List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)

Kon-dō and five-storied pagoda at Hōryū-ji, two of the world's oldest wooden structures dating to around 700^[1][2]

The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897.^[3] The definition and the criteria have changed since the inception of the term. The temple structures in this list were designated national treasures when the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties was implemented on June 9, 1951. The items are selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology based on their "especially high historical or artistic value".^[4][5] This list presents 155^{[nb 1]} entries of national treasure temple structures from the late 7th-century Classical Asuka period to the early modern 19th-century Edo period. The number of structures listed is more than 155, because in some cases groups of related structures are combined to form a single entry. The structures include main halls such as kon-dō, hon-dō, Butsuden; pagodas, gates, belfries (鐘楼, shōrō), corridors, other halls and structures that are part of a Buddhist temple.^[5]

History of Buddhist temples in Japan

Buddhism arrived in Japan in the mid–6th century, and was officially adopted in the wake of the Battle of Shigisan in 587, after which Buddhist temples began to be constructed.^[6] Soga no Umako built Hōkō-ji, the first temple in Japan, between 588 and 596. It was later renamed as Asuka-dera for Asuka, the name of the capital where it was located. Prince Shotoku actively promoted Buddhism and ordered the construction of Shitennō-ji in Osaka (593) and Hōryū-ji near his palace in Ikaruga (completed in 603).^[7] During the ancient period, the temple layout was strictly prescribed and followed mainland styles, with a main gate facing south, and the most sacred area surrounded by a semi-enclosed roofed corridor (kairō) accessible through a middle gate (chūmon). The sacred precinct contained a pagoda, which acted as a reliquary for sacred objects, and an image hall (kon-dō). The complex might have other structures such as a lecture hall (kōdō), a belfry (shōrō), a sutra repository (kyōzō), priests' and monks' quarters and bathhouses.^[8][9] The ideal temple had a heart formed by seven structures—called Shichidō garan. Buddhism, and the construction of temples, spread from the capital to outlying areas in the Hakuhō period from 645 to 710.^[7] Because of fire, earthquakes, typhoons and wars, few of the ancient temples remain. Hōryū-ji, rebuilt after a fire in 670, is the only temple with 7th century structures which are the oldest extant wooden buildings in the world.^[8]

Unlike early Shinto shrines, early Buddhist temples were highly ornamental and strictly symmetrical.^[10] Starting with the late 7th century Hōryū-ji, temples began to move towards indigenous methods expressed by irregular ground plans that resulted in an asymmetric arrangement of buildings, greater use of natural materials such as cypress bark instead of roof tiling, and an increased awareness of natural environment with the placement of buildings among trees. This adaption was assisted by the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism.^[10][11][12] During the first half of the 8th century, Emperor Shōmu decreed temples and nunneries be erected in each province and that Tōdai-ji be built as a headquarters for the network of temples.^[13][14][15] The head temple was inaugurated in 752 and was of monumental dimensions with two seven-storied pagodas, each ca. 100 m (330 ft) tall and a Great Buddha Hall (daibutsuden) about 80 m × 70 m (260 ft × 230 ft).^[15] Nara period Buddhism was characterised by seven influential state supported temples, the so-called Nanto Shichi Daiji.^[14] Octagonal structures such as the Hall of Dreams at Hōryū-ji built as memorial halls and storehouses exemplified by the Shōsōin first appeared during the Nara period.^[8][16] Temple structures, such as pagodas and main halls, had increased significantly in size since the late 6th century. The placement of the pagoda moved to a more peripheral location and the roof bracketing system increased in complexity as roofs grew larger and heavier.^[17]

The early Heian period (9th–10th century) saw an evolution of style based on the esoteric sects Tendai and Shingon, which were situated in mountainous areas. A new style termed 和様 (wayō, Japanese style) emerged with the following characteristics: a main hall divided in two parts; an outer area for novices and an inner area for initiates; a hip-and-gable roof that covered both areas; a raised wooden floor instead of the tile or stone floors of earlier temples; extended eaves to cover the front steps; shingles or bark rather than tile roofing; and an adaption to the natural environment in contrast to symmetrical layouts.^[10][18] The tahōtō, a two-storied tower with a resemblance to Indian stupas was also introduced by these sects during the Heian period.^[19][20] According to an ancient Buddhist prophecy, the world would enter a dark period in 1051. During this period the Tendai sect believed enlightenment was possible only by the veneration of Amida Buddha. Consequently, Paradise or Amida Halls—such as the Phoenix Hall at Byōdō-in (1053), the main hall of Jōruri-ji (1157) or the Golden Hall at Chūson-ji (1124)—were built by the imperial family or members of the aristocracy to recreate the western paradise of Amida on earth.^{[16][19][20][21][22][23][24][25]} Halls that enshrined the nine statues of Amida^{[nb 2]} were popular during the 12th century in the late Heian period. The main hall of Jōruri-ji is the only extant example of these halls.^[16][26]

The Daibutsu style and the Zen style emerged in the late 12th or early 13th century. The Daibutsu or Great Buddha style, introduced by the priest Chogen, was based on Song Dynasty architecture and represented the antithesis of the wayō style. The Nandaimon at Tōdai-ji and the Amida Hall at Jōdo-ji are the only extant examples of this style.^[10][27][28] Characteristics of the Zen style are earthen floors, subtly curved pent roofs (mokoshi) and pronouncedly curved main roofs, cusped windows and panelled doors.^[27][29] Examples of this style include Butsuden at Kōzan-ji in Shimonoseki, Shakadō at Zenpuku-in and Octagonal Three-storied Pagoda at Anraku-ji.^[30] The three Japanese styles, wayō, Daibutsu and Zen were combined in the Muromachi period giving rise to a conglomerate eclectic style represented by the main hall at Kakurin-ji.^[10][29] By the end of the Muromachi period (late 16th century), Japanese Buddhist architecture had reached its apogee.^[29] Construction methods had been perfected and building types conventionalized. Early pre-modern temples were saved from monotony by elaborate structural details, the use of undulating karahafu gables and monumental size of the buildings.^[29] Representative examples for Momoyama (1568–1603) and Edo period (1603–1868) temple architecture are the Karamon at Hōgon-ji and the main hall of Kiyomizu-dera respectively.^[29]

Statistics

Period	National Treasures
Asuka period	5
Nara period	20
Heian period	20
Kamakura period	54
Muromachi period	30
Momoyama period	11
Edo period	15[nb 1]

Prefecture	City	National Treasures
Aichi	Kira	1
Ehime	Matsuyama	3
Fukui	Obama	2
Fukushima	Iwaki	1
Gifu	Tajimi	2
	Takayama	1
Hiroshima	Fukuyama	2
	Hiroshima	1
	Onomichi	3
Hyōgo	Kakogawa	2
	Kasai	1
	Katō	1
	Kobe	1
	Ono	1
Iwate	Hiraizumi	1
Kagawa	Mitoyo	1
Kanagawa	Kamakura	1
Kōchi	Ōtoyo	1
Kyoto	Ayabe	1
	Kizugawa	3
	Kyoto	26
	Uji	1
Miyagi	Matsushima	2
Nagano	Aoki	1
	Nagano	1
	Ueda	1
Nagasaki	Nagasaki	2
Nara	Gojō	1
	Ikaruga	19
	Ikoma	1
	Katsuragi	3
	Nara	29
	Sakurai	1
	Tenri	1
	Uda	3
	Yoshino	2
Ōita	Bungotakada	1
Osaka	Izumisano	1
	Kaizuka	1
	Kawachinagano	1
Shiga	Aishō	1
	Konan	4
	Kōra	2
	Nagahama	1
	Ōtsu	4
Tochigi	Ashikaga	1
Tokyo	Higashimurayama	1
Toyama	Takaoka	1[nb 1]
Wakayama	Iwade	1
	Kainan	4
	Kōya	2
Yamagata	Tsuruoka	1
Yamaguchi	Shimonoseki	1
	Yamaguchi	1
Yamanashi	Kōshū	1
	Yamanashi	1

Cities with National Treasures in the temple category

Usage

The table's columns (except for Remarks and Image) are sortable pressing the arrows symbols. The following gives an overview of what is included in the table and how the sorting works.

