Meiji
Tochigi · 明治Browse Tochigi’s cultural heritage from the Meiji period (1868 – 1912). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
The Tsukada Residence's main house rises on the Uzuma River in Tochigi. Built in late Meiji by timber merchants, its two floors hold sukiya-style rooms, now a museum.
The Bunko Storehouse of the Tsukada Residence in Tochigi is dated 1899 by a beam inscription. A white-plastered, two-storey earthen store, it held records and valuables.
Fujimoto French Kaiseki is a café restaurant housed in the former garage building of F.W. Horn, the American entrepreneur who introduced the phonograph to Japan. Located within the World Heritage area of Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, this nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property from the Meiji era features a distinctive bungalow-style stone-and-wood structure where guests can enjoy innovative French-Japanese cuisine made with local Nikko ingredients.
A Nationally Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Yamato-chō, Tochigi City, this late-Meiji black-plastered earthen-walled storehouse stands along the historic Reiheishi Kaidō highway. Paired with the neighbouring Kezuka Paper Store, it forms one of the most distinctive views in the "Little Edo" Kura no Machi district and still operates as a working furniture shop today.