Edo
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The oldest of the Kubo property's registered parts, this late-Edo ishiguro wall in Yasuda uses Tosa river stones and a tiled cap, shaping the character of its lane.
West of the main house in Tano, Kochi, this small two-storey storehouse dates from late Edo and is said to have been moved from the Oka Goten, a Tosa lord's lodging.
An 1850s rural house in Konan, Kochi, with a deep six-room plan and stepped eaves on three sides, later crossed by a Meiji two-storey wing in Tosa dragonfly style.
A late-Edo earthen storehouse in Konan, Kochi, with two ground-floor rooms entered from different sides, clapboard below and Tosa lime plaster and tile ledges above.
A late-Edo barn in Konan, Kochi, 8 ken long, with a lean-to toward the field and a gatehouse-like west face with sayagata patterns and deep projecting eaves.
A late-Edo two-storey annex in Konan, Kochi: a passage to the fields and a toilet below, a tatami room above, in the style of Tosa goshi homes. Registered in 2002.
Late Edo priests' quarters at Jofukuji in Otoyo, Kochi, moved here in 1885, with ten rooms, a private chapel and a main pillar recalling a large local farmhouse.
Main hall of 1779 at Jofukuji, an old Shingon temple in the mountains of Otoyo, Kochi, a closed, boarded hall around a coffered sanctuary; known for laughing Jizo.
Moved from Nahari to Tano in 1931, this late Edo wing shows two gables on its south face and holds seven rooms, including a formal alcove and writing bay.
Chohoji Temple Main Hall in Tano, Kochi: a hip-and-gable Shin Buddhist hall of 1822 with an entrance canopy and a broad outer sanctuary, registered in 2003.
Chohoji Temple Gate in Tano, Kochi: a gabled yakuimon gate of 1866, 2.8 metres wide, with a frog-leg strut under the ridge and tiled board fences on both sides.
A late Edo former inn on Nahari's old road in Kochi: six tatami rooms in two rows, plus a later two-storey wing whose gable reads as a double roof. Registered 2000.
A late Edo well in the back yard of the Nomura house in Aki, Kochi, 95 cm wide and about 10 m deep, lined with river stones and now capped. Registered in 2005.
A late Edo single-storey samurai house in Doi Kakuchu, Aki, Kochi, with a shikidai entrance in its west gable, a tiny 3-mat hall and verandas on both sides.
A late Edo barn in Doi Kakuchu, Aki, Kochi: a storeroom and a smaller rice store under stepped gable roofs, doors sheltered by a lean-to. Registered in 2005.
A late Edo wall of broken roof tiles laid in red clay inside the Nomura house in Aki, Kochi, 1.7 m high and 7 m long, capped with tiles. Registered in 2005.
A tiny late Edo privy and bathhouse beside the gate of the Nomura house in Aki, Kochi, with a boarded and white-plastered wall to the lane. Registered in 2005.
A late Edo woodshed in the corner of the Nomura house plot in Aki, Kochi, linked to the barn by an open roofed passage and finished outside in boards and plaster.
A late Edo yakuimon gate in Doi Kakuchu, Aki, Kochi: 7-sun posts braced front and back, sliding doors, and left-handed tiles on its east slope. Registered in 2005.
A long late Edo earthen storehouse of the Masudaya brewery in Nahari, Kochi, joining a raised-roof north store and a lower south store; registered in 2000.