Shōwa

Completed in 1953, this five-story reinforced concrete former university library is a fine example of postwar modernist architecture, cleverly designed with tall narrow windows to appear as a three-story building. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2014, it stands on the Tsuchitoi Campus of Tohoku Gakuin University in Sendai, forming part of a historic academic ensemble with the Main Hall and Chapel.

Built in 1930, the United Church of Christ in Japan Iwanuma Church is the only surviving historic stone church in Miyagi Prefecture. Featuring locally quarried tuff walls, Gothic-inspired pointed-arch windows, and an elegant hammerbeam roof, this Registered Tangible Cultural Property tells the story of early Protestant evangelism in the Tohoku region.

Completed in 1941 on Tohoku University's Katahira campus, this concrete hall honours Kotaro Honda, who developed KS magnet steel. It was registered in 2021.

This 16-meter brick chimney marks the Moritami Sake Brewery in Iwadeyama. Laid in English bond with a band of over-burnt brick, it vented the boiler house nearby.

Discover Yusaya Ryokan, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Naruko Onsen, Miyagi Prefecture. Founded in 1632, this wooden inn preserves Edo-era architecture and offers the legendary Unagi-yu hot spring. A must-visit for cultural heritage travelers.

Dedicated in 1932, the Rauhauzer Memorial Tohoku Gakuin Chapel is a Collegiate Gothic reinforced concrete chapel designed by American architect J. H. Morgan. Highlights include its Akiu stone exterior, Japan's only surviving stained glass window by England's Heaton, Butler & Bayne workshop, and a majestic interior seating approximately 900. Registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan in 2014.