Shōwa

Discover Ousyukutei, a 1916 sukiya-style tea house at Gamagori Classic Hotel. This registered cultural property offers authentic tea ceremonies, hot springs, and stunning views of Mikawa Bay in Aichi, Japan.

Discover Gamagori Classic Hotel, a 1934 Art Deco landmark and Japan's first international tourism hotel. Experience castle-style architecture, ocean views, and timeless elegance in Aichi Prefecture.

Discover Rokkakudo, a registered tangible cultural property built in 1936 at Gamagori Classic Hotel. This unique hexagonal building showcases Japanese architectural elegance and now serves exquisite teppanyaki cuisine with views of Mikawa Bay.

Discover Ryotei Kawabun, a 400-year-old registered cultural property in Nagoya. Experience authentic kaiseki cuisine in a historic sukiya-style building designed by master architects, where prime ministers and world leaders have dined since the Edo period.

Discover the Budokan, a 1932 wooden gymnasium registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in Joso City, Ibaraki. Experience authentic early Showa-era architecture that still serves the local community, surrounded by historic sites from Japan's prosperous river port era.

Discover the Former Uesato Family Residence, a nationally registered cultural property at Okinawa World. Experience authentic 1930s Ryukyu architecture with amahaji eaves and traditional room layouts.

Discover Chojataki Bridge, a rare bamboo-reinforced concrete arch bridge built in 1939, spanning the stunning Genbikei Gorge in Iwate Prefecture. This Registered Tangible Cultural Property showcases wartime Japanese engineering ingenuity and offers breathtaking views of a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty.

Discover the Asai Gun and Gunpowder Shop, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Kamioka, Hida City. Explore this rare Japanese-Western fusion building from the early Showa era in a town renowned for Nobel Prize-winning physics research.

Explore the Jiaien Maude Powlas Memorial Museum, a 1927 Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Kumamoto. This charming former missionary residence tells the story of an American woman who revolutionized Japanese social welfare. Near Suizenji Garden.

Discover the Tanitoyoke Residence Toilet, a nationally registered tangible cultural property in Tano-cho, Kochi. This early Showa-era structure showcases exquisite sukiya (tea house) style design elements, demonstrating Japan's refined aesthetic sensibility that extends even to utilitarian architecture.

Discover Raymond Hall, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property at Mie University designed by legendary architect Antonin Raymond in 1951. This wooden masterpiece showcases the innovative "Raymond Style" with exposed log structures and pioneering modernist design that influenced generations of Japanese architects.

Discover Misaka Tunnel (Misaka Zuidou), a 1931 historic tunnel registered as a Tangible Cultural Property. Located at Misaka Pass in Yamanashi, it offers breathtaking views of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchiko, and was immortalized in Dazai Osamu's masterpiece "Fugaku Hyakkei."

Discover Kannonshoji Goma-do, a registered cultural property in Shiga Prefecture. This 1928 fire ritual hall preserves Edo-period craftsmanship through recycled temple materials, offering visitors a glimpse into Japanese Buddhist architectural heritage.

Discover the Kannonshoji Bell Tower, a Registered Cultural Property from 1928 featuring rare octagonal pillar construction. Located at the historic Temple in the Sky in Shiga Prefecture.

Discover Kannon-shoji Temple's Temizuya, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan built in 1928. This elegant purification pavilion features traditional craftsmanship including rainbow beams and frog-leg struts, nestled on the historic pilgrimage route of the Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage in Shiga Prefecture.

Explore Kannonshoji Fuda-dō, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property built in 1928 on Mt. Kinugasa, Shiga Prefecture. This historic pilgrimage hall at the 32nd temple of Japan's oldest Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage embodies centuries of Buddhist tradition and traditional architecture. Plan your visit to this "Temple in the Sky" near Azuchi Castle.

Discover the Furukawa Family Residence Storehouse (Furukawa-ke Jutaku Kura), a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Toyosato, Shiga. This beautifully preserved earthen storehouse showcases traditional Japanese dozo architecture with white plaster walls, tile roofing, and historic Omi merchant heritage.

Explore the Ikinariya Storehouse (Dozou), a Registered Tangible Cultural Property of Japan built in 1928. Located in Niigata's historic Nishiohata district, this traditional Japanese storehouse features a stunning crane relief plaster art and represents the elegance of a legendary ryotei with over 300 years of history.

Discover the Former Yokohama Technical College Main Building, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property showcasing the elegant fusion of Renaissance and Modernist architecture from 1938. Located in Gumyoji, this historic school building represents Japan's prewar educational heritage.

Discover Toita Hall, a beautifully preserved 1940s wooden village office building in Kanazawa, designated as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property. Explore its unique architectural features blending Japanese and Western styles along the historic Kanaishi Road.