• Name: name of the structure as registered in the Database of National Cultural Properties^[5]
• Temple: name of the temple in which the structure is located
• Remarks: architecture and general remarks including

• size measured in ken or distance between pillars; "m×n" denotes the length (m) and width (n) of the structure, each measured in ken
• architectural style (zukuri) and type of roofing

• Date: period and year; the column entries sort by year. If only a period is known, they sort by the start year of that period.
• Location: "town-name prefecture-name, geocoordinates of the structure"; the column entries sort as "prefecture-name town-name".
• Images: picture of the structure

Treasures

Name	Temple	Remarks	Date	Location	Image
Golden Hall (金色堂 konjikidō)[nb 3][26][31]	Chūson-ji	3×3, 18 m (59 ft) square, single-storied, hōgyō style[ex 1] roof with wooden shingles of the hongawara type[ex 2]	late Heian period, 1124	Hiraizumi, Iwate 39°0′4.9″N 141°5′59.6″E / 39.001361°N 141.099889°E
Priest's Quarters (庫裏 kuri) and Corridors (廊下 rōka)[nb 4][34]	Zuigan-ji	Kuri: 23.6 m × 13.8 m (77 ft × 45 ft), single-storied, kirizuma style,[ex 3] entrance in the gable ends, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2] Corridors: between kuri and main hall (hondō), lengths: 2 ken (entrance hall), 6 ken (east corridor), 11 ken (middle corridor), 2 ken (west corridor); each is 1 ken wide, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4]	Momoyama period, 1609	Matsushima, Miyagi 38°22′20″N 141°3′36.8″E / 38.37222°N 141.060222°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[nb 5][34]	Zuigan-ji	13×8, 39.0 m × 25.2 m (128.0 ft × 82.7 ft), single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with hongawarabuki roof[ex 2] and attached entrance hall	Momoyama period, 1609	Matsushima, Miyagi 38°22′19.7″N 141°3′34.4″E / 38.372139°N 141.059556°E
Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)[37][38][39]	Three Mountains of Dewa	3×3, height: 29.0 m (95.1 ft), five-storied pagoda covered with hinoki cypress shingles	early Muromachi period, 1372	Tsuruoka, Yamagata
Shiramizu Amidadō (白水阿弥陀堂)[40]	Ganjō-ji	3×3, single-storied, hōgyō style,[ex 1] tochibuki board roofing,[ex 5] temple hall containing an enshrined image of Amitabha	late Heian period, 1160	Iwaki, Fukushima 37°2′11.42″N 140°50′14.79″E / 37.0365056°N 140.8374417°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[43]	Banna-ji	5×5, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] front step canopy is 3 ken, nokikarahafu gable,[ex 6] back canopy 1 ken, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	Kamakura period, 1299	Ashikaga, Tochigi 36°20′15.1″N 139°27′8.1″E / 36.337528°N 139.452250°E
Jizō Hall (地蔵堂 jizōdō)[nb 6][44]	Shōfuku-ji	3×3, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] covered with hinoki cypress shingles, with a pent roof enclosure[ex 7] of copper-tile roofing, oldest intact building in Tokyo	middle Muromachi period, 1407	Higashimurayama, Tokyo35°45′50.81″N 139°27′33.02″E / 35.7641139°N 139.4591722°E
Shariden (舎利殿)[46]	Engaku-ji	3×3 reliquary hall, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] with a pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles	middle Muromachi period	Kamakura, Kanagawa35°20′21.52″N 139°32′56.24″E / 35.3393111°N 139.5489556°E
Buddha Hall (仏殿 butsuden)[nb 7][nb 1][47]	Zuiryū-ji (瑞龍寺)	3×3 reliquary hall, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] with a pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] lead plate roofing	early Edo period, 1659	Takaoka, Toyama36°44′8.12″N 137°0′37.8″E / 36.7355889°N 137.010500°E
Lecture Hall (法堂 hōdō, hattō)[nb 1][48]	Zuiryū-ji (瑞龍寺)	11×9 main hall of worship, irimoya style,[ex 4] with a 2×1 step canopy and a karahafu gable,[ex 8] single-storied, copper plate roofing	early Edo period, 1655	Takaoka, Toyama36°44′8.48″N 137°0′36.07″E / 36.7356889°N 137.0100194°E
Sanmon (山門)[nb 1][nb 8][50]	Zuiryū-ji (瑞龍寺)	two-storied sangen-ikko (三間一戸) gate, irimoya style,[ex 4] covered with hinoki cypress shingles includes two 3×1 stairway buildings (山廊 sanrō) to either side of the gate: single-storied, kirizuma style[ex 3] with hinoki cypress shingles	late Edo period, 1818	Takaoka, Toyama36°44′8″N 137°0′40.11″E / 36.73556°N 137.0111417°E
Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)[51]	Myōtsū-ji	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period, 1270	Obama, Fukui35°27′12.43″N 135°48′15.5″E / 35.4534528°N 135.804306°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[51]	Myōtsū-ji	5×6, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 1 ken step canopy, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period, 1258	Obama, Fukui35°27′12.8″N 135°48′16″E / 35.453556°N 135.80444°E
Buddha Hall (仏殿 butsuden)[52]	Seihaku-ji	3×3, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] with a pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles	middle Muromachi period, 1415	Yamanashi, Yamanashi 35°41′37.5″N 138°42′28.94″E / 35.693750°N 138.7080389°E
Yakushi Hall (薬師堂 yakushidō) or Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[nb 9][53]	Daizen-ji (大善寺)	5×5, single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles, characteristic for the eastern Japanese style	late Kamakura period, 1286	Kōshū, Yamanashi35°39′25.84″N 138°44′34.86″E / 35.6571778°N 138.7430167°E
Octagonal Three-storied Pagoda (八角三重塔 hakkaku sanjūnotō)[nb 10][55]	Anraku-ji	three-storied octagonal pagoda, first roof is a pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] covered with hinoki cypress shingles, only extant octagonal pagoda in Japan	late Kamakura period	Ueda, Nagano36°21′8.62″N 138°9′8.2″E / 36.3523944°N 138.152278°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[nb 11][56]	Zenkō-ji	14×5, single-storied with a pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] shumoku-zukuri (撞木造), entrance in the gable ends, front step canopy is 3 ken, nokikarahafu gable;[ex 6] step canopies on either side are 1 ken, everything is covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles	middle Edo period, 1707	Nagano, Nagano36°39′41.76″N 138°11′15.68″E / 36.6616000°N 138.1876889°E
Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)	Daihō-ji (大法寺)	3×3, three-storied pagoda, covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Muromachi period, 1333	Aoki, Nagano36°22′56.54″N 138°8′54.55″E / 36.3823722°N 138.1484861°E
Scripture House (経蔵 kyōzō)	Ankoku-ji (安国寺)	Buddhist sutra storehouse, 1×1, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] with a pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] covered with hinoki cypress shingles, includes an octagonal rotating sutra shelf (輪蔵 rinzō)	middle Muromachi period, 1408	Takayama, Gifu
Kannon Hall (観音堂 kannondō)[57]	Eihō-ji	3×3, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] with a pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Muromachi period	Tajimi, Gifu35°20′47.08″N 137°7′48.57″E / 35.3464111°N 137.1301583°E
Founder's Hall (開山堂 kaisandō)[nb 12][58]	Eihō-ji	worship hall (外陣 gejin) 3×3 and inner sanctum (内陣 naijin) 1×1 connected via an intermediate passage (相の間 ai no ma); All structures are single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] and have hinoki cypress bark roofing. The naijin has a pent roof enclosure.[ex 7]	early Muromachi period	Tajimi, Gifu35°20′46.12″N 137°7′45.08″E / 35.3461444°N 137.1291889°E
Amida Hall (弥陀堂 amidadō)[59]	Konren-ji (金蓮寺)	3×3, single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] hinoki cypress bark roofing	late Kamakura period	Kira, Aichi
Golden Hall (金堂 kon-dō)[nb 13][60]	Mii-dera	7×7, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 3 ken step canopy, hinoki cypress bark roofing	Momoyama period, 1599	Ōtsu, Shiga 35°0′48.25″N 135°51′10.3″E / 35.0134028°N 135.852861°E
