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This list is of Important Cultural Properties of Japan dating from the Shōwa period (1926–1989) that are structures. As of 20 February 2012, thirty-seven structures or groups thereof have been so designated. One designation may contain more than one element.[1]

Structures

Site Date Location Comments Image
Kon family residence (金家住宅, Konge jūtaku)[2] 1925 Kita-Akita, Akita Prefecture designation includes four elements: western-style residence, Japanese-style residence, rice storehouse, warehouse; one of the few hybrid residences in Tōhoku
Marunuma dam (丸沼堰堤, Marunuma entei)[3] 1931 Katashina, Gunma Prefecture 88.2 m wide, 32.1 m high; for hydroelectric power
Former Tokyo Science Museum: main building (旧東京科学博物館本館, kyū-Tōkyō kagaku hakubutsukan honkan)[4] 1931 Ueno Park, Tokyo part of the rebuilding after the Great Kantō earthquake; now the National Museum of Nature and Science
Former Tokyo Imperial Museum: main building (旧東京科学博物館本館, kyū-Tōkyō teishitsu hakubutsukan honkan)[5][6] 1937 Ueno Park, 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
National Museum of Western Art: main building (国立西洋美術館本館, Kokuritsu seiyō bijutsukan honkan)[7][8] 1959 Ueno Park, Tokyo by Le Corbusier; submitted in 2007 for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List; not a National Treasure
Mitsui main building (三井本館, Mitsui honkan)[9][10][11] 1929 Nihonbashi, Tokyo built to replace the 1889 headquarters, heavily damaged in the Great Kantō earthquake; now houses the Mitsui Memorial Museum
Jiyu Gakuen House of Tomorrow (自由学園明日館, Jiyū Gakuen myōnichikan)[12] 1921 Toshima, Tokyo by Frank Lloyd Wright; formerly the Jiyu Gakuen Girls' School; designation includes four elements
Kachidoki Bridge (勝鬨橋, Kachidoki bashi])[13] 1940 Chūō, Tokyo movable bridge
Kiyosu Bridge (清洲橋, Kiyosu bashi])[14] 1928 Chūō, Tokyo suspension bridge reconstructed after the Great Kantō earthquake
Waseda University Ōkuma auditorium (早稲田大学大隈記念講堂, Waseda daigaku ōkuma kinenkōdō)[15] 1927 Shinjuku, Tokyo named after the founder, Ōkuma Shigenobu
Meiji Life Insurance Mutual headquarters: main building (明治生命保険相互会社本社本館, Meiji seimei hokensō gogaisha honsha honkan)[16] 1934 Chiyoda, Tokyo now the headquarters of Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company
Takashimaya Tokyo store (髙島屋東京店, Takashimaya Tōkyō-ten])[17] 1933 Nihonbashi, Tokyo occupies an entire city block
Bandai Bridge (萬代橋, Bandai bashi)[18] 1929 Niigata, Niigata Prefecture 306.9 m long, 22 m wide
Shiraiwa check dam facility (白岩堰堤砂防施設, Shiraiwa entei sabō shisetsu)[19] 1939 Toyama, Toyama Prefecture check dam to reduce erosion and flooding; designation includes four elements
Fugan canal lock facility (Nakajima lock gate) (富岩運河水閘施設 (中島閘門), Fugan unga suikō shisetsu (Nakajima kōmon))[20] 1934 Toyama, Toyama Prefecture lock; designation includes five elements
Katakurakan (片倉館)[21] 1928 Suwa, Nagano Prefecture western-style spa complex; designation includes three elements
Atami Hyūga Villa annex (旧日向家熱海別邸地下室, kyū-Hyūgake Atami betteichika shitsu)[22] 1936 Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture by Bruno Taut
Nagoya Higashiyama Botanical Garden greenhouse (名古屋市東山植物園温室前館, Nagoya-shi Higashiyama shokubutsukan)[23] 1936 Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture one of the first iron and glass buildings in the country
Hinjitsukan great hall (旧賓日館 大広間棟, kyū-Hinjitsukan ōhiroma tō)[24] 1935 Ise, Mie Prefecture extension of 1887 guesthouse for visitors to Ise Jingu
Haiseiden (俳聖殿)[25] 1942 Iga, Mie Prefecture by Itō Chūta (伊東忠太) for the 300th anniversary celebrations of Matsuo Bashō; in the grounds of Iga Ueno Castle
Suehiro Bridge (末広橋梁, Suehiro kyōryō)[26][27] 1942 Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture bascule bridge; former Yokkaichi Port Station railway bridge
Nomura Hekiunsō (野村碧雲荘)[28][29] 1927 Sakyō-ku, Kyoto villa built for Tokushichi Nomura II in the grounds of Nanzen-ji; the gardens use water from Lake Biwa Canal; designation with seventeen elements, including a Noh stage and chashitsu
Ōe Bridge and Yodoya Bridge (大江橋及び淀屋橋, Ōe bashi oyobi Yodoya bashi)[30] 1935 Kita-ku, Osaka over the Kyū-Yodo River via Nakanoshima; Yodoya Bridge illustrated
Mengyō Kaikan (綿業会館)[31] 1931 Chūō-ku, Osaka for leaders of the textile industry
Mitani waterworks facilities: water measurement chamber (旧美歎水源地水道施設 量水器室, kyū-Mitani suigenchi suidō shisetsu - ryōsuiki shitsu)[32] 1926-88 Tottori, Tottori Prefecture Shōwa additions to Meiji and Taishō waterworks; designation with ten elements, one dating to the Shōwa period
Ishitani residence (石谷家住宅, Ishitanike jūtaku)[33] 1928 Chizu, Tottori designation with eight elements, three dating to the Shōwa period
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum (広島平和記念資料館, Hiroshima heiwa kinen shiryōkan)[34] 1955 Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima by Kenzo Tange
Hiroshima World Peace Memorial Cathedral (世界平和記念聖堂, Sekai heiwa kinen seidō)[35] 1954 Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture by Tōgo Murano
Watanabe Memorial Hall, Ube (宇部市渡辺翁記念会館, Ube-shi Watanabe ō kinenkan)[36] 1937 Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture by Tōgo Murano; for industrialist Watanabe Sukesaku (渡辺祐策)
