Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Tokyo

The Maeda Family outdoor privy on Niijima, Tokyo, is a mid-Taisho stone building registered in 2004. Walls and barrel vault are built wholly of island koga-ishi.

The Maki Family Residence Japanese Wing in Chofu, Tokyo, a single-storey house joined to its Western twin by a covered corridor, was registered in 2000.

The Maki Family Western-Style Residence in Chofu, Tokyo, built about 1910 at Shirokane for a navy vice admiral and moved here in 1937, was registered in 2000.

The Matsui Residence gate and wall in Nishikata, Bunkyo, Tokyo, date from about 1932 and were registered in 2024. A doubled tile roof meets a 20-metre concrete wall.

At a quiet corner of Kyobashi in central Tokyo stands the Mayuyama Ryusendo Store, a 1960 masterpiece by architect Kenzo Tohata. With its andesite frame and lustrous black lacquer walls, this Registered Tangible Cultural Property houses a century-old Oriental antiquities dealer and embodies Tokyo's postwar commercial revival.

The Kengyo no Ma at the Miyagi Michio Memorial Hall in Kagurazaka, Tokyo, is the personal study where the blind koto virtuoso Miyagi Michio — composer of the iconic "Haru no Umi" (Spring Sea) — spent his final creative years. Built in 1948, this elegant single-story wooden building was registered as a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2011 for its refined traditional architectural design.

Museum 1999 (Former Chiba Tsunegoro Residence), located behind Aoyama-dori in Shibuya, Tokyo, is a grand Art Deco mansion completed in 1934. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2018, it houses one of the world's largest collections of works by Erté. Discover this rare early Showa-era Western-style residence that survived the Tokyo air raids.

Dr. Mori's House in Honkomagome, Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, is the 1951 debut work of renowned architect Kiyoshi Seike, built for Dr. Mori Oto — eldest son of literary giant Mori Ōgai. This National Registered Tangible Cultural Property achieves remarkable functional beauty through free spatial composition and simple materials, marking a pivotal moment in postwar Japanese residential architecture.

The Anyo Building, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property standing right outside JR Shinjuku Station's Central East Exit, is a 1968 modernist masterpiece featuring stacked, rotating octagonal floors designed by Frank Lloyd Wright scholar Shindo Akashi. Inside, the kaiseki restaurant Kakiden showcases exquisite sukiya-style tea rooms by Order of Culture recipient Yoshiro Taniguchi. Discover this hidden architectural gem where bold geometric design meets refined Japanese tradition in the heart of Tokyo.

The Jizō-dō at Yūtenji Temple in Meguro, Tokyo, is a nationally registered tangible cultural property dating from the late 18th century. Its extraordinary ceiling paintings of Edo-era firefighter matoi standards, combined with refined Buddhist architectural details, make it a unique cultural treasure. Discover the fascinating story of faith, firefighting heritage, and Edo craftsmanship in the heart of trendy Nakameguro.

Discover the Jizodo-mon Gate at Yutenji Temple in Meguro, Tokyo—a Registered Tangible Cultural Property featuring unique ceiling carvings of Edo firefighter matoi standards. Explore its history, architecture, and deep connection to the machi-bikeshi tradition.

My House, the architect Seike Kiyoshi's own 1954 residence in Ota, Tokyo, is a 51-square-metre one-room concrete house registered in 2017 as a standard for design.

Waro Flat No. 4 is a 1936 wooden apartment house on an Azabudai lane in Tokyo, registered in 2019. Its eight dwellings all differ and each gains a south window.