Taishō
Toyama · 大正Browse Toyama’s cultural heritage from the Taishō period (1912 – 1926). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
Discover Makita-gumi Headquarters, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Imizu City, Toyama. This elegant 1915 Renaissance-style brick building tells the story of Japan's Kitamae-bune shipping era and the modernization of Fushiki Port.
Located in Toyama City, Toyama Prefecture, the Kamidaki Power Station is an active hydroelectric facility completed in 1924 and designated as a national Registered Tangible Cultural Property. As the largest and most downstream of three sister stations built during the first phase of Toyama's prefectural electric enterprise on the Joganji River, it features a pioneering reinforced concrete structure with a flat roof—an architectural statement of early modern Japan.
The Sawada Family Residence Main House in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, is a Taisho-era wooden two-story home distinguished by its Western-style exterior featuring a domed two-story tower, ornamental entrance porch, and decorative gable. The interior blends Western reception rooms with traditional Japanese living spaces. Relocated from the woodcarving town of Inami in 1951, it was registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 1997.