Edo
江戸Browse Japan’s cultural heritage from the Edo period (1603 – 1868). Filter by prefecture, type, and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
An 1852 hall on the western side of the Tairyuji precinct in Anan, Tokushima. Five bays deep but only three across the front, it was registered in 2013.
An 1856 sutra repository on the eastern side of the Tairyuji precinct in Anan, Tokushima. A hexagonal shell holds an octagonal revolving case, richly painted.
The Takahashi Family Residence Main House in Tokushima is a farmhouse dated by ridge tablet to 1799, with thatch ringed by tiled eaves; registered in 1999, not open.
Chiiori, a mid-Edo thatched farmhouse high in the Iya Valley of Tokushima, walled in flattened bamboo, forms the heart of its hamlet and now welcomes guests.
The main hall of Tsubaki Hachiman Shrine in Anan, Tokushima, built around 1856, is a small one-bay hall of complex brackets and dense carving around its doors.
Built in 1862 and only nineteen square metres, Tsurui Yakushido is a three-bay hall above the Iya River, registered in 2019 for its place in the landscape.
Rebuilt in 1833, Tofukuji Main Hall in Tsurugi Town, Tokushima, puts a Shingon worship hall and the priests' quarters under one tiled hipped roof, eight rooms deep.
A late Edo samurai house in Tokushima City, moved from the castle town in 1882 and registered in 2000. Its 13m Hachisuka cherry flowers from mid-February.
Discover Hiuradō, a registered cultural property built in 1788 in Tsurugi Town, Tokushima. The 26th station of the Haba-Shikoku miniature pilgrimage offers serene mountain views, ornate carvings, and centuries of folk faith.
Honke Matsuura's Middle Sake Storehouse in Naruto is a late Edo brewing store 11 ken deep, with a kamaya at the back and a white gable matching its neighbor.
The Honke Matsuura Nagayamon Gate in Naruto is a late Edo gatehouse on the Muya road, its east gable built against fire with plaster, brick and a cloud-shaped wall.
Honke Matsuura's East Sake Storehouse in Naruto is a late Edo brewing store of 169 m², its north gable of sandstone, boards and white plaster facing the Muya road.
The storehouse of Manpukuji in Naka, Tokushima, a late Edo two-storey fireproof store, has carefully plastered walls and a rare gable ornament with pine-shaped fins.
The bell tower of Manpukuji in Naka, Tokushima, an open late Edo tower on inward-leaning posts, has local carving with mid-18th-century details in its struts.
The Morimoto Family Residence Main House in Katsuura, Tokushima, is a late Edo thatched farmhouse with a tiled skirt roof and a corridor-free plan, registered 2015.
The Morimoto Family Residence Old Storehouse in Katsuura, Tokushima, is an 1809 earthen storehouse with white plaster walls and iron shutters, the estate's oldest.
The gate of Renkoji in Ishii, Tokushima, a small two-storey gate of the late Edo period with a bell hung above, is neatly finished with brackets and lotus finials.
Ōsaki Shrine in Moka City, Tochigi Prefecture, is a venerable Engishiki-listed shrine with over 1,500 years of history. Dedicated to the gods of fortune Daikoku and Ebisu, its Main Hall (1707) and Worship Hall (late 17th century) feature extraordinary polychrome carvings by master sculptor Shimamura Entetsu, designated as Important Cultural Properties of Japan in 2018. The shrine represents a pioneering stage in the development of ornate decorative shrine architecture in northern Kantō.
A thatched farmhouse in Motegi, Tochigi, dated 1689 by its surviving ridge tag. Low double beams, an adzed post in the earth-floored bay; interior by appointment.
Bannaji Kyōdō in Ashikaga holds an octagonal revolving case with over 2,000 sutra fascicles, plus statues of the Ashikaga shoguns. It was designated in 1984.