Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Shizuoka

The lowest dry-stone check dam in a group built around 1912 after an 1910 storm, Kiwadagawa Sabo Dam No. 1 in Fujieda, Shizuoka, is nicknamed the helmet dam.

Kiwadagawa Sabo Dam No. 5 in Fujieda, Shizuoka, is a small dry-stone dam of around 1912 that fixes the streambed as a ground sill within a state-designated sabo project.

Kiwadagawa Sabo Dam No. 3 in Fujieda, Shizuoka, blends old dry stonework with a modern trapezoidal overflow. Built around 1912, it marks a turning point in sabo work.

The Kyozo (sutra repository) at Genmyoji Temple in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a reinforced concrete scripture storehouse built in 1934. Featuring artificial stone walls with pilaster forms and cornice moldings that create a stone-like appearance, it was registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2014 as an excellent example of prewar fireproof concrete temple architecture.

The Sagisaka Family Residence Inkyo-beya is a refined Taisho-era retirement quarters built in 1923 for a miso and soy sauce brewing family in the historic Mitsuke-juku post town, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2024, this two-story wooden building features elegant hira-shoin style rooms with shitaji-mado lattice windows, preserving the architectural heritage of the old Tokaido highway.

The Sagisaka Family Residence (Tsuruya Honten) Bunko-gura is a three-story earthen storehouse built in 1917 along the historic Tōkaidō highway in Mitsuke, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Constructed for a prominent miso and soy sauce brewing family, it features an Izu stone foundation, white plaster walls, and fire-resistant kakego-nuri doors. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2024.

Discover the Shimizu Port Telpher in Shizuoka—a 1928 steel crane that revolutionized lumber loading. Japan's only surviving telpher crane, now a Registered Tangible Cultural Property and Mechanical Engineering Heritage, stands beside Mount Fuji views at Shimizu Marine Park.

The Takeyama Family Residence Main House in Tenno-cho, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a two-story wooden dwelling built in 1937 and designed by Takeyama Kenzaburō. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property, it is admired for its shikoro-buki-style roof, clapboard exterior, and refined interior featuring carefully selected premium timbers.

Located in the Mariko district of Shizuoka City, the Chojiya Store is a historic teahouse founded in 1596, famously depicted in Utagawa Hiroshige's ukiyo-e print series Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2022, the thatched-roof building was relocated by the 12th-generation owner to recreate the landscape portrayed in Hiroshige's art. For over four centuries, Chojiya has served its celebrated tororo-jiru (grated yam soup), preserving the culinary and architectural heritage of the Tokaido post-station culture.

Discover Chōseikan Kōbaisō, a nationally registered tangible cultural property annex built in 1933 at Shida Onsen in Fujieda, Shizuoka. Featuring pink plaster walls with plum blossom motifs and pre-war craftsmanship.

Discover Choseikan Main Building, a nationally registered tangible cultural property inn at Shida Onsen in Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture. Built in 1939, this two-story wooden ryokan features exquisite craftsmanship with curved and natural-form timbers.

The Tsurutani Family Residence Main House in Kaketsuka, Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a two-story wooden merchant dwelling built around 1884. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property, this former sake brewery preserves the architectural character of early Meiji-era Kaketsuka — a historic port town at the mouth of the Tenryu River once known as the Little Edo of Enshu.

The Tenryu Hamanako Railroad Ichinomiya River Bridge, located in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a historic railway bridge built in 1935 as part of the former JNR Futamata Line. Spanning 40 meters with a combination of steel plate girders and reinforced concrete approach spans, it features steelwork by Yokogawa Bridge Works using Yawata Steel. As one of 36 Registered Tangible Cultural Properties along the Tenhama Line, this prewar bridge contributes to the region's historic landscape.

The Tenryu Hamanako Railroad Operation District Rest House at Tenryu Futamata Station in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a single-story wooden building constructed in 1940 alongside the opening of the JNR Futamata Line. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property, it preserves the heritage of an early Showa-era railway engine depot together with the turntable and fan-shaped engine shed.

The Tokaido Nanushi no Yakata (Koike Family Residence) in Yui, Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City is the former home of the Koike family, who served as nanushi (village headmen) of Teraō village throughout the Edo period. Built in the Meiji era as a single-story wooden farmhouse, it was registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 1998. Features such as namako-tile walls, a large door with a wicket gate, a den-no-ji four-room layout, and a massive central pillar preserve the dignity of a headman's residence and the spirit of the old Tokaido.

A small two-storey storehouse of just 17 square metres tucked into the Tōzansō villa complex in Atami, Shizuoka. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2016 as part of a prewar villa ensemble, this modest auxiliary building once safeguarded the art collection assembled by Okada Mokichi—the very collection that would later form the foundational holdings of the celebrated MOA Museum of Art.

Once the Meiji Emperor’s chamber at the Iida honjin of Arai-juku, this shoin moved to Hōkō-ji in 1885, with a 24-mat antechamber and a raised dais room. Registered 2019.

On the streamside approach, this three-bay two-story gate shows degumi brackets below and two-stepped brackets above, marking a head temple’s rank. Registered 2019.

Joined to the Main Hall, this station for the shika stands beside the Main Hall and Great Kuri, anchoring the central precinct. Built c.1915, registered 2019.

This worship hall faces the small Shichison Bosatsu-dō within its outer shelter. The shrine behind is a separate Important Cultural Property. Registered 2019.

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