Yamagata

Registered Tangible Cultural Properties

Kosekiya Main Building

Discover Honkan Kosekikan, a registered tangible cultural property in Ginzan Onsen. Experience authentic Japanese hospitality in this 1914 Art Deco-style inn featuring unique black inkstone and white Taisho-era baths, all-inclusive dining, and nostalgic Taisho romance atmosphere.

Former Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Snow Region

The Former Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Snow Country Rural Economy Research Office Building in Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture, is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property completed in 1937. Designed by the pre-war Ministry of Finance Construction Bureau with basic design by Kon Wajirō, this rare surviving government building features a distinctive steep gable roof and dormer windows adapted for heavy snowfall. The building also hosted French designer Charlotte Perriand in 1940. Now open to the public as the Yuki no Sato Information Center, with free admission.

Nakazawa River Higashiyama Dam

The Nakazawagawa Higashiyama Dam in Obanazawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, is a Taisho-era gravity-type stone masonry sabo dam built around 1920 after a devastating 1913 flood. As part of Yamagata's first prefectural sabo project, this 12m-long, 2.4m-high dam was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in 2010. Located near the famous Ginzan Onsen, it offers a unique glimpse into Japan's pioneering disaster prevention engineering heritage.

Aramachi Community Center (formerly Oyama Branch of Tsuruoka

Ishinasaka Family Residence Storehouse

Main Building of the Ishinazaka Family Residence

Ichishima Family Residence

Ichijima Gun and Gunpowder Store

Uesugi Shrine Keishoden

Uzen Kinren Co., Ltd. Inspection Building

Uzen Silk Finishing Co., Ltd. Office and Tailoring Building

Uzen Silk Refining Co., Ltd. Refining Building

Uzen Silk Dyeing Co., Ltd. Dyeing Building (former Dyeing

Uzen Silk Finishing Co., Ltd. First Finishing Building

Uzen Silk Finishing Co., Ltd. Second Finishing Building

Uzen Silk Mill Co., Ltd. Storehouse

Kanisendo Former Hasegawa Family Residence Main Building

Kanisendo Former Hasegawa Family Residence East Storehouse

Kanisendo Former Hasegawa Family Residence South Storehouse

Crab Sendo Exhibition Hall