Konpon-chūdō (根本中堂)[nb 14][61][62]	Enryaku-ji	11×6, 37.6 m × 23.9 m (123 ft × 78 ft), single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] copper sheeting over wooden plannks with semi-circular battens covering the seams; main hall originally founded in 788 by Dengyō Daishi with an "Inextinguishable Dharma Light" burining inside in front of the Yakushi Nyorai (Medicine Buddha). part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	early Edo period, 1640	Ōtsu, Shiga35°4′13.64″N 135°50′27.39″E / 35.0704556°N 135.8409417°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[nb 15][63]	Kongōrin-ji (金剛輪寺)	7×7, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Muromachi period	Aishō, Shiga 35°9′40.57″N 136°16′58.95″E / 35.1612694°N 136.2830417°E
Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)[nb 16][64]	Jōraku-ji (常楽寺)	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	middle Muromachi period, 1400	Konan, Shiga 34°59′25.09″N 136°2′57.22″E / 34.9903028°N 136.0492278°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[nb 17][64]	Jōraku-ji (常楽寺)	7×6, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 3 ken step canopy and hinoki cypress bark roofing	early Muromachi period, 1360	Konan, Shiga 34°59′24.48″N 136°2′54.7″E / 34.9901333°N 136.048528°E
Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)[65][66]	Saimyō-ji (西明寺)	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hinoki cypress bark shingles	late Kamakura period	Kōra, Shiga 35°10′58.83″N 136°17′6.82″E / 35.1830083°N 136.2852278°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[65][67]	Saimyō-ji (西明寺)	7×7, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 3 ken step canopy, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period	Kōra, Shiga 35°10′59.63″N 136°17′7.63″E / 35.1832306°N 136.2854528°E
Tahōtō (多宝塔)[nb 18][68]	Ishiyama-dera	3×3, two-storied Buddhist tower with a pent roof, square base and round top, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period, 1194	Ōtsu, Shiga34°57′39.48″N 135°54′21.43″E / 34.9609667°N 135.9059528°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[68]	Ishiyama-dera	Hon-dō: 7×4, Ai-no-ma: 1×7, Worship hall (礼堂 rai-dō): 9×4, overhang style (懸造 kake-zukuri), rai-dō and hon-dō are in yosemune style[ex 9] and connected via the roof of the ai-no-ma, each of the three structures is covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles	late Heian period, 1096	Ōtsu, Shiga34°57′37.66″N 135°54′20.26″E / 34.9604611°N 135.9056278°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[nb 9][69]	Zensui-ji (善水寺)	7×5, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Muromachi period, 1366	Konan, Shiga35°0′23.2″N 136°6′45.2″E / 35.006444°N 136.112556°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[nb 9][70]	Chōju-ji (長寿寺)	5×5, single-storied, yosemune style[ex 9] with a 3 ken step canopy, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period	Konan, Shiga34°59′7.17″N 136°3′35.62″E / 34.9853250°N 136.0598944°E
Karamon (唐門)[nb 6][29][71]	Hōgon-ji (宝厳寺)	four-legged gate[ex 10] with karahafu gables[ex 8] over the front and back entrance, 3.3 m × 6.1 m (11 ft × 20 ft), hinoki cypress bark shingles; entrance to the Kannon hall	Momoyama period, 1603	Nagahama, Shiga 35°25′14.04″N 136°8′37.63″E / 35.4205667°N 136.1437861°E
Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)[73]	Kaijūsen-ji (海住山寺)	3×3, five-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] first roof is a pent roof enclosure[ex 7] of copper-tile roofing	early Kamakura period, 1214	Kizugawa, Kyoto 34°46′36.33″N 135°51′43.33″E / 34.7767583°N 135.8620361°E
Golden Hall (金堂 kon-dō)[nb 6][74]	Tō-ji	5×3, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	Momoyama period, 1603	Kyoto34°58′49.32″N 135°44′51.67″E / 34.9803667°N 135.7476861°E
Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)[75]	Tō-ji	3×3, five-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] at 54.8 m (180 ft) highest wooden pagoda in Japan, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	early Edo period, 1643	Kyoto34°58′47.59″N 135°44′55.34″E / 34.9798861°N 135.7487056°E
Daishi Hall (大師堂 daishidō) or Miei Hall (御影堂 mieidō) (west section): ushiro-dō (後堂), mae-dō (前堂) and chūmon (中門)[nb 19][76]	Tō-ji	ushiro-dō: 7×4, irimoya style,[ex 4] 2 ken hisashi on the north-western end, 1 ken step canopy on the east side mae-dō: 4×5, north side irimoya style,[ex 4] connected to the ushiro-dō in the south chūmon: 2×1, west side kirizuma style,[ex 3] connected to the mae-dō in the east All three structures are single-storied. part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	early Muromachi period, 1380	Kyoto34°58′53.91″N 135°44′48.45″E / 34.9816417°N 135.7467917°E
Lotus Flower Gate (蓮花門 rengemon)	Tō-ji	eight-legged gate,[ex 11] kirizuma style,[ex 3] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	early Kamakura period	Kyoto34°58′50.44″N 135°44′46.73″E / 34.9806778°N 135.7463139°E
Niōmon (二王門 niōmon)[78]	Kōmyō-ji (光明寺)	two-storied sangen-ikko (三間一戸) gate, irimoya style,[ex 4] tochibuki board roofing[ex 5]	early Kamakura period, 1248	Ayabe, Kyoto
Keigū-in Main Hall (桂宮院本堂 keigu-in hondō)[nb 9][79]	Kōryū-ji	octagonal hall, single-storied, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period, before 1251	Kyoto, Kyoto 35°0′54.1″N 135°42′19.53″E / 35.015028°N 135.7054250°E	—
Sekisui-in (石水院)[nb 5]	Kōzan-ji	(3 (front) or 4 (back))x3, with a 1 ken hisashi on the front side, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] entrance on gable ends, hinoki cypress shingles	early Kamakura period	Kyoto, Kyoto35°3′36.48″N 135°40′42.72″E / 35.0601333°N 135.6785333°E
Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)[80]	Jōruri-ji	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hinoki cypress bark shingles	late Heian period, before 1178	Kizugawa, Kyoto34°42′56.34″N 135°52′24.94″E / 34.7156500°N 135.8735944°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[16][80]	Jōruri-ji	11×4, 33.8 m × 16.5 m (111 ft × 54 ft), yosemune style[ex 9] with a 1 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	late Heian period, 1157	Kizugawa, Kyoto34°42′56.81″N 135°52′21.49″E / 34.7157806°N 135.8726361°E
Golden Hall (金堂 kon-dō)[81]	Ninna-ji	7×5, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 1 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	Momoyama period, 1613	Kyoto35°1′51.88″N 135°42′49.72″E / 35.0310778°N 135.7138111°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[nb 20][29][82]	Kiyomizu-dera	9×7, 33.5 m × 33.2 m (110 ft × 109 ft), single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] pent roof enclosure[ex 7] on east, north and west side, hinoki cypress bark shingles, includes a stage, temple is part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	early Edo period, 1633	Kyoto34°59′41.4″N 135°47′5.83″E / 34.994833°N 135.7849528°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[nb 21][83]	Daisen-in (Daitoku-ji)	14.8 m × 10.8 m (49 ft × 35 ft), single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] copper-tile roofing	late Muromachi period, 1513	Kyoto 35°2′40.37″N 135°44′44.72″E / 35.0445472°N 135.7457556°E
Hōjō (方丈) with Entrance (玄関 genkan)[nb 5][84]	Ryōgen-in (Daitoku-ji)	Hōjō: 29.8 m × 17.0 m (97.8 ft × 55.8 ft), single-storied, 'irimoya style,[ex 4] sangawarabuki tile roof,[ex 12] connected to the (雲門庵) at the back; Entrance: 6×1, single-storied, karahafu gable,[ex 8] sangawarabuki tile roof;[ex 12] residence of the head priest. Hōjō meditation hall was built in 1502.	early Edo period, 1635, (entrance from 1636)	Kyoto 35°2′31.58″N 135°44′45.7″E / 35.0421056°N 135.746028°E
Karamon (唐門)	Daitoku-ji	four-legged gate,[ex 10] kirizuma style,[ex 3] nokikarahafu gable[ex 6] on front and back, hinoki cypress bark shingles	Momoyama period	Kyoto 35°2′37.51″N 135°44′47.14″E / 35.0437528°N 135.7464278°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō) or Senbon Shakadō (千本釈迦堂)[nb 22][86]	Daihōon-ji (大報恩寺)	5×6, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 1 ken step canopy, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period, 1227	Kyoto 35°1′54.68″N 135°44′23.44″E / 35.0318556°N 135.7398444°E
