Edo

The bell tower of Kyoenji Temple in Buzen, Fukuoka, is a rare three-storey wooden belfry of 1863, some 13.3 metres tall, registered as a cultural property in 2020.

A registered storehouse at the Kusumori Kawakita Residence in Ukiha, Fukuoka. Its rice store dates to 1812 and its vessel store to 1857, one roof spanning two eras.

A registered building at the Kusumori Kawakita Residence in Ukiha, Fukuoka. Despite its name, this charcoal room is a solid two-story building, dating from around 1861.

The Jokyu Soy Sauce Brewing Storehouse in Fukuoka dates from 1862 and still brews soy sauce in wooden casks. See its raised working floor and tall walls.

The Jokyu Soy Sauce Wakamiya Shrine in Fukuoka is a tiny shrine of 1792, older than the brewery. See its rare gable-entry form, carved beam ends and frog-leg strut.

The Jofukuji Temple Bell Tower in Fukuoka City is a late Edo open bell tower moved from Osaka to Hakata, then to Hibaru in 1975. Registered Property in 2011.

The Jofukuji Temple Main Hall in Okawa, rebuilt in 1834, keeps its original porch carving and Shin Buddhist plan. Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2023.

A late Edo storehouse on the Tada estate in Chikuzen, Fukuoka, repaired in 1891: 23.2 meters long, with a namako tile base, the oldest of 18 registered buildings.

A single-bay yakuimon gate at Hikata in Ogori, Fukuoka, roofed with a tile inscribed 1850 and moved here around 1923. Registered nationally in August 2015.

The West Gate of Mizuta Tenmangu Shrine in Chikugo, Fukuoka, built in 1851, is a four-legged gate whose carved eave boards show plum branches and waves in relief.

Built in 1868, the last year of the Edo period, the East Gate of Mizuta Tenmangu Shrine in Chikugo, Fukuoka is a plain four-legged gate with exposed eaves.

The two-story Tower Gate at the entrance of Mizuta Tenmangu Shrine in Chikugo, Fukuoka, dates from the late Edo period and bears vermilion lion-head beam ends.

Myokoji Temple Zendo in Fukuoka, a late-Edo timber meditation hall moved here in 1910 that escaped a later fire, with a curved-gable porch and tan seats inside.

Ink writing on a post dates this Tadami farmhouse to 1718, the oldest in Fukushima. Designated in 1972, it was moved in 1973 and restored to its original form.

This 1729 Aizubange farmhouse has no ceilings, an earthen living floor laid with straw, and posts set on bare stones. Designated in 1971; by Tachiki Kannon.

The Former Shōsō-ji Sansōdō, or Aizu Sazaedo, is a hexagonal wooden hall of about 1796 whose twin spiral ramps let visitors climb and descend without ever meeting.

Located on a wooded rise within the grounds of Nakamura Castle in Fukushima Prefecture, the Honden, Heiden, and Haiden of Soma Nakamura Shrine were built in 1643 by Soma Yoshitane, the second lord of the Nakamura Domain, and were designated a National Important Cultural Property of Japan in 1983. This orthodox Kan'ei-era gongen-zukuri compound shrine — generously crafted from zelkova wood and adorned with horse carvings on the kaerumata struts — stands as a benchmark of early-Edo shrine architecture in the Tohoku region. It remains the solemn departure point for the Soma Nomaoi, a National Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property featuring hundreds of armored mounted samurai.

The oldest of the Abe estate's nine buildings in Fukushima City: a late-Edo clay storehouse on the corner, white-plastered with a black band under its eaves.

A late Edo farmhouse in Okuma, Fukushima, registered in December 2019. Its six-room plan and formal alcove room mark a household of standing on the Hamadori coast.

The Ueno Family Residence Former Grain Storehouse is a late Edo two-story kura in Kitakata, the oldest on the estate, with a two-tier stone base and rhythmic front.