Kurayoshi White-Walled Storehouses

Preservation activities for earthen warehouse buildings constructed nationwide during Edo-Meiji periods. Characterized by thick soil walls over 1.5 meters, plaster coating, and fire-resistant design merging practicality with aesthetics. As storage functions for food, money, and industrial goods disappeared with modernization, recognized anew as core of townscape preservation. Demonstrates material foundations of regional community formation.

Sake brewery architecture from the Edo to early Showa period, preserved in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture. These structures feature robust fireproof walls, internal barrel aging spaces, and specialized ventilation systems optimized for sake production. They form essential components of the historic townscape preservation district, embodying centuries of brewing expertise.

長野縣鹽尻市中山道沿線所保存的江戶時代宿場建築群。以一樓為商家、二樓為住居的「居商分離」建築配置為特徵。結合土藏造與木造結構、深長的屋簷與沿街道的連續性設計，是為往來旅人及商業活動提供完善支援的建築傑作。

矗立於埼玉縣川越市一番街的江戶時代土藏造建築。採用黑漆喰、厚重壁面、防火門等源自江戶大火災的建築工法。這些建築融合商家與住宅的雙重機能，沿街道展現連續性，藏房與前面構築物相互呼應，完成了商業都市的建築美學，為重要的文化遺產。

A district of earthen storehouses from the Edo and Meiji periods in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture. Distinctive white plaster walls characterize approximately 100 connected warehouses along the street. Originally a distribution hub for rice and cotton, Kurayoshi's commercial center has been transformed into a tourism resource. It exemplifies successful integration of regional revitalization with historic preservation.

A cluster of Edo-period sake brewery buildings concentrated in Takayama, Gifu. Designed for premium Hida sake production, they feature deep eaves, thick walls, and distinctive window arrangements. The harmony of white plaster and black latticed windows is striking, with strict functionality distinct from townhouses. The fourteen surviving breweries represent important cultural assets merging sake culture with architectural aesthetics.

A group of Edo and Meiji-period white-plaster storehouses preserved along the Tamagawa River in Kurayoshi, Tottori. The white lime-plaster walls and their reflective properties brighten the narrow townscape. About 150 kura-zukuri buildings remain, representing Japan's traditional merchant town landscape. Selected as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings in 2004, with ongoing conservation efforts.