List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)
Treasures

List of National Treasures of Japan (temples)

Section Title: Treasures
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Name	Temple	Remarks	Date	Location	Image

Golden Hall (金色堂 konjikidō)	Chūson-ji	3×3, 18 m (59 ft) square, single-storied, hōgyō style roof with wooden shingles of the hongawara type	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)	Zuigan-ji	Kuri: 23.6 m × 13.8 m (77 ft × 45 ft), single-storied, kirizuma style, entrance in the gable ends, hongawarabuki roof 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	Momoyama period, 1609	Matsushima, Miyagi 38°22′20″N 141°3′36.8″E / 38.37222°N 141.060222°E	A wooden building with white walls and large gabled roof.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Zuigan-ji	13×8, 39.0 m × 25.2 m (128.0 ft × 82.7 ft), single-storied, irimoya style with hongawarabuki roof 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	A wooden building with slightly raised floor and wooden sliding doors.

Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)	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 38°42′17.01″N 139°58′3.08″E / 38.7047250°N 139.9675222°E	A five-storied wooden pagoda in a forest.

Shiramizu Amidadō (白水阿弥陀堂)	Ganjō-ji	3×3, single-storied, hōgyō style, tochibuki board roofing, 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	A wooden building with pyramid shaped roof. Colorful flags are hanging around the outer walls.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Banna-ji	5×5, single-storied, irimoya style, front step canopy is 3 ken, nokikarahafu gable, back canopy 1 ken, hongawarabuki roof	Kamakura period, 1299	Ashikaga, Tochigi 36°20′15.1″N 139°27′8.1″E / 36.337528°N 139.452250°E	A wooden building with a large irregularly shaped roof.

Jizō Hall (地蔵堂 jizōdō)	Shōfuku-ji	3×3, single-storied, irimoya style, covered with hinoki cypress shingles, with a pent roof enclosure of copper-tile roofing, oldest intact building in Tokyo	middle Muromachi period, 1407	Higashimurayama, Tokyo 35°45′50.81″N 139°27′33.02″E / 35.7641139°N 139.4591722°E	Tall wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof and a pent roof on all sides in the lower part.

Shariden (舎利殿)	Engaku-ji	3×3 reliquary hall, single-storied, irimoya style, with a pent roof enclosure, covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles	middle Muromachi period	Kamakura, Kanagawa 35°20′21.52″N 139°32′56.24″E / 35.3393111°N 139.5489556°E	A wooden building behind a roofed wall with a small Chinese style gate.

Buddha Hall (仏殿 butsuden)	Zuiryū-ji	3×3 reliquary hall, single-storied, irimoya style, with a pent roof enclosure, lead plate roofing	early Edo period, 1659	Takaoka, Toyama 36°44′8.12″N 137°0′37.8″E / 36.7355889°N 137.010500°E	Wooden building with a metal plate covered roof and an enclosing pent roof giving it the appearance of a two-storied structure.

Lecture Hall (法堂 hōdō, hattō)	Zuiryū-ji	11×9 main hall of worship, irimoya style, with a 2×1 step canopy and a karahafu gable, single-storied, copper plate roofing	early Edo period, 1655	Takaoka, Toyama 36°44′8.48″N 137°0′36.07″E / 36.7356889°N 137.0100194°E	Wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof and attached canopy with Chinese style gable. On either side, the building is connected to a wooden corridor.

Sanmon (山門)	Zuiryū-ji	two-storied sangen-ikko (三間一戸) gate, irimoya style, covered with hinoki cypress shingles includes two 3×1 stairway buildings (山廊 sanrō) to either side of the gate: single-storied, kirizuma style with hinoki cypress shingles	late Edo period, 1818	Takaoka, Toyama 36°44′8″N 137°0′40.11″E / 36.73556°N 137.0111417°E	Two-storied wooden gate with a hip-and-gable roof and a passage in the central bay.

Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)	Myōtsū-ji	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period, 1270	Obama, Fukui 35°27′12.43″N 135°48′15.5″E / 35.4534528°N 135.804306°E	A three-storied wooden pagoda in a forest.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Myōtsū-ji	5×6, single-storied, irimoya style with a 1 ken step canopy, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period, 1258	Obama, Fukui 35°27′12.8″N 135°48′16″E / 35.453556°N 135.80444°E	A wooden building with slightly raised floor, a hip-and-gable roof and a canopy over the steps.

