Nakadachiuri Bridge（1873）
Built: 1873 / Meiji 6
Architect: Unknown
Nakadachiuri Bridge is an elegant stone bridge located within Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, leading toward the Nakadachiu...
Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Modern Architecture
Modern Architecture & Civil Engineering
Explore Kyoto’s modern architecture from the Meiji, Taisho, and Showa eras.
Meiji Era
Former Residence of Joseph Hardy Neesima（1878）
Built: 1878 / Meiji 11
Architect: Unknown
The Former Residence of Joseph Hardy Neesima is the historic home where Joseph Hardy Neesima, founder of Doshisha Univer...
1 Shoin-cho, Teramachi-dori Ishiyakushi-sagaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Ryukoku University Main Building（1879）
Built: 1879 / Meiji 12
Architect: Unknown
The Ryukoku University Main Building is one of Kyoto’s oldest surviving academic buildings. Completed in 1879, it ...
125-1 Daiku-cho, Shichijo-dori Omiya Higashi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Shoueikan Hall (Doshisha University)（1884）
Built: 1884 / Meiji 17
Architect: D.C. Greene
Shoueikan Hall is one of the oldest buildings on Doshisha University’s Imadegawa Campus. Completed in 1884, it was...
Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus, Imadegawa-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Yushokan Hall (Doshisha University)（1886）
Built: 1886 / Meiji 20
Architect: D.C. Greene
Yushokan Hall is one of the historic red-brick buildings on Doshisha University’s Imadegawa Campus. Completed in 1...
Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus, Imadegawa-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Doshisha Chapel（1886）
Built: 1886 / Meiji 19
Architect: D.C. Greene
Doshisha Chapel is one of Japan’s finest surviving Meiji-era Christian buildings. Completed in 1886, it was design...
Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus, Imadegawa-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Shimadzu Foundation Memorial Hall（1888）
Built: 1888 / Meiji 21
Architect: Unknown
The Shimadzu Foundation Memorial Hall occupies the original headquarters of Shimadzu Corporation, completed in 1888 duri...
Kiyamachi-dori Nijo Minami-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Suirokaku Aqueduct（1888）
Built: 1888 / Meiji 21
Architect: Unknown
Suirokaku Aqueduct is a striking brick aqueduct located within the grounds of Nanzen-ji Temple in eastern Kyoto. Complet...
Nanzenji Fukuchicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Damascene Company（1890）
Built: 1890 / Meiji 23
Architect: Unknown
The Kyoto Damascene Company is a rare surviving commercial building from the Meiji period, completed in 1890 along Kyoto...
25 Nakano-cho, Sanjo-dori Tominokoji Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University (Former Kyoto Imperial University Library)（1890）
Built: 1890 / Meiji 23
Architect: Unknown
The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at Kyoto University occupies the beautifully preserved Former Kyoto Imperial Univ...
46 Yoshida Shimoadachi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Yoshida Campus, Kyoto University, Japan
Clark Memorial Hall (Doshisha University)（1894）
Built: 1894 / Meiji 27
Architect: Richard Seel
Clark Memorial Hall is one of the most iconic buildings on Doshisha University’s Imadegawa Campus. Completed in 18...
Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus, Imadegawa-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto National Museum（1895）
Built: 1895 / Meigi 28
Architect: Tokuma Katayama & Hatokichi Adachi
Kyoto National Museum is one of Japan’s premier museums, renowned for its outstanding collection of Japanese art a...
527 Chaya-cho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
St. Agnes' Episcopal Church（1898）
Built: 1898 / Meiji 31
Architect: James McDonald Gardiner
St. Agnes’ Episcopal Church is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Kyoto and one of the city’s f...
299 Nobutomi-cho, Teramachi-dori Marutamachi-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Nakagyo Post Office (Former Kyoto Post and Telegraph Office)（1902）
Built: 1902 / Meiji 35
Architect: Shigenori Yoshii & Shiro Mitsuhashi
Nakagyo Post Office, originally built as the Kyoto Post and Telegraph Office, is one of Kyoto’s finest surviving M...
30 Hishiya-cho, Sanjo-dori Higashinotoin Higashi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Orthodox Church (Cathedral of the Annunciation)（1903）
Built: 1903 / Meiji 36
Architect: Shigemitsu Matsumuro
The Kyoto Orthodox Church, officially known as the Cathedral of the Annunciation, is one of Japan’s finest survivi...
