This list is of Japanese structures dating from the Shōwa period (1926–1989) that have been designated Important Cultural Properties. As of October 2016, fifty-three properties with one hundred and eight component structures have been so designated.
Structures Structure Date Municipality Prefecture Comments Image Coordinates Ref.Kon Family ResidenceKon-ke jūtaku Kita-Akita Akita designation comprises four components: western-style residence (1925), Japanese-style residence (1928), rice storehouse (1913), warehouse (1902); one of the few hybrid residences in Tōhoku Marunuma DamMarunuma entei 1931 Katashina Gunma 88.2 m wide, 32.1 m high; for hydroelectric power Former Maeda Family Main Residencekyū-Maeda-ke hontei 1929-30 Meguro Tokyo designation comprises eight components: western-style residence, main gate, and gatehouse (1929), and Japanese-style residence, two associated corridors, waiting area for a chashitsu, and gate (1930) Former Residence of Prince Asakakyū-Asaka-no-miya tei 1933-36 Minato Tokyo designation comprises five components: main building, warehouse, garage, and front gate (1933), and tea house (1936); now the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum Former Tokyo Science Museum: main buildingkyū-Tōkyō Kagaku Hakubutsukan honkan 1931 Taitō Tokyo part of the rebuilding after the Great Kantō earthquake; now the National Museum of Nature and Science Former Tokyo Imperial Museum: main buildingkyū-Tōkyō Teishitsu Hakubutsukan honkan 1937 Taitō Tokyo constructed after the Great Kantō earthquake at a cost of six million yen after the design by Watanabe Hitoshi; now the Tokyo National Museum Former Baba Family Ushigome Residencekyū-Baba-ke Ushigome tei 1928 Shinjuku Tokyo National Museum of Western Art: main buildingKokuritsu Seiyō Bijutsukan honkan 1959 Taitō Tokyo by Le Corbusier; component of the serial UNESCO World Heritage List inscription The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier: an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement; not a National Treasure Mitsui main buildingMitsui honkan 1929 Chūō Tokyo built to replace the 1889 headquarters, heavily damaged in the Great Kantō earthquake; now houses the Mitsui Memorial Museum Jiyū Gakuen House of TomorrowJiyū Gakuen myōnichikan 1927 Toshima Tokyo by Frank Lloyd Wright; formerly the Jiyu Gakuen Girls' School; designation comprises four components: central building (1921), east classroom building (1925), west classroom building (1922), and lecture hall (1927) Kachidoki BridgeKachidoki bashi 1940 Chūō Tokyo movable bridge Kiyosu BridgeKiyosu bashi 1928 Chūō Tokyo suspension bridge reconstructed after the Great Kantō earthquake Waseda University Okuma Memorial HallWaseda daigaku Ōkuma kinen kōdō 1927 Shinjuku Tokyo named after the founder, Ōkuma Shigenobu Sonkeikaku BunkoSonkeikaku Bunko 1928 Meguro Tokyo designation comprises four components: library, archive, storage space, and gate Tsukiji Hongan-ji Main HallTsukji Hongaji hondō 1934 Chūō Tokyo by Itō Chūta Meiji Life Insurance Mutual headquarters: main buildingMeiji seimei hokensō gogaisha honsha honkan 1934 Chiyoda Tokyo now the headquarters of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company Takashimaya Tokyo storeTakashimaya Tōkyō-ten 1933 Chūō Tokyo occupies an entire city block Japan National Route 1 Hakone Yumoto road facilitiesKokudō ichigō Hakone Yumoto dōro shisetsu 1930-31 Hakone Kangawa designation comprises three components: the Chitose Bridge (1930), Kanrei Dōmon tunnel (1931), and Asahi Bridge (1933) Former Sado Mining Siteskyū-Sado kōzan saikō shisetsu 1937-1940 Sado Niigata designation comprises eight components: great shaft tower (1940), associated chamber (1940), tunnels (1940), ore crushing facility (1937), conveyor belts (1938), machinery workshop (1940), and two Meiji-period bridges; The Sado complex of heritage mines, primarily gold mines have been submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List Bandai BridgeBandai bashi 1929 Niigata Niigata 306.9 m long, 22 m wide Shiraiwa Check Dam FacilityShiraiwa entei sabō shisetsu 1939 Toyama Toyama check dam to reduce erosion and flooding; designation comprises four components: main dam (1939), sub-dam (1919), boards (1939), and shoring works (1939) Fugan Canal Lock Facility (Nakajima Lock Gate)Fugan unga suikō shisetsu (Nakajima kōmon) 1934 Toyama Toyama designation comprises five components: lock, spillway, Nakajima Bridge (two components), and control room KatakurakanKatakurakan 1928 Suwa Nagano western-style spa complex; designation