Golden Hall (金堂 kondō)[nb 6][87][88]	Daigo-ji	7×5, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] principal hall relocated from Yuasa, Wakayama which was completed in 1600. part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	late Heian period	Kyoto34°57′5.33″N 135°49′18.29″E / 34.9514806°N 135.8217472°E
Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)[87][88]	Daigo-ji	3×3, five-storied pagoda, height: 38 m (125 ft) including the 13 m (43 ft) finial, hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	middle Heian period, 952	Kyoto34°57′2.1″N 135°49′19.67″E / 34.950583°N 135.8221306°E
Yakushi Hall (薬師堂 yakushidō)[89]	Daigo-ji (Upper Daigo (上醍醐 kamidaigo))	5×4, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hinoki cypress bark shingles, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	late Heian period, 1121	Kyoto 34°56′44.25″N 135°50′19.46″E / 34.9456250°N 135.8387389°E
Sanmon (三門)[4][90]	Chion-in	large 5 ken or 50 m (160 ft) wide, 24 m (79 ft) high two-storied gate with entrances in the three central bays, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2] includes two 3×2 stairway buildings (山廊 sanrō) to either side of the gate: single-storied, kirizuma style[ex 3] with hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] largest extant two-storied, double-roofed gate	early Edo period, 1621	Kyoto35°0′17.28″N 135°46′54.5″E / 35.0048000°N 135.781806°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō) or Miei Hall (御影堂 mieidō)[nb 23][90]	Chion-in	11×9, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 5 ken step canopy at the front and a 3 ken step canopy at the back	early Edo period, 1639	Kyoto 35°0′18.86″N 135°47′0.19″E / 35.0052389°N 135.7833861°E
Sanmon (三門)[91]	Tōfuku-ji	large 5 ken, 22 m (72 ft) high two-storied gate with entrances in the three central bays, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2] includes two stairway buildings (山廊 sanrō) to either side of the gate: single-storied, kirizuma style[ex 3] with hongawarabuki roof[ex 2] , oldest Zen main gate in Japan	middle Muromachi period, 1405	Kyoto 34°58′32.53″N 135°46′25.47″E / 34.9757028°N 135.7737417°E
Hōjō (方丈)[92]	Nanzen-ji	ōhōjō (大方丈): irimoya style[ex 4] ōhōjō (小方 丈): back side with a kirizuma style[ex 3] gable, front connected to the ōhōjō both structures are single-storied and covered with hinoki cypress shingles; residence of the head priest	middle Momoyama period, 1573–1591	Kyoto 35°0′41.09″N 135°47′40.06″E / 35.0114139°N 135.7944611°E
Phoenix Hall (鳳凰堂 hōōdō): central hall (中堂 chū-dō), wing corridors (両翼廊 ryōyokurō), (尾廊)[nb 24][93]	Byōdō-in	central hall: 3×2, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2] wing corridors: 8×1 (with bends), single storied with an upper floor, kirizuma style;[ex 3] corner towers are two-storied with three floors, hōgyō style,[ex 1] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2] 尾 廊: 7×1, single-storied, kirizuma style,[ex 3] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2] main temple building, depicted on the 10 yen coin, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	middle Heian period, 1053	Uji, Kyoto34°53′21.49″N 135°48′27.6″E / 34.8893028°N 135.807667°E
Amida Hall (阿弥陀堂 amidadō)	Hōkai-ji (法界寺)	5×5, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] hōgyō style,[ex 1] hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period	Kyoto 34°56′2.91″N 135°48′53.61″E / 34.9341417°N 135.8148917°E
Amida Hall (御影堂 amidadō)[94]	Nishi Honganji	45.2 m × 42.1 m (148 ft × 138 ft), single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] 3 ken lean-to eaves (向拝 kohai),hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	late Edo period, 1760	Kyoto 34°59′31.74″N 135°45′6.04″E / 34.9921500°N 135.7516778°E
Goeidō (御影堂)[94]	Nishi Honganji	62.1 m × 53.8 m (204 ft × 177 ft), single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] 3 ken lean-to eaves (向拝 kohai),hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	Edo period, 1636	Kyoto 34°59′29.02″N 135°45′6.08″E / 34.9913944°N 135.7516889°E
Karamon (唐門)[95]	Nishi Honganji	four-legged gate[ex 10] with karahafu gables[ex 8] on the front and back, sides are irimoya style,[ex 4] hinoki cypress bark shingles, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	Momoyama period, 1573–1614	Kyoto 34°59′25.31″N 135°45′3.93″E / 34.9903639°N 135.7510917°E
Priest's Quarters (庫裏 kuri)	Myōhō-in (妙法院)	21.8 m × 23.7 m (72 ft × 78 ft), single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] entrance in gable ends, 1 ken entrance hall with karahafu gable,[ex 8] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] hisashi in the north	Momoyama period, 1573–1614	Kyoto 34°59′25.41″N 135°46′30.71″E / 34.9903917°N 135.7751972°E
Hōjō (方丈)[nb 25][91]	Ryōginan (竜吟庵) (Tōfuku-ji)	16.5 m × 12.9 m (54 ft × 42 ft), single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hinoki cypress shingles, residence of the head priest	early Muromachi period, 1387	Kyoto 34°58′38.79″N 135°46′29.44″E / 34.9774417°N 135.7748444°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[nb 6][96]	Sanjūsangen-dō	35×5, single-storied, kirizuma style[ex 3] with a 7 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	Kamakura period, 1266	Kyoto34°59′16.12″N 135°46′18.15″E / 34.9878111°N 135.7717083°E
Golden Hall (金堂 kondō)[nb 6][97]	Kanshin-ji (観心寺)	7×7, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 3 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] principal hall	early Muromachi period, Shōhei era	Kawachinagano, Osaka 34°26′14.48″N 135°35′54.8″E / 34.4373556°N 135.598556°E
Kannon Hall (観音堂 kannondō)	Kōon-ji (孝恩寺)	5×5, single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	late Kamakura period, 1300	Kaizuka, Osaka 34°23′49.85″N 135°23′40.21″E / 34.3971806°N 135.3945028°E
Tahōtō (多宝塔)[nb 26][98]	Jigen-in (慈眼院)	3×3, two-storied Buddhist tower (tahōtō), hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period, 1271	Izumisano, Osaka
Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)[99]	Ichijō-ji	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	late Heian period, 1171	Kasai, Hyōgo34°51′32.28″N 134°49′8.46″E / 34.8589667°N 134.8190167°E
Jōdo Hall (浄土堂 jōdodō) or Amida Hall (阿弥陀堂 amidadō)[27][100]	Jōdo-ji	3×3, 18 m (59 ft) squared, single-storied, hōgyō style,[ex 1] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	early Kamakura period, 1192	Ono, Hyōgo34°51′51.27″N 134°57′39.89″E / 34.8642417°N 134.9610806°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[101]	Taisan-ji	7×6, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] gable roof covered with copper	late Kamakura period, 1285	Kobe, Hyōgo 34°41′47.73″N 135°4′2.81″E / 34.6965917°N 135.0674472°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[nb 27]	Chōkō-ji	7×7, single-storied, yosemune style[ex 9] with a 3 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	middle Muromachi period, 1413–1428	Katō, Hyōgo34°55′56.86″N 135°2′37.86″E / 34.9324611°N 135.0438500°E
Taishidō (太子堂)[102]	Kakurin-ji	3×3, single-storied, hōgyō style,[ex 1] hinoki cypress bark shingles	late Heian period, 1112	Kakogawa, Hyōgo 34°45′7.66″N 134°49′58.14″E / 34.7521278°N 134.8328167°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[nb 5][29][102]	Kakurin-ji	7×6, 17 m × 15.2 m (56 ft × 50 ft), single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	middle Muromachi period, 1397	Kakogawa, Hyōgo 34°45′8.18″N 134°49′57.29″E / 34.7522722°N 134.8325806°E
Small Five-storied Pagoda (五重小塔 gojū-no-shōtō)[nb 28][103]	Kairyūō-ji (海龍王寺)	3×3, 4.0 m (13.1 ft) high miniature pagoda, wooden hongawarabuki shaped roof[ex 2]	Nara period, Tenpyō era	Nara, Nara
Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)[104][105]	Kōfuku-ji	3×3, five-storied pagoda, second highest pagoda in Japan at 50.1 m (164 ft), hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] restoration from 1426 of an original pagoda from 730, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	middle Muromachi period, 1426	Nara, Nara34°40′56.92″N 135°49′56.03″E / 34.6824778°N 135.8322306°E
Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)[104][106]	Kōfuku-ji	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] reconstruction from the beginning of the Kamakura period of an original pagoda from 1143, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	early Kamakura period	Nara, Nara34°40′56.11″N 135°49′46.89″E / 34.6822528°N 135.8296917°E
Eastern Golden Hall (東金堂 tōkondō)[104][107]	Kōfuku-ji	7×4, single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] the remaining of the three golden halls, reconstruction from 1415 of an original structure from 726, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	middle Muromachi period, 1425	Nara, Nara34°40′58.42″N 135°49′56.01″E / 34.6828944°N 135.8322250°E
North Octagonal Hall (北円堂 hokuendō)[nb 29][104][108]	Kōfuku-ji	octagonal hall, single-storied, hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] reconstruction from 1426 of an original hall built in 721 to honor the first anniversary of the death of Fujiwara no Fuhito, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	early Kamakura period, 1210	Nara, Nara34°41′0.42″N 135°49′47.76″E / 34.6834500°N 135.8299333°E
Niō Gate (二王門 niōmon)[nb 30]	Kinpusen-ji	two-storied sangen-ikko (三間一戸) gate, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	middle Muromachi period, 1456	Yoshino, Nara
Main Hall (本堂 hondō) or Zaō Hall (蔵王堂 zaōdō)	Kinpusen-ji	5×6, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] hinoki cypress bark shingles	Momoyama period, 1591	Yoshino, Nara
Small Five-storied Pagoda (五重小塔 gojū-no-shōtō)[14][109]	Gangō-ji Gokurakubō (元興寺極楽坊)	3×3, 5.5 m (18 ft) tall miniature pagoda, wooden hongawarabuki shaped roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, late 8th century	Nara, Nara34°40′39.07″N 135°49′52.84″E / 34.6775194°N 135.8313444°E
Zen Room (禅室 zenshitsu)[14][110]	Gangō-ji Gokurakubō (元興寺極楽坊)	4×4, single-storied, kirizuma style,[ex 3] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2] with smooth, lipless, semi-cylindrical cover tiles (行基葺, gyōgibuki);[111] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara, contains lumber used in the construction of Asuka-dera, one of the first Buddhist temples in Japan	early Kamakura period	Nara, Nara34°40′40.65″N 135°49′51.59″E / 34.6779583°N 135.8309972°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō),[nb 31][110] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Gangō-ji Gokurakubō (元興寺極楽坊)	6×6, single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] entrance in gable ends, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2] with smooth, lipless, semi-cylindrical cover tiles (行基葺, gyōgibuki),[111] 1 ken wide open veranda on the front side, contains an akadana (閼伽棚)	early Kamakura period, 1244	Nara, Nara34°40′40.57″N 135°49′52.7″E / 34.6779361°N 135.831306°E
Golden Hall (金堂 kon-dō)[112]	Murō-ji	5×5, single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] hinoki cypress shingles; principal hall	early Heian period	Uda, Nara
Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)[113]	Murō-ji	3×3, five-storied pagoda, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Heian period	Uda, Nara
Main Hall (本堂 hondō) or Kanjō Hall (灌頂堂 kanjōdō)[nb 32][114]	Murō-ji	5×5, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hinoki cypress bark shingles	late Kamakura period, 1308	Uda, Nara
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Akishinodera	5×4, single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	early Kamakura period	Nara, Nara 34°42′13.57″N 135°46′34.28″E / 34.7037694°N 135.7761889°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[115]	Jūrin-in (十輪院)	5×4, single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	early Kamakura period	Nara, Nara 34°40′35.08″N 135°49′59.48″E / 34.6764111°N 135.8331889°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[14][116]	Shin-Yakushi-ji	7×5, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	Nara period, 747	Nara, Nara34°40′33.35″N 135°50′46.19″E / 34.6759306°N 135.8461639°E
Shōsōin[16][117]	Tōdai-ji	treasure house, oldest surviving example of the azekura log-cabin style with a raised floor, 9×3, 108.4 m × 30.5 m (356 ft × 100 ft), single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	Nara period, ca. 756	Nara, Nara34°41′31.11″N 135°50′18.84″E / 34.6919750°N 135.8385667°E
Oratory (拝殿 haiden)[nb 33][118]	Isonokami Shrine	7×4, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 1 ken step canopy, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period	Tenri, Nara34°35′52.13″N 135°51′7.17″E / 34.5978139°N 135.8519917°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[nb 34][119]	Chōkyū-ji (長弓寺)	5×6, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 1 ken step canopy, hinoki cypress bark shingles	late Kamakura period, 1279	Ikoma, Nara 34°43′6.92″N 135°43′38.28″E / 34.7185889°N 135.7273000°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[nb 35][120]	Hase-dera	Worship Hall (正堂 shōdō): 7×4, with a pent roof [ex 7] on the front and either side Ai-no-ma and Worship Hall (礼堂 raidō): 4×9, overhang style, entrance in gable ends, connected to the shōdō in the back side, chidori hafu bargeboards[ex 13] on either side, attached to a stage on the front side, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2] each structure is single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4]	early Edo period, 1650	Sakurai, Nara34°32′9.27″N 135°54′24.51″E / 34.5359083°N 135.9068083°E
Golden Hall (金堂 kon-dō)[nb 36][16][122]	Tōshōdai-ji	7×4, 27.9 m × 14.6 m (92 ft × 48 ft), single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] principal hall, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, 8th century	Nara, Nara34°40′32.23″N 135°47′5.43″E / 34.6756194°N 135.7848417°E
Scripture House (経蔵 kyōzō)[123]	Tōshōdai-ji	Buddhist sutra storehouse, 3×3, storehouse style (校倉 azekura), yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, 8th century	Nara, Nara34°40′32.22″N 135°47′7.9″E / 34.6756167°N 135.785528°E
Koｒō (鼓楼)[nb 9][124]	Tōshōdai-ji	3×2, rō style,[ex 14] irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] with a drum for indicating the time, also served as a sutra repository, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	early Kamakura period, 1240	Nara, Nara34°40′33.05″N 135°47′6.25″E / 34.6758472°N 135.7850694°E
Lecture Hall (講堂 kōdō)[nb 37][14][126]	Tōshōdai-ji	9×4, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] originally part of the Heijō Palace; now part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, 763	Nara, Nara34°40′33.36″N 135°47′5.43″E / 34.6759333°N 135.7848417°E
Treasure House (宝蔵 hōzō)[127]	Tōshōdai-ji	3×3, storehouse style (校倉 azekura), yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period	Nara, Nara34°40′32.91″N 135°47′7.91″E / 34.6758083°N 135.7855306°E
Founder's Hall (開山堂 kaizandō)[nb 38][128]	Tōdai-ji	3×3, single-storied, hōgyō style,[ex 1] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	early Kamakura period, 1200 (inner temple), 1250	Nara, Nara34°41′20.65″N 135°50′36.56″E / 34.6890694°N 135.8434889°E
Golden Hall (金堂 kondō) or Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿 daibutsuden)[nb 6][29][129]	Tōdai-ji	5×5, 57 m × 50 m (187 ft × 164 ft), single-storied, yosemune style[ex 9] with a pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] karahafu gable[ex 8] on front side, copper-tile roofing; largest wooden building in the world, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	middle Edo period, 1705	Nara, Nara34°41′20.37″N 135°50′23.36″E / 34.6889917°N 135.8398222°E
