Shōwa
Yamanashi · 昭和Browse Yamanashi’s cultural heritage from the Shōwa period (1926 – 1989). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
Discover Misaka Tunnel (Misaka Zuidou), a 1931 historic tunnel registered as a Tangible Cultural Property. Located at Misaka Pass in Yamanashi, it offers breathtaking views of Mt. Fuji and Lake Kawaguchiko, and was immortalized in Dazai Osamu's masterpiece "Fugaku Hyakkei."
Discover Isagoya Ryokan, a nationally registered tangible cultural property in Minobu, Yamanashi. This three-story wooden inn features exquisite hinoki staircases, ajiro ceilings, and a fascinating history as a relocated early Showa-era building on the pilgrimage route to Kuonji Temple.
Discover Iwai Bridge, a 1930s concrete arch bridge and Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Katsunuma, Yamanashi. Known as "Megane-bashi," this elegant landmark witnessed the rise of Japan's wine industry and offers scenic walks amid vineyards and heritage sites.
Discover Iwado Segi Bunsuiguchi, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. This 1927 reinforced concrete cylindrical water diversion uses the siphon principle to equally distribute agricultural water into three channels—a rare surviving example of early Showa-era irrigation engineering in Japan.
Discover Shojuken Nagasaki, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Minami-Alps City, Yamanashi. This 1926 kura-zukuri confectionery shop stands at a key bend on the old Fujikawa Highway, preserving the atmosphere of the historic Barazawa post town.
Discover Oichi-kan, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Shimobe Onsen, Yamanashi Prefecture. This three-story wooden ryokan, founded in 1875, features a legendary cave rock bath fed by a natural spring once used by the warlord Takeda Shingen.
Nestled on a hillside in Fujikawa Town, Yamanashi Prefecture, Tsukiyone Community Hall is a wooden single-story assembly building constructed in 1928. With its dignified irimoya-zukuri roof and 60-tatami grand hall, this Registered Tangible Cultural Property has served the community for nearly a century. Surrounded by heritage terraced rice paddies, it offers an authentic glimpse into Japan's rural mountain village culture.
The Greenbank Chapel at Yamanashi Eiwa Junior and Senior High School is a 1949 auditorium of a Canadian Methodist mission school in Kofu City. Featuring an elegant ship-bottom ceiling and pipe organ, it was registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan in 2022. A symbol of postwar reconstruction, the chapel continues to serve as a place of worship and learning.