Shōwa

昭和

Browse Japan’s cultural heritage from the Shōwa period (1926 – 1989). Filter by prefecture, type, and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.

4,593 total Shōwa Period 1926 – 1989
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Kusaka Family Residence Wooden Fence
Hyogo 昭和前
Kusaka Family Residence Wooden Fence

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.

Kusaka Family Residence Former Kusaka Forestry Office
Hyogo 昭和前
Kusaka Family Residence Former Kusaka Forestry Office

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.

Kusaka Family Residence Main House
Hyogo 昭和前
Kusaka Family Residence Main House

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.

Kusaka Family Residence New Wing
Hyogo 昭和前
Kusaka Family Residence New Wing

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.

Kusaka Family Residence Middle Gate
Hyogo 昭和前
Kusaka Family Residence Middle Gate

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.

Kusaka Family Residence East Gate
Hyogo 昭和中
Kusaka Family Residence East Gate

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
Hyogo 昭和前
Kuroda Seiuemon Shoten Inner Storehouse

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
Hyogo 昭和前
Kuroda Seiuemon Shoten Outer Wall

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.

Kozuki Family Residence Front Gate
Hyogo 昭和前
Kozuki Family Residence Front Gate

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.

Kozuki Family Residence North Detached Parlor
Hyogo 昭和前
Kozuki Family Residence North Detached Parlor

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.

Kozuki Family Residence Main House
Hyogo 昭和前
Kozuki Family Residence Main House

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.

Kozuki Family Residence Tea House
Hyogo 昭和前
Kozuki Family Residence Tea House

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.

Kozuki Family Residence Storehouse
Hyogo 昭和前
Kozuki Family Residence Storehouse

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.

Kozuki Family Residence West Detached Parlor
Hyogo 昭和前
Kozuki Family Residence West Detached Parlor

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.

Kozuki Family Residence Waiting Arbor
Hyogo 昭和前
Kozuki Family Residence Waiting Arbor

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.

Konan Girls' Junior and Senior High School Administration Building
Hyogo 昭和後
Konan Girls' Junior and Senior High School Administration Building

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.

Konan Girls' Junior and Senior High School Auditorium
Hyogo 昭和後
Konan Girls' Junior and Senior High School Auditorium

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.

Konan Girls' Junior and Senior High School Tea Ceremony Classroom
Hyogo 昭和後
Konan Girls' Junior and Senior High School Tea Ceremony Classroom

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.

Konan Girls' Junior and Senior High School Guardhouse
Hyogo 昭和後
Konan Girls' Junior and Senior High School Guardhouse

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.

Konan Girls' Junior and Senior High School Gymnasium
Hyogo 昭和後
Konan Girls' Junior and Senior High School Gymnasium

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.