Edo
Tokushima · 江戸Browse Tokushima’s cultural heritage from the Edo period (1603 – 1868). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
Rebuilt in 1833, Tofukuji Main Hall in Tsurugi Town, Tokushima, puts a Shingon worship hall and the priests' quarters under one tiled hipped roof, eight rooms deep.
A late Edo samurai house in Tokushima City, moved from the castle town in 1882 and registered in 2000. Its 13m Hachisuka cherry flowers from mid-February.
The Hiurado in Tsurugi, Tokushima, built in 1788 as the 26th station of a local pilgrimage of 88 sites, is a three-bay hall with a large altar room and carvings.
Honke Matsuura's Middle Sake Storehouse in Naruto is a late Edo brewing store 11 ken deep, with a kamaya at the back and a white gable matching its neighbor.
The Honke Matsuura Nagayamon Gate in Naruto is a late Edo gatehouse on the Muya road, its east gable built against fire with plaster, brick and a cloud-shaped wall.
Honke Matsuura's East Sake Storehouse in Naruto is a late Edo brewing store of 169 m², its north gable of sandstone, boards and white plaster facing the Muya road.
The storehouse of Manpukuji in Naka, Tokushima, a late Edo two-storey fireproof store, has carefully plastered walls and a rare gable ornament with pine-shaped fins.
The bell tower of Manpukuji in Naka, Tokushima, an open late Edo tower on inward-leaning posts, has local carving with mid-18th-century details in its struts.
The Morimoto Family Residence Main House in Katsuura, Tokushima, is a late Edo thatched farmhouse with a tiled skirt roof and a corridor-free plan, registered 2015.
The Morimoto Family Residence Old Storehouse in Katsuura, Tokushima, is an 1809 earthen storehouse with white plaster walls and iron shutters, the estate's oldest.
The gate of Renkoji in Ishii, Tokushima, a small two-storey gate of the late Edo period with a bell hung above, is neatly finished with brackets and lotus finials.