comprises three components: bath house, meeting hall, and connecting corridor Atami Hyūga Family Villa Annexkyū-Hyūga-ke Atami bettei chikashitsu 1936 Atami Shizuoka by Bruno Taut Aichi Prefectural Government OfficeAichi-kenchōsha 1938 Nagoya Aichi Nagoya City HallNagoya-shichōsha 1933 Nagoya Aichi Nagoya Higashiyama Botanical Garden greenhouseNagoya-shi Higashiyama shokubutsuen 1936 Nagoya Aichi one of the first iron and glass buildings in the country kyū-Hinjitsukan 1935 Ise Mie guesthouse for visitors to Ise Jingu; designation comprises three components: main building (1887), storeroom (1887), and hall (1935) HaiseidenHaiseiden 1942 Iga Mie by Itō Chūta for the 300th anniversary celebrations of Matsuo Bashō; in the grounds of Iga Ueno Castle Suehiro BridgeSuehiro kyōryō 1930 Yokkaichi Mie bascule bridge; former Yokkaichi Port Station railway bridge Kamigamo JinjaKamigamo Jinja Kataoka hashi 1926 Kyoto Kyoto designation comprises thirty-four components, mainly dating to the early Edo period, also including the of 1926 Nomura HekiunsōNomura Hekiunsō 1928 Kyoto Kyoto villa built for Tokushichi Nomura II in the grounds of Nanzen-ji; the gardens use water from Lake Biwa Canal; designation comprises seventeen components, including a Noh stage and chashitsu; six date from the Taishō era and the remainder from 1928 Ōe Bridge and Yodoya BridgeŌe bashi oyobi Yodoya bashi 1935 Osaka Osaka over the Kyū-Yodo River via Nakanoshima; Yodoya Bridge pictured Mengyō KaikanMengyō kaikan 1931 Osaka Osaka for leaders of the textile industry Kobe CollegeKōbe jo-gakuin 1933 Kobe Hyōgo designation comprises twelve components Anglican Church in Japan - Nara Episcopal ChurchNihon seikōkai Nara Kirisuto kyōkai 1937 Nara Nara designation comprises two components: the church (1930) and school building (192) Former Kōya-guchi School Buildingkyū-Kōya-guchi jinjō kōtō shō gakkō kōsha kaikan 1937 Hashimoto Wakayama Mitani Waterworks Facility Sitekyū-Mitani suigenchi suidō shisetsu 1926-28 Tottori Tottori designation comprises ten components, eight dating to the Taishō period, the fifth filtration pond to 1928 and the meter room to 1926-8 Ishitani Family ResidenceIshitani-ke jūtaku 1926-28 Chizu Tottori designation with eight components, two dating to the Meiji period, three to the Taishō period, the main building to 1928, parlour to 1926–8, and family room to 1928 Hiroshima Peace Memorial MuseumHiroshima heiwa kinen shiryōkan 1955 Hiroshima Hiroshima by Kenzo Tange; in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Hiroshima World Peace Memorial CathedralSekai heiwa kinen seidō 1954 Hiroshima Hiroshima by Tōgo Murano Watanabe Memorial HallSekai heiwa kinen seidō 1937 Ube Yamaguchi by Tōgo Murano; for industrialist Arichi Family ResidenceArichi-ke jūtaku 1926-45 Yamaguchi Yamaguchi designation comprises seven components, one dating to the Meiji period, three to the Taishō period, and a Nagaya (1929), pickles hut (1926–45), and bottle washery (1936) Mikawa Family ResidenceMikawa-ke jūtaku 1928 Tokushima Tokushima illustrates the proliferation of modern materials and styles Hōnen'ike DamHōnen-ike entei 1929 Kan'onji Kagawa 145.5 m wide, 30.4 m high Nagahama Ōhashi BridgeNagahama-ōhashi 1935 Ōzu Ehime Hizuchi Primary SchoolHizuchi shōgakkō 1956-58 Yawatahama Ehime designation comprises two components, central block (1956) and east wing (1958) Yanase Forest Railway Facilitieskyū-Yanase shinrin tetsudō shisetsu to 1941 Kōchi designation includes fourteen component tunnels and bridges, four from the Meiji period, five from the Taishō period and five from the Shōwa period Shime Shaft Mine Intakekyū-Shime kōgyōsho tatekō yagura 1943 Shime Fukuoka for shaft mining in the ; 47.6 m Chikugo River Lift Bridgekyū-Chikugogawa kyōryō (Chikugogawa shōkaikyō) 1935 Ōkawa Fukuoka Vertical-lift bridge; 507.2 m Nabeshima Family Residencekyū-Nabeshima-ke jūtaku 1930 Unzen Nagasaki designation comprises five components, dating from the Edo, Meiji and Shōwa periods (the main building) Hakusui Dam FacilitiesHakusui tame-ike entei suiri shisetsu 1938 Taketa Ōita designation comprises two components, the main dam and sub-dam Tsukayama Awamori Production FacilitiesTsukayama shuzōsho shisetsu 1935 Nago Okinawa designation comprises two components: main building, which includes residential quarters; and the koji house
See also Cultural Properties of Japan The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi List of Important Cultural Properties of Japan (Taishō period: structures)
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