Belfry (鐘楼 shōrō)[nb 6][27]	Tōdai-ji	1×1, 7.6 m (25 ft) square, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	early Kamakura period, Jōgen era	Nara, Nara34°41′19.81″N 135°50′31.33″E / 34.6888361°N 135.8420361°E
Tegaimon (転害門)[130]	Tōdai-ji	3 ken wide eight-legged gate[ex 11] with a 1 ken passage, kirizuma style,[ex 3] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, around Tenpyō-hōji era	Nara, Nara34°41′29.84″N 135°50′6.29″E / 34.6916222°N 135.8350806°E
Nandaimon (南大門)[27][131]	Tōdai-ji	large 5×2, 29 m × 11 m (95 ft × 36 ft), two-storied gate with entrances in the three central baysgate, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	early Kamakura period, 1199	Nara, Nara34°41′8.83″N 135°50′23.51″E / 34.6857861°N 135.8398639°E
Nigatsu-dō (二月堂)[132]	Tōdai-ji	overhang style, 10×7, single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	middle Edo period, 1669	Nara, Nara34°41′21.39″N 135°50′39.33″E / 34.6892750°N 135.8442583°E
Hokke-dō (法華堂) or Sangatsu-dō (三月堂)[nb 6][133]	Tōdai-ji	front 5 ken, side 8 ken, front irimoya style,[ex 4] back yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] contains akadana (閼伽棚); part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, 747 (image hall (正堂 shōdō)) and 1199 (worship hall (礼堂 raidō))	Nara, Nara34°41′19.43″N 135°50′38.54″E / 34.6887306°N 135.8440389°E
Scripture House (本坊経庫 honbōkyōko)	Tōdai-ji	Buddhist sutra storehouse, 3×2, storehouse style (校倉 azekura), yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period	Nara, Nara 34°41′9.33″N 135°50′26.04″E / 34.6859250°N 135.8405667°E
Rōmon (楼門)	Hannya-ji (般若寺)	1×1, two-storied gate, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	early Kamakura period, around Bun'ei era	Nara, Nara34°41′59.5″N 135°50′8″E / 34.699861°N 135.83556°E
Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)[134]	Hokki-ji	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Asuka period, 706	Ikaruga, Nara34°37′22.41″N 135°44′46.71″E / 34.6228917°N 135.7463083°E
East Corridor (東廻廊 higashi kairō) and West Corridor (西廻廊 nishi kairō)[135]	Hōryū-ji	42 ken (east corridor) and 40 ken (west corridor) long (with bends), single-storied, hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Asuka period, ca. 700	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′51.71″N 135°44′5.1″E / 34.6143639°N 135.734750°E 34°36′51.2″N 135°44′1.71″E / 34.614222°N 135.7338083°E
Golden Hall (金堂 kondō)[nb 39][1][8][14]	Hōryū-ji	5×4, double-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with pent roof enclosure[ex 7] on first floor, hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] wood shingles (pent roof); together with Hōryū-ji's five-storied pagoda one of the oldest wooden buildings in the world, principal hall, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Asuka period, by 693	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′51.54″N 135°44′4.05″E / 34.6143167°N 135.7344583°E
Scripture House (経蔵 kyōzō)[136]	Hōryū-ji	Buddhist sutra storehouse, 3×2, rō style,[ex 14] kirizuma style,[ex 3] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Nara period	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′52.52″N 135°44′1.82″E / 34.6145889°N 135.7338389°E
Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)[2][14][137]	Hōryū-ji	3×3, five-storied pagoda with a pent roof enclosure[ex 7] on the first level, hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] wood shingles (pent roof); together with Hōryū-ji's kon-dō one of the oldest wooden buildings in the world, at 50 m (160 ft) second tallest pagoda in Japan, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Asuka period, ca. 703	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′51.38″N 135°44′2.81″E / 34.6142722°N 135.7341139°E
Kōfūzō (綱封蔵)[138]	Hōryū-ji	large storehouse, 9×3, single-storied, raised floor, yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	early Heian period	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′51.98″N 135°44′7.54″E / 34.6144389°N 135.7354278°E
Three Sutra Hall (三経院 sankyōin) and West Dormitory (西室 nishimuro)[nb 6][139]	Hōryū-ji	19×(5 (front) or 4 (back)), single-storied, kirizuma style,[ex 3] entrance in gable ends, hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] attached hisashi in front, with a 1 ken step canopy covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles; part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	early Kamakura period, 1231	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′51.17″N 135°44′0.33″E / 34.6142139°N 135.7334250°E
Belfry (鐘楼 shōrō)[140]	Hōryū-ji	3×2, rō style,[ex 14] kirizuma style,[ex 3] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	middle Heian period, 1005–1020	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′52.87″N 135°44′4.52″E / 34.6146861°N 135.7345889°E
Refectory (食堂 jikidō)[141]	Hōryū-ji	7×4, single-storied, kirizuma style,[ex 3] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Nara period	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′53.02″N 135°44′7.91″E / 34.6147278°N 135.7355306°E
Shōryō-in (聖霊院)[nb 6][142]	Hōryū-ji	6×5, single-storied, kirizuma style,[ex 3] entrance in gable ends, hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] attached hisashi in front, with a 1 ken step canopy covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles; hall dedicated to the soul of Prince Shōtoku, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Kamakura period, 1284	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′51.39″N 135°44′5.96″E / 34.6142750°N 135.7349889°E
West Octagonal Hall (西円堂 saiendō)[nb 40][143]	Hōryū-ji	octagonal hall, single-storied, hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	early Kamakura period, 1250	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′52.78″N 135°43′58.93″E / 34.6146611°N 135.7330361°E
Large Lecture Hall (大講堂 daikōdō)[16][144]	Hōryū-ji	9×4, 33.8 m × 16.5 m (111 ft × 54 ft), single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] oldest extant building with a hidden roof; part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	middle Heian period, 990	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′53.22″N 135°44′3.03″E / 34.6147833°N 135.7341750°E
Inner Gate (中門 chūmon)[145]	Hōryū-ji	4×3 two-storied gate with entrance through the two central bays, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Asuka period, ca. 700	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′50.41″N 135°44′3.51″E / 34.6140028°N 135.7343083°E
Belfry (鐘楼 shōrō)[140]	Hōryū-ji (East Precinct (東院 tōin))	3×2, flared skirt like lower part (袴腰, hakamagoshi), irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	early Kamakura period	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′52.75″N 135°44′19.18″E / 34.6146528°N 135.7386611°E
Denpōdō (伝法堂)[nb 6][146]	Hōryū-ji (East Precinct (東院 tōin))	7×4, single-storied, kirizuma style,[ex 3] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] lecture hall, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Nara period	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′53.1″N 135°44′19.93″E / 34.614750°N 135.7388694°E
Hall of Dreams (夢殿 yumedono)[nb 5][16][147]	Hōryū-ji (East Precinct (東院 tōin))	Large octagonal hall housing the famous Guze Kannon, single-storied, each side 4.2 m (14 ft) long, hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Nara period, 739	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′51.91″N 135°44′20.19″E / 34.6144194°N 135.7389417°E
East Dormitory (東室 higashimuro)[148]	Hōryū-ji	12×4, single-storied, kirizuma style,[ex 3] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] living quarters for high-ranking priests, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Nara period	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′52.2″N 135°44′5.89″E / 34.614500°N 135.7349694°E
Tōdaimon (東大門)[149]	Hōryū-ji	3 ken wide eight-legged gate,[ex 11] kirizuma style,[ex 3] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] main east gate, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Nara period	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′49.89″N 135°44′12.08″E / 34.6138583°N 135.7366889°E
