Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Yamagata

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.

Discover the Ichishima Family Residence Storehouse, a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Yamagata City's historic Nanokamachi district. This traditional two-story plastered earthen storehouse and the adjacent 1927 reinforced concrete shop building preserve the legacy of an Edo-period gunpowder merchant family.

Standing in the Nanokamachi district of Yamagata City, the Ichishima Gun and Gunpowder Shop is a compact yet dignified two-story building constructed in 1927 as the first reinforced concrete commercial structure in Yamagata Prefecture. Originally a firearms and gunpowder merchant dating back to the Edo period, the building features a distinctive stone-like mortar exterior and is registered as a national tangible cultural property.

Discover Keishoden, the nationally registered treasure hall at Uesugi Shrine in Yonezawa, Yamagata. Designed by renowned architect Ito Chuta in 1923, this reinforced concrete hall houses over 1,000 artifacts including Important Cultural Properties—samurai armor, swords, and relics of Uesugi Kenshin, Naoe Kanetsugu, and Uesugi Yozan.

Discover the Uzen Kenren Corporation Scouring Building in Tsuruoka, Yamagata — a nationally registered tangible cultural property where Taishō-era silk scouring techniques continue to this day. Part of the Japan Heritage "Samurai Silk" story.

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.

The Former Yamadera Hotel is a Meiji-era wooden inn and Registered Tangible Cultural Property located at the gateway to Risshakuji Temple (Yamadera) in Yamagata City. Tracing its origins to the Edo-period inn Nakashimaya, the building evolved through the Taisho and Showa eras with the arrival of the Senzan railway line. Now open to the public as Yamagata Retro Hall, it features a karahafu-style entrance, early Showa geometric design, Yuki Taisaku pen drawings, and stunning views of the temple from its grand second-floor hall — all free of charge.

Discover Kurara Building No. 3 in Nanyo City, Yamagata — a 1927 reinforced concrete cocoon warehouse registered as a Tangible Cultural Property. Explore the silk industry heritage of the Okitama region, now revived as a community cultural hub.

Discover Sagae City Hall, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Yamagata Prefecture. Designed by Kisho Kurokawa in 1967, this bold Metabolism-style building features a striking cantilevered structure, an Okamoto Taro chandelier, and Tendo Mokko furniture.

Discover Sanno Club, a nationally registered tangible cultural property in Sakata, Yamagata. Built in 1895, this former high-class ryotei now houses exhibits on Kitamae-bune maritime trade, Kasafuku hanging ornaments, and the art of Yumeji Takehisa.

A rare early example of machine-woven wire gabion engineering in Japan, set along the wooded Kitazawa stream of the Shōbōji River in Tendō City, Yamagata. Built by the prefecture in the 1920s after the devastating flood of 1913, it was registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2005 and continues to function nearly a century on.

After the 1913 flood, this 2.4-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is a small dam given a full secondary dam and revetment, completed in 1923; registered in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 3.2-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is the dam with pentagonal crest stones, completed in 1923; registered in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 2.6-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is the compact dam fitted to a narrow gorge, completed in 1923; registered in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 3.0-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is a braced dam with a curved south wing, completed in 1926; registered in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 3.0-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is the dam that opened the second phase of works, completed in 1926; registered in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 3.0-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is one of the dams held to a uniform height, completed in 1927; registered in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 3.0-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is a wider-spilled dam of the late 1920s, completed in 1927; registered in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 3.0-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is the longest dam in the group, completed in 1927 and listed as a cultural property in 2005.

After the 1913 flood, this 1.5-metre stone check dam on the Shobojigawa is the lowest dam in the group, completed in 1926 and listed as a cultural property in 2005.