Taishō

Built in 1918 and registered in 2017, the Kannondō at Jōzenji in northern Kyoto housed the Kuramaguchi Jizō, a station on Kyoto's storied Six Jizō pilgrimage.

Standing on the summit of Higashiyama in Kyoto, Shoren-in Seiryuden was originally built in 1913 in front of Kitano Tenmangu Shrine to commemorate the enthronement of Emperor Taisho, then dismantled and reconstructed at its current site in 2014. A masterpiece of modern Japanese-style architecture combining traditional design with Western structural techniques, it was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in 2022. The hall enshrines the National Treasure Blue Acala painting, and its great wooden stage — about 4.6 times the size of Kiyomizu-dera's — offers sweeping views over the entire city of Kyoto.

Tucked behind the main hall of Jinkoin in northern Kyoto, the 1917 Chukodo blends pyramidal, hip-and-gable, and cusped-gable roofs with rare round-section rafters—a creative modern temple architecture recognized as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

Octagonal sutra hall of 1925 by Fujii Koji at Daikakuji, Kyoto, recreating a wooden hall in concrete to house the sealed Heart Sutras copied by emperors.

Entrance hall of 1923 at Daishoji, an imperial convent in Kyoto, with a large copper-roofed porch under a cusped gable, designed with arriving motor cars in mind.

Earthen wall of around 1922 along Karasuma-dori at Daishoji, an imperial convent in Kyoto: 59 metres long, tiled, with five white stripes on the street side.

Discover Doshisha Women's College James Hall, a 1914 brick building by architect Takeda Goichi standing across from Kyoto Imperial Palace—where California-inspired walls meet a Japanese tile roof in a refined wakon-yōsai masterpiece.

A 1917 earthen-walled storehouse in Yawata, Kyoto, registered in 2012 for the riverbank view it completes. Drip tiles and clay doors reward a look from Ankobashi.

Built around 1917 for an Osaka theatre owner, this Yawata reception hall pairs a coved coffered ceiling with a raised dais. Registered 2012; now a rental stay.

Ninnaji Temple Imperial Family Gate, a slender 1914 gate between the forecourt and South Garden, with open rafters and a pierced transom. Design and how to see it.

Ninnaji Temple Shinden, rebuilt in 1914 after an 1887 fire, pairs a palace-style exterior with shoin rooms painted by Hara Zaisen. Design, gardens and visiting tips.

Ninnaji Temple Imperial Envoy Gate, a Taisho-era gate by Kameoka Suekichi modeled on the Hongwanji Karamon, is covered in phoenix and vine openwork. How to view it.

The Nogi Shrine Memorial Hall in Fushimi, Kyoto, a stone-and-thatch building of around 1916, is tied to General Nogi's Russo-Japanese War headquarters house.

The Nogi Shrine Gate and Flanking Walls in Fushimi, Kyoto, built in 1916 to Shitara Sadao's design, pair a sweeping gate of Taiwan cypress with 27 m of walls.

The Nogi Shrine Worship Hall in Fushimi, Kyoto, built in 1916 to Shitara Sadao's design, is a single open room ringed by lattice shutters and a railed veranda.

The Nogi Shrine Treasure Museum in Fushimi, Kyoto, a 1916 plastered storehouse with namako-kabe walls, holds General Nogi's letters, swords and his wife's gown.

The Nogi Shrine Main Hall in Fushimi, Kyoto, built in 1916 to Shitara Sadao's design, faces north to Emperor Meiji's tomb from a stone platform. Registered in 2025.

A small 1912 bracket-arm gate, 2.0 m wide, moved to its site in 2002. It was assembled from old timbers of several buildings and has bi-fold shippo-pattern doors.

Built in 1920 by Yamanaka & Co.'s Kyoto branch to show and store antiques, this brick hall with concrete floors keeps a silk-lined ceiling and a skylit hall.

A 1917 machiya-style sentō in Maizuru's Yoshiwara fishing town. Registered cultural property (2021) with original pine beams beside the 'Oriental Venice' canal.