Nandaimon (南大門)[nb 41][150]	Hōryū-ji	3 ken wide eight-legged gate,[ex 11] irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] main south gate, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	middle Muromachi period, 1438	Ikaruga, Nara34°36′45.89″N 135°44′4.26″E / 34.6127472°N 135.7345167°E
Tōindō (東院堂)[nb 42][151]	Yakushi-ji	7×4, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] meditation hall, rebuilt in 1285, oldest of its kind in Japan, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	late Kamakura period, 1285	Nara, Nara34°40′4.64″N 135°47′6.66″E / 34.6679556°N 135.7851833°E
East Pagoda (東塔 tōtō)[14][152]	Yakushi-ji	3×3 three-storied pagoda, each level with a pent roof enclosure;[ex 7] part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, 730	Nara, Nara34°40′5.18″N 135°47′4.88″E / 34.6681056°N 135.7846889°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[nb 6][153]	Ryōsen-ji	5×6, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] with a 1 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	late Kamakura period, 1283	Nara, Nara 34°40′25.01″N 135°44′32.46″E / 34.6736139°N 135.7423500°E
Octagonal Hall (八角堂 hakkakudō)[nb 43][154]	Eisan-ji (榮山寺)	octagonal hall, single-storied, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	Nara period, Tenpyō-hōji era, 8th century	Gojō, Nara 34°21′21.25″N 135°43′16.22″E / 34.3559028°N 135.7211722°E
West Pagoda (西塔 saitō)[155]	Taima-dera	3×3 three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	early Heian period, 9th century	Katsuragi, Nara34°30′55.49″N 135°41′40.24″E / 34.5154139°N 135.6945111°E
East Pagoda (東塔 tōtō)[155]	Taima-dera	3×3 three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	early Nara period, 8th century	Katsuragi, Nara34°30′55.13″N 135°41′44.58″E / 34.5153139°N 135.6957167°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō) or Mandaradō (曼荼羅堂)[155]	Taima-dera	7×6, single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof,[ex 2] houses a large (39.7 cm x 39.1 cm) Mandala, contains an akadana (閼伽棚)	late Heian period, 1161	Katsuragi, Nara34°30′57.83″N 135°41′40.91″E / 34.5160639°N 135.6946972°E
Tahōtō (多宝塔)[156]	Kongōsanmai-in (金剛三昧院)	3×3, two-storied Buddhist tower, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period, 1223	Kōya, Wakayama 34°12′34.95″N 135°35′13.9″E / 34.2097083°N 135.587194°E
Fudōdō (不動堂)[157]	Kongōbu-ji	3×4, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] with 1 (3) ken hisashi attached to the right (left) side, with a 1 ken step canopy, hinoki cypress bark shingles; hall dedicated to the deity Fudō Myōō	early Kamakura period	Kōya, Wakayama 34°12′47.17″N 135°34′49.43″E / 34.2131028°N 135.5803972°E
Tahōtō (多宝塔) or Daitō (大塔)[158]	Negoro-ji	5×5, large two-storied Buddhist tower, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	late Muromachi period, Meiō era–Tenbun era	Iwade, Wakayama34°17′16.36″N 135°19′2.76″E / 34.2878778°N 135.3174333°E
Shakadō (釈迦堂)[159]	Zenpuku-in (善福院)	3×3, pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] hall in which a statue of the historical Buddha is enshrined	late Kamakura period, 1327	Kainan, Wakayama 34°7′50.12″N 135°10′38″E / 34.1305889°N 135.17722°E
Tahōtō (多宝塔)[160]	Chōhō-ji	3×3, two-storied Buddhist tower	early Muromachi period, 1357	Kainan, Wakayama34°6′32.21″N 135°9′56.85″E / 34.1089472°N 135.1657917°E
Daimon (大門)[nb 44][161]	Chōhō-ji	rōmon, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	early Muromachi period, 1388	Kainan, Wakayama 34°6′28.12″N 135°9′55.87″E / 34.1078111°N 135.1655194°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[nb 9][162]	Chōhō-ji	5×5, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 1 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	late Kamakura period, 1311	Kainan, Wakayama34°6′32.77″N 135°9′56.34″E / 34.1091028°N 135.1656500°E
Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)[163]	Kōjō-ji (向上寺)	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	middle Muromachi period, 1432	Onomichi, Hiroshima34°18′24.81″N 133°5′12.04″E / 34.3068917°N 133.0866778°E
Tahōtō (多宝塔)[nb 45][164]	Jōdo-ji (浄土寺)	3×3, two-storied Buddhist tower, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	late Kamakura period, 1319	Onomichi, Hiroshima34°24′42.54″N 133°12′39.53″E / 34.4118167°N 133.2109806°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[nb 46][165]	Jōdo-ji (浄土寺)	5×5, single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 1 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	late Kamakura period, 1327	Onomichi, Hiroshima34°24′43.39″N 133°12′39.05″E / 34.4120528°N 133.2108472°E
Golden Hall (金堂 kon-dō)[166]	Fudō-in (不動院)	3×4, pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] irimoya style,[ex 4] hinoki cypress bark shingles; principal hall	late Muromachi period, 1540	Hiroshima34°25′37.25″N 132°28′16.02″E / 34.4270139°N 132.4711167°E
Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)[167]	Myōō-in	3×3, 4.4 m (14 ft), 29.1 m (95 ft) tall, five-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	early Muromachi period, 1348	Fukuyama, Hiroshima34°28′41.82″N 133°20′45.15″E / 34.4782833°N 133.3458750°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[nb 47][168]	Myōō-in	5×5, 11.8 m × 11.8 m (39 ft × 39 ft) single-storied, irimoya style[ex 4] with a 1 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	late Kamakura period, 1321	Fukuyama, Hiroshima34°28′42.56″N 133°20′45.17″E / 34.4784889°N 133.3458806°E
Buddha Hall (仏殿 butsuden)[169]	Kōzan-ji	3×3, irimoya style,[ex 4] pent roof enclosure,[ex 7] hinoki cypress bark shingles	late Kamakura period, 1320	Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi 33°59′44.16″N 130°58′54.42″E / 33.9956000°N 130.9817833°E
Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)[nb 48][170]	Rurikō-ji (瑠璃光寺)	3×3, five-storied pagoda, hinoki cypress bark shingles	middle Muromachi period, 1442	Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi34°11′24.65″N 131°28′22.5″E / 34.1901806°N 131.472917°E
Main Hall (本堂 hondō)[nb 49][171]	Motoyama-ji	5×5, single-storied, yosemune style[ex 9] with a 3 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	late Kamakura period, 1300	Mitoyo, Kagawa 34°8′22.91″N 133°41′38.74″E / 34.1396972°N 133.6940944°E
Niō Gate (二王門 niōmon)[172]	Ishite-ji	3 ken wide rōmon, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	late Kamakura period, 1318	Matsuyama, Ehime 33°50′51.11″N 132°47′47.58″E / 33.8475306°N 132.7965500°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[27]	Taisan-ji	7×9, 16.4 m × 21 m (54 ft × 69 ft), single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof;[ex 2] largest esoteric Buddhist hall	late Kamakura period, 1305	Matsuyama, Ehime33°53′6.05″N 132°42′53.86″E / 33.8850139°N 132.7149611°E
Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)[nb 50]	Taihō-ji	3×4, single-storied, yosemune style,[ex 9] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	late Kamakura period	Matsuyama, Ehime 33°50′30.37″N 132°44′31.88″E / 33.8417694°N 132.7421889°E
Yakushi Hall (薬師堂 yakushidō)[173]	Buraku-ji (豊楽寺)	5×5, single-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hinoki cypress shingles	late Heian period, 1151	Ōtoyo, Kōchi
Great Leader's Treasure Hall (大雄宝殿 daiyūhōden)[174]	Sōfuku-ji	5×4, two-storied, irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	early Edo period, 1646	Nagasaki
Daiippōmon (第一峰門)[174]	Sōfuku-ji	four-legged Chinese style gate,[ex 10] irimoya style,[ex 4] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2]	early Edo period, 1644	Nagasaki
Ōdō (大堂)[nb 51][175]	Fuki-ji	3×4, single-storied, hōgyō style,[ex 1] hongawarabuki roof[ex 2] with smooth, lipless, semi-cylindrical cover tiles (行基葺, gyōgibuki)[111]	late Heian period	Bungotakada, Ōita33°32′16.45″N 131°31′42.79″E / 33.5379028°N 131.5285528°E

