Shōwa
Kanagawa · 昭和Browse Kanagawa’s cultural heritage from the Shōwa period (1926 – 1989). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
Located in Oyama, Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, the Fukuromachi Dam is a gravity-type concrete sabo dam built in 1929 as part of erosion control measures following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Measuring 24 meters long and 6 meters high, this rubble masonry structure on the Fudosawa stream protects both downstream settlements and the ancient pilgrimage routes to sacred Mt. Oyama. It was registered as a nationally designated tangible cultural property in 2004.
Discover Yamanokami Entei, a gravity-type sabo dam built in 1932 in Hadano, Kanagawa. This Registered Tangible Cultural Property showcases early Showa-era civil engineering in the scenic Tanzawa foothills.
Discover Yuasa Bussankan, a nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Kamakura. This striking 1936 kanban-style building features scratch-tile facades and semicircular arched windows along the historic Wakamiya Oji boulevard.
A 6.6-metre marble obelisk of 1937 on the Tokiwadai campus, designed by Nakamura Junpei for Suzuki Tatsuji, the principal who ran his school without exams or marks.