Important Cultural Property of Kumamoto
熊 本 県 の 重 要 文 化 財Kumamoto’s Important Cultural Properties — designated for their value to the nation’s cultural history.
Late Edo thatched farmhouse in Taragi, Kumamoto, with a roof that bends twice, a well-developed example of its type and part of the Hitoyoshi-Kuma Japan Heritage.
An 1832 stone girder bridge in Amakusa, Kumamoto, carried on forty-five pillars over a tidal river. A rare form in arch-building Kyushu, on a 1637 battlefield.
Thirteen Edo-period turrets, a gate and a long wall at Kumamoto Castle were designated in 1933. The concrete keep is a 1960 rebuild. Closed after the 2026 quake.
This stone pagoda in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto, inscribed in 1230 and now of eleven storeys, is an early Kamakura tower; its state since the 2026 earthquake is unknown.
The Shozenin Kannon Hall of 1625 in Mizukami, Kumamoto, built by the Sagara lords, is a thatched hall lacquered inside and out with painted and gilded carvings.
The Amida hall of Shorenji in Taragi, Kumamoto, built in about 1443, is a 5 by 5 bay hall under a hipped thatched roof, with a shingled porch and 2 ridge tags.
Hasshoji Amida Hall in Yunomae, Kumamoto, is a three-bay Buddhist hall of the late 15th century. Inside stands a Zen-style zushi sheltering an Amida triad of 1490.
Japan's only surviving cabin from a daimyo's seagoing ceremonial barge, once used by the lords of Kumamoto, with lacquered ceilings of 171 painted panels.
More from Kumamoto
Kumamoto’s registered properties across designations, with featured heritage and travel notes.
The complete kokuhō catalogue — browse by prefecture, period, and category.
Nationwide jūyō bunkazai — architecture, sculpture, painting, crafts, and documents.