Meiji
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A tiny 1912 shrine to Fudo on a cut-stone base at the Asahiya Hara Pharmacy estate in Shiki, of unpainted timber with a carved beam; the smallest of the seven.
A two-story 1912 shop-house on Shiki's old street: an open shopfront below, barred windows and projecting eave beams above, built of zelkova and black pine.
A two-story 1912 storehouse behind the Asahiya Hara Pharmacy shop in Shiki, its white plaster walls set on a brick base, a modern touch in a traditional form.
A 1912 storage shed behind the Asahiya Hara Pharmacy shop in Shiki, with exposed posts and a tall interior, once 2 stories; registered in 2003 as key to the estate.
A 1912 one-bay gate and board fence beside the Asahiya Hara Pharmacy shop in Shiki, under copper roofs, with sliding doors hidden in the fence; registered in 2003.
The oldest of nine registered buildings at the Otani estate in Fukaya, Saitama: a late Meiji storehouse with a 12-mat upper room, linked to the 1931 Main House.
The Onda Family Residence Storehouse, Yashio, Saitama, was built in 1897 by a dyeing family. A boat hangs under the eaves, used to rinse cloth and to escape floods.
A middle Meiji storehouse by the Shingashi River in Fujimino, Saitama, all that remains of the Yoshinoya shipping agency. Registered in 1998; exterior only.
An 1879 two-storey lodging hall for pilgrims at Menuma Shodenzan Kangiin, Saitama, with six 8-mat rooms per floor and a cusped-gable porch. Registered 2017.
The 1894 Niomon gate of Menuma Shodenzan Kangiin in Kumagaya, Saitama, five bays wide, with Nio guardians and carved birds and flowers on its beam. Registered 2017.
A hand-washing pavilion of 1883 to 1897 at Menuma Shodenzan Kangiin, Saitama: 3.4 square meters, with leaning posts, a stone basin and heavy carving. Free to see.
A mid-Meiji fieldstone wall, 62 meters long and up to 2.8 meters high, wrapping the Arai headman estate in Hidaka, Saitama, with a curved face and locked corner.
The Arai headman estate's smallest building, in Hidaka, Saitama: a mid-Meiji clay storehouse on stones, with storage jars sunk into its earth floor for food.
Built in 1906 for the Arai headman family's guests in Hidaka, Saitama, this two-storey hall has a carved karahafu porch and alcoved guest rooms facing Kinchakuda.
The Arai headman family's main house in Hidaka, Saitama: a 23-meter, six-room farmhouse whose two west rooms hold alcove, shelves and desk. Tiled in 1993.
An 1888 barn on the stone wall of the Arai headman estate in Hidaka, Saitama. White plaster, boarding and barred windows echo a gatehouse under upturned eaves.
A mid-Meiji clay storehouse for household goods on the Arai headman estate in Hidaka, Saitama, with a floating gabled roof, gable-end door and large lean-to.
The Meiji Storehouse of the former Kagamiyama sake brewery in Kawagoe, a 21-metre storehouse with a great south gable, held the koji room and now sells souvenirs.
An 1894 two-storey earthen storehouse on a headman's estate in Koshigaya, Saitama, known for floor beams set flush with the boards and a plastered fire door.
The 1886 gatehouse of a village headman's estate in Koshigaya, Saitama, and its oldest building, with grey soot-tinted plaster walls and single-board zelkova doors.