See also

• For an explanation of terms concerning Japanese Buddhism, Japanese Buddhist art, and Japanese Buddhist temple architecture, see the Glossary of Japanese Buddhism.

Notes

General

1. The National Treasure structures of Zuiryū-ji (瑞龍寺) are registered as a single National Treasure under one registration number. Only in the main treasure table of this article, the single entry is split in three parts for readability.
2. The statues represented the nine stages of nirvana.^[26]
3. The following items are attached to the nomination:
   • four munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction,
   • one votive tablet (納札 nōsatsu),
   • six parts of a former handrail,
   • six pieces of ancient timber,
   • two pieces of former ornamental metal fittings
4. The nomination includes the entrance hall and a room in the northern aisle.
5. Two munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination.
6. One munafuda (棟札) ridge tag with information on the building's construction is attached to the nomination.
7. Three inscription boards (銘札) and five munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination
8. Two ancient drawings and two munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination
9. One miniature shrine is attached to the nomination.
10. The nomination includes one butsudan Buddhist altar and one munafuda (棟札) ridge tag with information on the building's construction.
11. One miniature shrine is attached to the nomination.
12. One hōkyōintō is attached to the nomination.
13. One miniature shrine is attached to the nomination.
14. Three dais and shrines are attached to the nomination.
15. One miniature shrine is attached to the nomination.
16. One concave and one convex roof tile are attached to the nomination
17. One miniature shrine is attached to the nomination
18. One munafuda (棟札) ridge tag with information on the building's construction is attached to the nomination.
19. One miniature shrine and five munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination.
20. Three miniature shrines are attached to the nomination.
21. The entrance hall and four munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination.
22. One miniature shrine, three former ridge beams and three munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination.
23. A corridor is attached to the nomination.
24. Eight doors (板扉 itatobira) made of a single thick wooden plank and a pair of phoenix roof ornaments are attached to the nomination.
25. The entrance hall and three munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination.
26. One buddhist altar (仏壇 butsudan) is attached to the nomination.
27. A miniature shrine with two wooden panels is attached to the nomination.
28. A wooden box with two hand scrolls of the Lotus sutra and two rafter caps are attached to the nomination.
29. Eight kokabe (小壁) walls of the former inner sanctuary and one munafuda (棟札) ridge tag with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination.
30. One wind bell (風鐸 fūtaku) is attached to the nomination.
31. The nomination includes , a miniature shrine, one butsudan Buddhist altar and one munafuda (棟札) ridge tag with information on the building's construction.
32. The nomination includes a miniature shrine and one butsudan Buddhist altar.
33. Six munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination.
34. Three hidden ridges (野棟木 nomunagi) are attached to the nomination.
35. Attached to the nomination are:
    • two munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction
    • one broad concave almost rectangular roof tile (平瓦) from 1648
    • three pages of construction plans for the hon-dō
    • four pages of plans for the Hase-dera compound
    • a catalogue of the construction costs
36. 22 construction parts are attached to the nomination.
37. Four frog leg struts (蟇股 kaerumata) and one pair of 高座.
38. One dais and a miniature shrine are attached to the nomination.
39. Part of the original framework is attached to the nomination.
40. One beam of the former roof skeleton and two munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination.
41. One ridge pole and one munafuda (棟札) ridge tag with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination.
42. One broad concave almost rectangular roof tile (平瓦) is attached to the nomination.
43. Remains of the former dew basin at the bottom of the finial are attached to the nomination.
44. One framed motto (扁額 hengaku) is attached to the nomination.
45. A sutra inserted in the pagoda finial is attached to the nomination.
46. One miniature shrine, two munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction and two pages of a compound map are attached to the nomination.
47. One miniature shrine and three munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination.
48. One square bearing block is attached to the nomination.
49. Three miniature shrines and part of a ridge pole are attached to the nomination.
50. One miniature shrine and one munafuda (棟札) ridge tag with information on the building's construction are attached to the nomination.
51. Part of a former ridge pole is attached to the nomination.

Architecture

1. (hōgyō-zukuri, 宝形造): a pyramid shaped roof over a square building^[32]
2. (hongawarabuki, 本瓦葺): a tile roof composed of flat broad concave tiles and semi-cylindrical convex tiles covering the seams of the former^[33]
3. (kirizuma-zukuri, 切妻造): a gabled roof with equal lengths from the ridge to the eaves^[35]
4. (irimoya-zukuri, 入母屋造): a hip-and-gable roof combining a ridge and two gable pediments on the upper part with a hipped roof on all sides in the lower part of the roof^[36]
5. (tochibuki, 栩葺): type of board roofing whereby circa 1–3 cm (0.39–1.18 in) thick and 60 cm (24 in) long boards are split and laid down with considerable overlap^[41][42]
6. (nokikarahafu, 軒唐破風): an undulating Karahafu gable at eave ends^[49]
7. (mokoshi, 裳階): a pent roof enclosure, generally one ken deep^[45]
8. (karahafu, 唐破風): an undulating bargeboard flowing downwards from the top center with convex curves on each side that change to concave curves which either level off or turn upward at the ends^[49]
9. (yosemune-zukuri, 寄棟造): a hipped roof where the front and back are trapezoidal and the sides triangular in shape; in Japan generally used for buildings of less importance^[54]
10. (shikyakumon, 四脚門): a single-storied gate with two main pillars in line with the ridge of the roof and a pair of supporting square posts ("legs") on either side. generally with a gabled roof^[72]
11. (hakkyakumon, 八脚門): a single-storied gate with four main pillars in line with the ridge of the roof and four supporting square posts ("legs") on either side. generally with a gabled roof^[77]
12. (sangawarabuki, 桟瓦葺): a roof tile combining a broad concave tile with a semi-cylindrical convex tile into one tile. The tile is square undulating from concave to convex.^[85]
13. (chidori hafu, 千鳥破風, lit. "plover gable"): a decorative dormer bargeboard on triangular shaped dormers with strong concave curves^[121]
14. (rō-zukuri, 楼造): a high gate with a shallow veranda and balustrade which gives it the impression of a two-storied gate^[125]

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Further reading

• Cluzel, Jean-Sébastien (2008). Architecture éternelle du Japon – De l'histoire aux mythes (illustrated ed.). Editions Faton. ISBN 978-2-87844-107-9.

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