Shōwa

An early Showa wooden fence by the Kusaka front gate in Awaga, Asago: a 9.3-metre roofed timber paling on a stone wall that softens the approach to the house.

The 1939 forestry office of the Kusaka family in Awaga, Asago: an earthen-walled building 9.4 by 5.9 metres with a columned porch and tall windows in Western style.

A c.1927 suburban house on the Hibarigaoka slope in Takarazuka: a steep Western-tiled gable, a glazed conservatory and a mixed interior of the early Showa era.

The 1939 living wing at the east end of the Kusaka compound in Awaga, Asago, with alcove rooms and verandaed windows set high on a stone wall facing the street.

An early Showa middle gate on the path to the Kusaka house in Hibarigaoka, Takarazuka: 2.1-metre concrete posts faced in checkerboard stone and topped with lamps.

A Showa 20s side gate at the Kusaka house in Hibarigaoka, Takarazuka: 1.2-metre concrete posts faced in crazy-paving stone with iron doors, part of the street scene.

Kuroda Seiuemon Shoten Inner Storehouse, Miki: a small 1927 storehouse at the corner of the street front, with a copper door canopy and an iron-shuttered window.

Kuroda Seiuemon Shoten Outer Wall, Miki: a c.1927 wall 3.3 m high closing the gap between shop and storehouse, black plaster outside and a covered passage behind.

The Kozuki Family Residence Front Gate in Himeji is a yakuimon of about 1930 with knotty cypress log posts, the only Kozuki building visible from the street.

The Kozuki Family Residence North Detached Parlor in Himeji is a 1930 reception wing with an 18-mat hall, a formal alcove and posts of straight-grained hinoki.

The Kozuki Family Residence Main House in Himeji is a 1930 timber house of 223 square metres with tiled hip-and-gable roofs and wide openings onto its garden.

The Kozuki Family Residence Tea House in Himeji, built in 1930, has a moso bamboo alcove post and is the only Kozuki building registered as a model of design.

The Kozuki Family Residence Storehouse in Himeji is a 1930 two-storey plastered storehouse on a granite base, with a tiled roof and fire-sealing stepped doors.

The Kozuki Family Residence West Detached Parlor in Himeji, built in 1930, is reached by a drum bridge and faces the garden with a railing over random stonework.

The Kozuki Family Residence Waiting Arbor in Himeji is a tiny tea-garden shelter of about 1930, with a copper roof and rafters of alternating log and bamboo.

The 1968 administration building at the centre of Konan Girls' school in Kobe, by Murano Tōgo: a driveway runs under it on pilotis; a walkway splits routes.

The 1968 hexagonal auditorium by Murano Tōgo at Konan Girls' school in Kobe: stage north, seats south, a faceted roof with thin eaves and curved walls.

A 1971 timber tea room by Murano Tōgo at Konan Girls' school in Kobe: hipped tile roof, copper eave, six- and eight-mat rooms with glass doors in a modern style.

The 1968 main-gate guardhouse by Murano Tōgo at Konan Girls' school in Kobe: block walls with a band of brick, a timber pyramid roof and a corner bay window, 29 m².

The 1968 steel gymnasium by Murano Tōgo at Konan Girls' school in Kobe: eight paired tube columns and diagonal girders span 47 m, with a dining hall below.