Mikawa House (三河家住宅, Mikawake jūtaku]])[37] 1928 Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture illustrates the proliferation of modern materials and styles
Hōnen'ike Dam (豊稔池堰堤, Hōnen-ike entei)[38] 1929 Kan'onji, Kagawa Prefecture 145.5 m wide, 30.4 m high
Yanase forest railway facilities (旧魚梁瀬森林鉄道施設, kyū-Yanase shinrin tetsudō shisetsu)[39] to 1942 Kōchi Prefecture construction initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce in 1911, continuing until 1942; designation with fourteen elements, five Taishō period tunnels and nine bridges of the Showa period
Shime shaft mine intake (旧志免鉱業所竪坑櫓, kyū-Shime kōgyōsho tatekō yagura)[40] 1943 Shime, Fukuoka Prefecture for shaft mining in the Kasuya coal fields (糟屋炭田); 47.6 m
Chikugo River Lift Bridge (旧筑後川橋梁 (筑後川昇開橋), kyū Chikugogawa kyōryō (Chikugogawa shōkaikyō))[41] 1935 Ōkawa, Fukuoka Prefecture Vertical-lift bridge; 507.2 m
Nabeshima residence (旧鍋島家住宅, kyū-Nabeshima jūtaku)[42] 1930 Unzen, Nagasaki Prefecture designation with five elements dating from the Edo, Meiji and Shōwa periods (one element, the main building)
Hakusui Dam facilities (白水溜池堰堤水利施設, Hakusui tame-ike entei suiri shisetsu)[43] 1938 Taketa, Ōita Prefecture designation with two elements, the main dam and ancillary dam
Tsukayama awamori production facilities (津嘉山酒造所施設, Tsukayama shuzōsho shisetsu)[44][45] 1928 Nago, Okinawa Prefecture designation with two elements: the main building, which includes residential quarters; and the koji house
This list is complete and up to date as of 20 February 2012.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Database of National Cultural Properties: 国宝・重要文化財 (建造物): 昭和". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  2. ^ "金家住宅 洋館". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  3. ^ "丸沼堰堤". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  4. ^ "旧東京科学博物館本館". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  5. ^ "旧東京帝室博物館本館". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  6. ^ "Construction of the new Honkan: The Museum during World War II". Tokyo National Museum. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  7. ^ "国立西洋美術館本館". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Main Building of the National Museum of Western Art". UNESCO. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  9. ^ "三井本館". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  10. ^ Watanabe Hiroshi (2001). The Architecture of Tōkyō. Edition Axel Menges. p. 99. ISBN 3-930698-93-5.
  11. ^ "Mitsui Honkan (architectural drawings)" (PDF). Architectural Institute of Japan. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  12. ^ "自由学園明日館". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  13. ^ "勝鬨橋". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  14. ^ "清洲橋". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  15. ^ "早稲田大学大隈記念講堂". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  16. ^ "明治生命保険相互会社本社本館". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  17. ^ "髙島屋東京店". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  18. ^ "萬代橋". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  19. ^ "白岩堰堤砂防施設 本堰堤". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  20. ^ "富岩運河水閘施設 (中島閘門) 閘門". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  21. ^ "片倉館 浴場". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  22. ^ "旧日向家熱海別邸地下室". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  23. ^ "名古屋市東山植物園温室前館". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  24. ^ "旧賓日館 大広間棟". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  25. ^ "俳聖殿". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  26. ^ "末広橋梁 (旧四日市港駅鉄道橋)". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  27. ^ "末広橋梁(旧四日市港駅鉄道橋)". Mie Prefecture. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  28. ^ "野村碧雲荘 花泛亭". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  29. ^ "Hekiunsō". Hekiunsō. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  30. ^ "大江橋及び淀屋橋 大江橋". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  31. ^ "綿業会館". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  32. ^ "旧美歎水源地水道施設". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  33. ^ "石谷家住宅". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  34. ^ "広島平和記念資料館". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  35. ^ "世界平和記念聖堂". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  36. ^ "宇部市渡辺翁記念会館". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  37. ^ "三河家住宅". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  38. ^ "豊稔池堰堤". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  39. ^ "旧魚梁瀬森林鉄道施設 落合橋". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  40. ^ "旧志免鉱業所竪坑櫓". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  41. ^ "旧筑後川橋梁 (筑後川昇開橋)". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  42. ^ "旧鍋島家住宅 主屋". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  43. ^ "白水溜池堰堤水利施設 副堰堤". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  44. ^ "津嘉山酒造所施設". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  45. ^ "津嘉山酒造所施設". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
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