Shōwa

Shimane · 昭和

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

45 total Shimane Shōwa Period 1926 – 1989
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Shimane Prefectural Budokan
Shimane 昭和後
Shimane Prefectural Budokan

The Shimane Prefectural Budokan of 1970 in Matsue, by Kikutake Kiyonori, closes itself off beside the open library and spans its dojo with 40-metre steel trusses.

Chugoku Electric Power Sumikawa Power Station Main Building
Shimane 昭和前
Chugoku Electric Power Sumikawa Power Station Main Building

The Sumikawa power station of 1943 on the Hikimi River in Masuda, Shimane, sets its generator hall and offices in echelon behind plain white walls of wartime.

Chugoku Electric Power Hikimi Power Station Main Building
Shimane 昭和前
Chugoku Electric Power Hikimi Power Station Main Building

The Hikimi power station of 1928 in Masuda, Shimane, a working hydro station of large concrete blocks, has a Western-style front of pilasters that recalls a chapel.

Tsumori Internal Medicine Clinic
Shimane 昭和前
Tsumori Internal Medicine Clinic

The Tsumori clinic in Matsue, Shimane, an early Showa timber building registered in 2007, has a steep half-hipped roof, a bay window and a neat Western design.

Tsuwano Catholic Church
Shimane 昭和前
Tsuwano Catholic Church

Tsuwano Catholic Church in Shimane, rebuilt in 1929 in single-spired Gothic style with a tatami floor, stands where Urakami Christians died. Registered in 1996.

Hoseikan Yusentei
Shimane 昭和前
Hoseikan Yusentei

Hoseikan Yusentei at Tamatsukuri Onsen in Matsue, Shimane, is a timber pavilion of 1931 built for imperial guests and registered as a Cultural Property in 2018.

Yamashita Family Residence Well Shed
Shimane 昭和前
Yamashita Family Residence Well Shed

A tiny early Showa well shed at the Yamashita estate in Gotsu, Shimane: four posts, a red-tiled gable, bamboo lath, a wooden well curb and a stone washing floor.

Yamashita Family Residence Annex
Shimane 昭和前
Yamashita Family Residence Annex

A 1929 two-story guest wing beside the main house in Gotsu, Shimane, with tatami reception rooms on both floors, a tokonoma, staggered shelves and a writing bay.

Yamashita Family Residence Gate and Tsuiji Wall
Shimane 昭和前
Yamashita Family Residence Gate and Tsuiji Wall

An early Showa garden gate and wall at the Yamashita estate in Gotsu, Shimane: a white wall 2.2 meters high and 25 meters long, and a bracketed gate 2.3 meters wide.

Asuna Community Center Asuna Branch
Shimane 昭和中
Asuna Community Center Asuna Branch

Former Tsunozu Town Hall (Sasaki Junzaburo Memorial Museum)
Shimane 昭和前
Former Tsunozu Town Hall (Sasaki Junzaburo Memorial Museum)

Former Fuse Watch Shop Store and Main Building
Shimane 昭和前
Former Fuse Watch Shop Store and Main Building

Former Makihara Steel Works Box Furnace
Shimane 昭和前
Former Makihara Steel Works Box Furnace

Former Yakawa Post Office
Shimane 昭和前
Former Yakawa Post Office

Former Yonee Ryokan Main Building North Wing
Shimane 昭和前
Former Yonee Ryokan Main Building North Wing

Former Yonee Ryokan Main Building South Wing
Shimane 昭和前
Former Yonee Ryokan Main Building South Wing

Tsuwano Town Local Museum
Shimane 昭和前
Tsuwano Town Local Museum

Hanada Clinic and Main Building
Shimane 昭和前
Hanada Clinic and Main Building

Hanada Clinic Gate and Fence
Shimane 昭和前
Hanada Clinic Gate and Fence

Fukuda Heiji and Yoshi Memorial Hall (formerly Airin Hall)
Shimane 昭和前
Fukuda Heiji and Yoshi Memorial Hall (formerly Airin Hall)