Taishō
大正Browse Japan’s cultural heritage from the Taishō period (1912 – 1926). Filter by prefecture, type, and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
Kuroda Seiuemon Shoten Annex, Miki: a late Taisho guest house, extended about 1927, with alcove rooms on both floors and a study with bookshelves and an oval window.
The Chamber of Kobe Golf Club on Mount Rokko began in 1924 as the Thursday Club of Osaka businessmen; its low, shallow-roofed form suits the mountain course.
Kōmyōji Main Hall in Katō City, Hyogo, was rebuilt in 1925 by the architect Takeda Goichi after an 1859 fire. Registered in 1999, it follows Kamakura forms.
The main hall of Gokurakuji at the far end of Kinosaki Onsen, Hyogo, built in 1921, adds glass doors and cusped windows to a traditional six-room plan.
A two-storey guest wing built in 1922 at the Fujii estate in Nishiwaki, Hyogo, with a different alcove of fine timber in each room, said to be by a Kyoto carpenter.
A late Taisho Western-style wing at the Fujii estate in Nishiwaki, Hyogo: a parlor with a geometric coffered ceiling, a plastered study and rough-cast outer walls.
A late Taisho bath and toilet wing at the Fujii estate in Nishiwaki, Hyogo, with a mirrored washroom door, a tiled, vented bath and a toilet with a cusped window.
Discover Shioya Bridge in Awaji Island Park — a 1918 Taisho-era pony bowstring double Warren truss made of riveted Yawata steel. One of only four such bridges remaining in Japan, this Registered Tangible Cultural Property gracefully spans Showa Pond and offers a quiet encounter with Japan's industrial heritage.
The Nagata Family Residence Storehouse in Minamiawaji is a large late-Taisho storehouse whose east gable was cut back when the road was widened. Registered in 2011.
A 1915 tatami wing in Suma, Kobe, with an alcove, staggered shelves and a rippled cedar post. Registered with its 1907 western wing and storehouse in March 2025.
A Taisho brewing storehouse in Tatsuno of two joined earthen buildings, packed with 2-meter soy sauce vats under a roof framed with rafter beams and wagoya trusses.
Early Taisho tea house in Himeji: an eight-mat room with wide garden openings and a boat-hull ceiling, facing the main hall across a pond. Registered in 2009.
Early Taisho corridor in Himeji joining a reception hall and tea house at a right angle, 9.6 m long and raised on an arch over a garden path. Registered in 2009.
Early Taisho reception wing at Himeji's literature museum: 18- and 12-mat rooms on a raised base, railed veranda over the pond. Registered 2009; open unless rented.
Osa Station on the Hojo Railway in Kasai, Hyogo: a 1915 depot that keeps its ticket window and parcels counter, with a 77-meter stone platform, registered in 2014.
Harima-Shimosato Station on the Hojo Railway in Kasai, Hyogo: a compact 1918 depot entered from the gable end, with a 53-meter stone platform, registered in 2014.
A 1915 timber privy at Hokkeguchi Station on the Hojo Railway: four rooms 1 meter square under an off-center gable roof, registered with the station in 2014.
Hokkeguchi Station on the Hojo Railway in Kasai, Hyogo: a 1915 timber depot of 85 square meters with a 67-meter stone platform, registered in 2014, and how to visit.
A 1926 timber house in Sanda, Hyogo, with arched south windows and a corbelled corner. Attributed to Nishimura Isaku, it was registered nationally in December 2000.
The 1920 fermentation warehouse of the Honke Monzenya brewery in Shiso, Hyogo, registered in 2024. A timber ramp and hoisting hatch still map the brewing workflow.