Shōwa
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Concrete lookout built in 1953 by villagers on Taketomi Island as a broadcasting platform, later a viewpoint over the red-tiled village. Climbing is now prohibited.
Pier of 1938 on Taketomi Island, 105 metres of limestone faced with concrete and ramped at the end for low-tide unloading; islanders sailed from here to Iriomote.
Timber building of 1940 on Kitadaito Island that housed and entertained phosphate miners. Two gable-entry wings joined on an I-shaped plan; an inn since 1982.
A plain cement-tiled annex of about 1955 beside the red-tiled main house of the Yagi homestead in Oton, Yaese. Built as a rice store, it now seats diners.
A 1952 wall of Minatogawa limestone on the south edge of the Yagi homestead in Oton, Yaese: four courses, 1.3 m high, 50 m long, turning north to form the entry.
A 1952 household cistern behind the main house of the Yagi homestead in Oton, Yaese: a round rainwater pit with a mortar rim framed by L-shaped limestone blocks.
Built in 1952 in Oton, Yaese, this red-tiled farmhouse keeps the full Okinawan plan: hipped roof, plastered joints, deep amahaji eaves and no front door.
A 1952 screen wall of Minatogawa limestone before the main house of the Yagi homestead in Oton, Yaese: five courses of near-3 m blocks, 1.6 m high, 3.6 m long.
Nzatu Muraya, Misato's 1954 timber hall in Okinawa City: a rare hip-and-gable roof, amahaji eave posts, an open meeting-room plan and how to view it from the street.