Edo
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The Okamoto main house in Hashimoto, Wakayama, built in 1792 for a family of village headmen, is a large thatched farmhouse with heavy timbers and a six-room plan.
The Okamoto nagayamon in Hashimoto, Wakayama, from the late Edo period, is a long gatehouse with a barn and a cowshed on either side of its central passage.
Oldest building of the Ozaki house in Kuroe: a mid-Edo wing with alcove, shelves and desk in sukiya style and deep eaves, joined to the main house in Taisho.
The main house of the former Hashimoto honjin in Wakayama, built before 1731 and registered in 1998, the oldest townhouse of known date in the prefecture.
A late Edo storehouse of the former Hashimoto honjin in Wakayama, registered in 1998, whose white wall faces the old Yamato highway beside the main house and gate.
The guest wing of the former Hashimoto honjin in Wakayama, built around 1803 and registered in 1998, where Tokugawa Shigenori and other lords of Kii stayed.
The oldest Kusumoto building in Hashimoto, Wakayama: a 12.5-ken late Edo barn whose lane side is plastered and boarded while the inner wall leaves its posts bare.
Dated to 1808 by its building account book, this low-eaved house in Gobo has an earth-floored doma, two rows of three rooms and old-style three-groove beams.
A late Edo gatehouse in Gobo combining a gateway with a sliding plank door and a storehouse under one tiled gable roof, with plastered rear eaves. Registered 2021.
Kokokuji Temple Founder's Hall in Yura, Wakayama, is a c.1823 cypress hall with a pyramidal roof, holding the stone grave tower of Master Hotto; registered 2025.
Kokokuji Temple Zazen Hall in Yura, Wakayama, is a late Edo meditation hall with a T-shaped plan, tiled floor and tatami platforms for monks; registered in 2025.
Kokokuji Temple Dharma Hall in Yura, Wakayama, is a 1797 Zen hall with a two-tiered tiled roof, curved and dormer gables, and a dragon ceiling; registered 2025.
Kokokuji Temple Abbot's Quarters in Yura, Wakayama, is a 1698 hipped-roof hojo with a curved-gable porch and six rooms; the oldest of five halls registered in 2025.
The Kono Amida Hall in Katsuragi, Wakayama, a thatched three-bay village hall of 1686 with zelkova and chestnut posts, is a fine northern Kii village hall.
A late-Edo farmhouse rafted from Minoshima to Fuchu, Wakayama City, in 1862: 9 by 7 ken under a tiled irimoya roof, with mokko vent windows in black plaster walls.
The late-Edo main gate of the Sakabe estate in Fuchu, Wakayama City: a 19 m nagayamon with a cattle room and a horse room whose rare stall rail survives inside.
The kuri of Jōgan-ji, west of the main hall in Kinokawa, Wakayama. A late-Edo priest's residence with a karahafu porch and a raised upper room. Registered in 2024.
The temple gate of Jōgan-ji in Kinokawa, Wakayama. A late-Edo yakuimon with carved beams and brackets, marking the precinct edge on the street. Registered in 2024.
The bell tower of Jōgan-ji in Kinokawa, Wakayama. A late-Edo tower built wholly of zelkova on a cut-stone base, with carved gable ornaments. Registered 2024.
The ablution pavilion of Jōgan-ji in Kinokawa, Wakayama. Just 5.2 square metres, it has a formal hipped-and-gabled tiled roof and coffered ceiling. Registered 2024.