908, carrying a dragon, a phoenix and four guardian kings on its roof. Registered in 2009.