Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Mie

Discover Raymond Hall, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property at Mie University designed by legendary architect Antonin Raymond in 1951. This wooden masterpiece showcases the innovative "Raymond Style" with exposed log structures and pioneering modernist design that influenced generations of Japanese architects.

The Juenro of Asakichi Ryokan in Ise, registered in 2005, pairs a three-storey and a two-storey timber range, with a twenty-one mat banquet room on its top floor.

The Storehouse of Asakichi Ryokan in Ise, registered in 2005, is a three-storey earthen-walled dozo whose ridge follows a bending lane. Today it holds the archive.

The Main Building of Asakichi Ryokan in Ise, registered in 2005, is a late Edo timber inn whose entrance opens on the third floor, level with the Furuichi lane.

Discover Asakichi Ryokan Maegura, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Ise, Mie Prefecture. This Edo-period storehouse is part of the last surviving inn on the historic Furuichi pilgrimage road connecting Ise Grand Shrine's outer and inner sanctuaries.

Discover the Asake River Sabo Dam (T11-1), a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Komono, Mie Prefecture. Built in 1922 as the prefecture's first mortared stone dam, it stands in the scenic Asake Valley along the Suzuka Mountains.

The Asake River Sabo Dam (T11-2), located in the scenic Asake Valley of Komono Town, Mie Prefecture, is a dry stone erosion control dam built in 1922 during the Taisho era. Constructed from massive natural boulders fitted together without mortar, its powerful appearance and exceptional masonry precision have been compared to the legendary Anō stonemasons of Ōmi Province. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 1998, the dam has protected the valley's natural beauty and downstream communities for over a century.

Built in 1895 and registered in 2014, the Asanokan Entrance Wing fronts Ise's Futami inn row with a hipped-and-gabled pantile roof and a projecting gabled porch.

Built in 1921 in the courtyard of an Ise inn, the Asanokan Storehouse pairs black lime plaster with wave-motif tiles above its inward-facing window. Registered 2014.

The Asanokan Banquet Wing of 1895 holds an eighty-mat hall under a coved coffered ceiling, with a shoin-style alcove wall and a rear door onto the beach at Ise.

The Asahi Elementary School Round Building in Asahi Town, Mie Prefecture, is a four-story reinforced concrete circular school building designed by architect Kanao Sakamoto and completed in 1962. It is the only registered tangible cultural property among just five surviving active round school buildings in Japan, recognized as a masterpiece from the peak of Sakamoto's circular school designs.

Discover the Asahi Town Museum, a registered tangible cultural property in Mie Prefecture. Built in 1916 as the Asahi Village Office, this Taisho-era wooden building preserves the architecture of rural Japanese government offices along the historic Tokaido road.

Discover Anorisaki Lighthouse in Shima, Mie Prefecture — one of Japan's rare square lighthouses and a Registered Tangible Cultural Property. Learn about its history dating back to 1873, panoramic ocean views, and the nearby lighthouse café and museum.

Discover the Amikan Head Office, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture. This early Showa-period Expressionist-style building with scratch tile facade and distinctive tower reflects the legacy of Japan's pioneering fishing net industry.

Discover the Amikan Head Office Main Gate, a nationally registered tangible cultural property in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture. Built in the early Showa period, this concrete gate with dome-topped pillars stands as a symbol of Japan's modern net-making industry heritage along the old Tokaido Road.

Discover the Amikan Head Office Brick Wall in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture — a registered tangible cultural property from the early Shōwa era. Explore the history of a fishing net manufacturer founded in 1794 and the striking brick wall that symbolizes Japan's modern industrial development along the old Tōkaidō road.

Standing in the heart of Iga Ueno's castle town in Mie Prefecture, the Iga Railway Ueno-shi Station Building is a three-story wooden structure completed in 1917. Its unique crossed gambrel roofs earned it National Registered Tangible Cultural Property status in 2021. Nicknamed Ninja City Station, this still-active terminus welcomes travelers to Iga Ueno Castle and the famous Iga-ryu Ninja Museum.

Discover the Iga Railway Ota Arch Bridge (Ota Kōkyō), a Registered Tangible Cultural Property built in 1916 in Iga City, Mie Prefecture. This brick-and-stone arch bridge still serves as a local road beneath the Iga Railway line, preserving over a century of railway engineering heritage in the heart of ninja country.

Built in 1916 during the Taisho era, the Oda Second Culvert on the Iga Railway in Mie Prefecture features an exceptionally rare stone-girder construction with 23 granite beams supporting the railway track. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2021, this over-a-century-old structure continues to serve as both a railway support and a city road in the ninja homeland of Iga.

The Iga Railway Kuwamachi Overpass Bridge in Iga City, Mie Prefecture, is a brick single-arch bridge built in 1922 during the Taisho era. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2021, it features cross-shaped parapet openings and intricate diagonal-brick cornices. Discover this hidden gem of railway heritage in Japan's legendary ninja heartland.