457 Masuya-cho, Kawaramachi-dori Marutamachi-agaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Prefectural Office (Former Main Building)（1904）
Built: 1904 / Meiji 37
Architect: Shigemitsu Matsumuro & Kuhei Ichii
The Kyoto Prefectural Office is the administrative center of Kyoto Prefecture, established shortly after the Meiji Resto...
Yabunouchi-cho, Shimodachiuri-dori Shinmachi Nishiiru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
The Museum of Kyoto (Former Bank of Japan Kyoto Branch)（1906）
Built: 1906 / Meiji 39
Architect: Kingo Tatsuno & Uheiji Nagano
The Museum of Kyoto occupies one of Kyoto’s finest historic buildings. Its annex, completed in 1906 as the Former ...
Sanjo Takakura, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Chourakukan（1908）
Built: 1908 / Meiji 44
Architect: J.M. Gardiner
Chourakukan is one of Kyoto’s finest examples of Western-style architecture from the Meiji era. Completed in 1909 ...
604 Maruyamacho, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Prefectural Library（1909）
Built: 1909 / Meiji 42
Architect: Goichi Takeda
Kyoto Prefectural Library is one of Japan’s oldest public libraries and an important cultural landmark in Kyoto...
Okazaki Seishoji-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Seidoin Hall, Hongan-ji Temple（1912）
Built: 1912 / Meiji 45
Architect: Chuta Ito
Seidoin Hall is a remarkable early twentieth-century building located within the grounds of Nishi Hongan-ji Temple. Comp...
Higashinakasuji-dori Shomen-sagaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Taisho Era
Nippon Life Kyoto Sanjo Building (Former Nippon Life Kyoto Branch)（1914）
Built: 1914 / Taisho 3
Architect: Tatsuno & Kataoka
The Nippon Life Kyoto Sanjo Building is a distinguished Taisho-era commercial building located at the northwest corner o...
Northwest Corner of Yanaginobanba-dori and Sanjo-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Junsei Kiyomizu（1914）
Built: 1914 / Taisho 3
Architect: Goichi Takeda
Junsei Kiyomizu is one of Kyoto’s best-known restaurants for traditional yudofu (tofu hot pot) and Kyoto cuisine. ...
239 Kiyomizu 2-chome, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Lotus Fountain（1914）
Built: 1914 / Taisho 3
Architect: Goichi Takeda
The Lotus Fountain stands in the plaza directly in front of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple and serves as one of the symbolic l...
Plaza in front of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Karasuma-dori, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
SACRA Building (Former Fudo Savings Bank Kyoto Branch)（1916）
Built: 1916 / Taishi 5
Architect: Nihon Kenchiku Co.
The SACRA Building is a historic commercial landmark on Sanjo Street in central Kyoto. Built around 1916 as the Kyoto br...
20 Nakano-cho, Sanjo-dori Tominokoji Nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Former Yamaguchi Bank Kyoto Branch（1916）
Built: 1916 / Taisho 5
Architect: Tatsuno & Kataoka
The Former Yamaguchi Bank Kyoto Branch is an elegant early twentieth-century bank building located at the Karasuma–Takoy...
Near the Karasuma–Takoyakushi Intersection, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Humitsubaki Building（1920）
Built: 1920 / Taisho 9
Architect: Unknown
TheHumitsubaki Building is one of Kyoto’s finest surviving Taisho-era commercial buildings. Completed in 1920, the...
79 Mikura-cho, Sanjo-dori Karasuma Nishi-iru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto District Administrative Office (Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha)（1923）
Built: 1923 / Taisho 12
Architect: Unknown
The Kyoto District Administrative Office is a distinguished early twentieth-century building located just north of Nishi...
248 Nishiwakamatsu-cho, Aburanokoji-dori Hanaya-cho Agaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Former Kyoto Central Telephone Office, Kamigyo Branch（1924）
Built: 1924 / Taisho 3
Architect: Tetsuro Yoshida
The Former Kyoto Central Telephone Office, Kamigyo Branch, is one of Kyoto’s finest surviving telecommunications b...
Nakasuji-dori Marutamachi-sagaru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
ShinPuhKan (Former Kyoto Central Telephone Office)（1926）
Built: 1926 / Taishi 15
Architect: Tetsuro Yoshida
ShinPuhKan is one of Kyoto’s finest examples of adaptive reuse, combining a beautifully preserved historic buildin...
