Shōwa

Built in 1943 at Arai Ryokan in Shuzenji, the Mizugura is a half-buried concrete vault ringed by a stone moat that can be flooded to protect its art from fire.

Momiji is a 1927 guest wing at Arai Ryokan in Shuzenji. Two rooms, a wide veranda, Kyoto roof tiles, copper eaves and bengara-red walls give it a quiet Kyoto air in Izu.

Yoshino no Mune, a 1935 wing at Arai Ryokan in Shuzenji, stands apart like a villa, finished in fine Amagi cedar. It is remembered as the wing the inn favoured most.

Built in 1939 in Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, this registered house sets a gabled east roof against a hipped west roof, with buried cedar inside. A private home.

Discover the mushroom-shaped steel canopy and stone-masonry platform of Hon-Yoshiwara Station on the Gakunan Railway in Fuji City, Shizuoka — a nationally registered tangible cultural property with stunning Mt. Fuji views and factory night scenery.

The Tosu (lavatory) at Kasuisai Temple in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is a nationally registered tangible cultural property built in 1937. Explore the history, architecture, and highlights of this extraordinary Zen temple restroom, featuring ajiro ceilings, kumiko latticework, and Japan's largest statue of Ususama Myōō.

Discover the Former Nakamura Dressmaking Academy in Fukuroi, Shizuoka — a nationally registered tangible cultural property built in 1950. This charming wooden schoolhouse along the Haranoya River embodies the spirit of Japan's postwar reconstruction era and now serves as a vibrant community hub.

Completed in 1936, the Former Futamata Town Hall is a two-story wooden Western-style civic building designed by local carpenter Ishirō Motojima, who taught himself Western architectural techniques. Featuring scratch-tile cladding, tall sash windows, and a porte-cochère, the building was registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2003. It now serves as the Soichiro Honda Craftsmanship Center, a free museum honoring the founder of Honda Motor Company.

The Former MacKenzie Residence in Shizuoka City is a Spanish Colonial-style villa designed by architect William Merrell Vories. Completed in 1940 as the home of tea merchant Duncan MacKenzie and philanthropist Emily MacKenzie, it is registered as a national Tangible Cultural Property. Featuring a striking red tile roof, white stucco walls, and a watchtower with views of Mount Fuji, it reopened in March 2026 as HOMAM Former MacKenzie Mansion.

Built between 1926 and 1945 to hold thread and cloth in Iwata City, this registered warehouse lost its attic floor in 1997 and became the acoustic hall Dolce Souko.

Completed in 1930 and unharmed by the North Izu earthquake that November, this Mishima weather station was registered in 2007 for its design. Interior now closed.

Built in 1931 by the architect of the concrete main hall, the priests' quarters at Otowasan Kiyomizudera in Shizuoka join timber craft to modern temple life.

The 1931 main hall of Otowasan Kiyomizudera in Shizuoka is reinforced concrete: seven bays on round columns, bracket sets over the centre, and a rare gabled roof.

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.

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.

Built in 1937 for a mill owner in Iwata's velveteen-weaving Fukude district, this timber house was registered in 2013 with a warehouse now serving as a concert hall.