Edo
Okayama · 江戸Browse Okayama’s cultural heritage from the Edo period (1603 – 1868). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
A local school begun in 1666 by Ikeda Mitsumasa in Bizen, Okayama. Its lecture hall of 1701, roofed in Bizen ware, became a National Treasure in 1953.
A shrine hall in Tsuyama, Okayama, entered from the gable end. The Agency dates it to 1657; the shrine records building in 1562 and repair in that year.
A fourteenth-century Yuan painting of a palace lady with a flute in a private collection, a National Treasure since 1952.
Former Inukai Family Residence in Okayama City is the tiled farmhouse where Inukai Tsuyoshi was born. Its main house and storehouse are designated; entry is free.
Inoue Family Residence is the oldest townhouse in Kurashiki's Bikan district, its 1721 frame confirmed by ink inscriptions. Three buildings, open since 2023.
Six buildings of the Former Okuni Family Residence in Wake, Okayama, became an Important Cultural Property in 2004. Its 1760 Main House carries a rare linked roof.
The Ohashi Family Residence in Kurashiki, Okayama, built between 1796 and 1799, became an Important Cultural Property in 1978. Its four buildings and how to visit.
The Ohara merchant house in Kurashiki, whose main house, pavilion and eight storehouses were designated in 1971. Stone path, garden, hours, fees and photo rules.
Built in the 1620s, Okayama Castle Tsukimi Yagura is the only original building on the main bailey: stone-drop hatches face out, tatami and a veranda face in.
Former Katayama Family Residence at Fukiya in Okayama: a bengara pigment merchant's compound of five buildings designated in 2006, with hours and access.
Tsuyama's largest surviving townhouse, a sake brewer's compound of ten buildings designated in 2016. The 28.5 m front, rooftop lookout, storehouses and street views.
A daimyo inn that doubled as a sake brewery in Yakage, Okayama: the 1832 guest wing, a 29.6m sake storehouse and 11 designated buildings, plus hours and access.
A 764.9-metre cut-stone enclosure raised around 1701 at Shizutani School in Bizen City, chiselled to a rounded ridge and still free of weeds after three centuries.
Eleven structures at Shizutani in Bizen City, completed in 1684. The gilt bronze Confucius in the Taiseiden is shown only a few days a year, at the sekisai rite.
Eight structures of 1686 at Shizutani in Bizen City, honouring school founder Ikeda Mitsumasa. Set a terrace below the Confucian shrine as an act of deference.
Tanjoji Temple in Kumenan, Okayama, marks Honen's birthplace. Its 1695 Mieido Hall with round posts and bracket sets and 1716 gate are Important Cultural Properties.
The main hall of Tsuruyama Hachiman Shrine in Tsuyama, Okayama, built in 1669, is the most elaborate of the regional nakayama-style halls, rich in carving.
The Hayashi Family Residence in Mimasaka, Okayama, is a headman's homestead with a thatched 1786 main house, a long gate and two storehouses, open days 1-7 monthly.
A late Edo pagoda at Bitchu Kokubunji in Soja, Okayama: begun about 1821, 34.315 m tall, listed in 1980 for its slim proportions and inner frame. How to visit.
Bitchu Matsuyama Castle in Takahashi, Okayama keeps its 1683 keep, two-story turret and earthen wall, Important Cultural Properties since 1941. Hours, fees, hike.