Edo

An L-shaped thatched magariya farmhouse from the early 18th century, moved in 1975 from Kanasago to the house museum in Koga Kubo Park; Ibaraki's oldest known one.

Located in Oguri, Chikusei City in Ibaraki Prefecture, Naige Daijingu is a historic shrine that was once the only Ise Inner-Shrine sacred estate in the entire province of Hitachi. Its Inner and Outer main halls, rebuilt in 1679 by local carpenters in authentic three-bay shinmei-zukuri style, are recognized as the oldest surviving example of twin shinmei main halls in Japan. Together with the 1574 Goseiden, the three buildings were designated Important Cultural Properties in 2009.

The Nakazaki Family Residence in Mito, a thatched farmhouse traditionally dated to 1688, was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1968. Privately owned.

The Hanawa Family Residence in Kasama City, Ibaraki, is a late Edo farmhouse of 2 blocks roofed as one. Designated an Important Cultural Property in 1976.

The Hirai Family Residence in Inashiki City, Ibaraki, is a thatched hall-plan farmhouse of the Genroku era. Designated in 1976, it was restored 2001 to 2003.

An early-18th-century thatched L-shaped house in Kamisu, Ibaraki, home to village headmen and fishing masters; a rare fishing family house to be so designated.

Tokugawa Mitsukuni's thatched retreat outside Hitachiōta, where he spent his last nine years editing the Dai Nihonshi. Historic Site and Place of Scenic Beauty.

A single-storey timber reception wing joined to a merchant house in Makabe, Ibaraki, with 9, 10 and 8 mat rooms set in a row and a formal alcove. Registered in 2017.

A late Edo merchant house on Shinjuku-dori in Makabe, Ibaraki. Its shop block of 5 bays is built with storehouse walls, and the main house meets it at a right angle.

A late Edo timber gate opening onto Shinjuku-dori in Makabe, Ibaraki. The opening measures 2.6 meters and the front roof slope is laid in older heavy tiling.

Dating from 1863, the Isshiki Family Residence Main House is the last samurai dwelling in Tsuchiura's Shinkuruwa quarter, thatched and set beside an Enshu garden.

The Iwase Family Residence Front Gate in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, is a late Edo kabukimon 2.9 meters wide, keeping the decking of its original thatch. Registered in 2010.

The Iwase Family Residence Rice Storehouse in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, is a white-plastered dozo of 2 storeys, 47 square meters, standing at the west end of the rear row.

The Iwase Family Residence Main House in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, is a hipped thatched farmhouse of about 1858, 26 meters long and 366 square meters, registered in 2009.

A long timber wall, roofed in copper and folding for about 46 metres, screens the Iwase residence in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, the estate of a former Edo village headman.

The estate storehouse of the Iwase residence in Tsuchiura, Ibaraki, held a former headman's household goods. A two-storey earthen dozo finished in black plaster.

A late Edo thatched farmhouse at Saku in Ishioka, Ibaraki. Its Tsukuba-school roof has a four-course eaves edge and worked motifs at both ends. Registered in 2005.

Discover the Kawashima Shoten Misegura in Makabe, Sakuragawa City — a late Edo-period shop-storehouse originally built for an herbal medicine dealer, now a registered cultural property and a working bookshop in one of Japan's most beautifully preserved merchant townscapes.

Tucked into the historic streets of Makabe in Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki, the Kawashima Clothing Store Storehouse is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property built in the late Edo period (circa 1830 to 1867). Combining white plaster walls, battened weatherboarding, and gracefully wave-plastered eaves, this small but exquisite dozo storehouse offers a window into the craftsmanship of Japan's late Edo masters. Explore it as part of Makabe's Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings.

The Kimura Family Residence Main House in Makabe, Sakuragawa City, is a clay-walled dwelling of 79 square meters, rebuilt by 1853 after fire and registered in 2000.