586-2 Banba-no-cho, Karasuma-dori Anekoji-sagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Tohkasaikan（1926）
Built: 1926 / Taisho 15
Architect: William Merrell Vories
Tohkasaikan is one of Kyoto’s finest surviving commercial buildings designed by William Merrell Vories. Completed ...
West End of Shijo Bridge, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Restaurant KIKUSUI（1926）
Built: 1926 / Taishi 15
Architect: Jiro Matsumura
Restaurant KIKUSUI is a historic dining establishment standing at the eastern end of Shijo Bridge in Kyoto’s Gion ...
East End of Shijo Bridge, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Showa Era
Kyoto City Hall Main Building（1927）
Built: 1927 / East Building: Showa 2; West Building: Showa 6
Architect: Goichi Takeda & Shinichi Nakano
Kyoto City Hall is one of Kyoto’s finest examples of early Showa-period civic architecture. Completed in 1927, the...
488 Kamihonnojimae-cho, Teramachi-dori Oike-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Daiun-in Temple (Gionkaku Pavilion)（1927）
Built: 1927 / Showa 2
Architect: Ito Chuta
Daiun-in Temple is best known for Gionkaku, a distinctive tower that rises above Kyoto’s Higashiyama district. Sta...
594-1 Gionmachi Minamigawa, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Shimadzu Corporation Kawaramachi Annex（1927）
Built: 1927 / Showa 2
Architect: Goichi Takeda & Yoshio Arakawa
The Shimadzu Corporation Kawaramachi Annex is a distinguished example of early Showa-period commercial architecture loca...
Kawaramachi-dori Oike-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
ART COMPLEX 1928 (Former Mainichi Shimbun Kyoto Branch)（1928）
Built: 1928 / Showa 3
Architect: Goichi Takeda
ART COMPLEX 1928 is one of Kyoto’s finest examples of early Showa-period architecture. Completed in 1928 as the Ky...
Southeast Corner of Sanjo-dori and Gokomachi-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Former Ryuchi Elementary School (Kyoto International Manga Museum)（1929）
Built: 1929 / Showa 4
Architect: Unknown
The Former Ryuchi Elementary School is a beautifully preserved early Showa-era school building in central Kyoto. Complet...
452 Kinbuki-cho, Karasuma-dori Oike-agaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Minamiza Theatre（1929）
Built: 1929 / Showa 4
Architect: Naojiro Shiranamise
Minamiza Theatre is Japan’s oldest continuously operating Kabuki theatre and one of Kyoto’s most important e...
198 Nakano-cho, Shijo-dori Yamatooji Nishi-iru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Shinshindo Bakery (Kyoto University North Gate)（1930）
Built: 1930 / Showa 5
Architect: Sai Tsuzuki
Located opposite Kyoto University’s North Gate, Shinshindo Bakery is one of Kyoto’s most beloved historic ba...
Hyakumanben, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto (Opposite Kyoto University's North Gate)
Former Meirin Elementary School (Kyoto Art Center)（1931）
Built: 1931 / Showa 6
Architect: Unknown
The Former Meirin Elementary School is a beautifully preserved early Showa-period school building in central Kyoto. Comp...
546-2 Yamabushiyama-cho, Muromachi-dori Takoyakushi-sagaru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Daimaru Villa (Former Shimomura Shotaro Residence)（1932）
Built: 1932 / Showa 7
Architect: Vories Architectural Office
Daimaru Villa, formerly the residence of Shotaro Shimomura, the first president of Daimaru Department Store, is one of K...
427-3 Kasuga-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Amherst House (Doshisha University)（1932）
Built: 1932 / Showa 7
Architect: William Merrell Vories
Amherst House is a historic building on Doshisha University’s Imadegawa Campus, completed in 1932 and designed by ...
Doshisha University Imadegawa Campus, Imadegawa-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art（1933）
Built: 1933 / Showa 8
Architect: Kenji Maeda
Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art is one of Japan’s oldest surviving public art museums and an outstanding example ...
124 Okazaki Enshojicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto)（1966）
Built: 1966 / Showa 41
Architect: Sachio Otani
The Kyoto International Conference Center (ICC Kyoto) is Japan’s first purpose-built national conference center an...
422 Iwakura Osagicho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, Japan