Buddha Hall (仏殿 butsuden)	Seihaku-ji	3×3, single-storied, irimoya style, with a pent roof enclosure, 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	Front view of a wooden building with hip-and-gable roof and an enclosing pent roof.

Yakushi Hall (薬師堂 yakushidō) or Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Daizen-ji (大善寺)	5×5, single-storied, yosemune style, covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles, characteristic for the eastern Japanese style	late Kamakura period, 1286	Kōshū, Yamanashi 35°39′25.84″N 138°44′34.86″E / 35.6571778°N 138.7430167°E	Wooden building with a hipped roof and an enclosing veranda without handrails.

Octagonal Three-storied Pagoda (八角三重塔 hakkaku sanjūnotō)	Anraku-ji	three-storied octagonal pagoda, first roof is a pent roof enclosure, covered with hinoki cypress shingles, only extant octagonal pagoda in Japan	late Kamakura period	Ueda, Nagano 36°21′8.62″N 138°9′8.2″E / 36.3523944°N 138.152278°E	Wooden three-storied pagoda with octagonal floor plan and an additional enclosing pent roof.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Zenkō-ji	14×5, single-storied with a pent roof enclosure, shumoku-zukuri (撞木造), entrance in the gable ends, front step canopy is 3 ken, nokikarahafu gable; step canopies on either side are 1 ken, everything is covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles	middle Edo period, 1707	Nagano, Nagano 36°39′41.76″N 138°11′15.68″E / 36.6616000°N 138.1876889°E	A large wooden building with an added pent roof enclosure and a Chinese style gable.

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, Nagano 36°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, with a pent roof enclosure, covered with hinoki cypress shingles, includes an octagonal rotating sutra shelf (輪蔵 rinzō)	middle Muromachi period, 1408	Takayama, Gifu 36°13′28.6″N 137°14′42.2″E / 36.224611°N 137.245056°E	-

Kannon Hall (観音堂 kannondō)	Eihō-ji	3×3, single-storied, irimoya style, with a pent roof enclosure, covered with hinoki cypress bark shingles	late Kamakura period, 1314	Tajimi, Gifu 35°20′47.08″N 137°7′48.57″E / 35.3464111°N 137.1301583°E	Wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof and a pent roof enclosure.

Founder's Hall (開山堂 kaisandō)	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 and have hinoki cypress bark roofing.	early Muromachi period	Tajimi, Gifu 35°20′46.12″N 137°7′45.08″E / 35.3461444°N 137.1291889°E	Small wooden building with white walls and hip-and-gable roof connected to another wooden structure in the back.

Amida Hall (弥陀堂 amidadō)	Konren-ji (金蓮寺)	3×3, single-storied, yosemune style, hinoki cypress bark roofing	late Kamakura period	Kira, Aichi 34°48′33.69″N 137°4′21.05″E / 34.8093583°N 137.0725139°E	A wooden building with a wide front veranda.

Miei Hall (御影堂 mieidō)	Senju-ji	9×9, single-storied, irimoya style with a 3 ken step canopy hongawarabuki roof	middle Edo period, 1666	Tsu, Mie 34°45′43.65″N 136°30′12.38″E / 34.7621250°N 136.5034389°E	Large wooden building with tile roof.

Nyorai Hall (如来堂 nyoraidō)	Senju-ji	5×4, single-storied, irimoya style with a pent roof enclosure, a 3 ken step canopy and a karahafu gable, hongawarabuki roof	middle Edo period, 1748	Tsu, Mie 34°45′44.75″N 136°30′10.13″E / 34.7624306°N 136.5028139°E	A large wooden building with an added pent roof enclosure and a Chinese style gable.

Golden Hall (金堂 kon-dō)	Mii-dera	7×7, single-storied, irimoya style 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	Wooden building with raised floor, a railed veranda and roofed stairs leading to the central entrance.

Konpon-chūdō (根本中堂)	Enryaku-ji	11×6, 37.6 m × 23.9 m (123 ft × 78 ft), single-storied, irimoya style, copper sheeting over wooden plannks with semi-circular battens covering the seams; main hall founded in 788 by Dengyō Daishi with an "Inextinguishable Dharma Light" burining inside in front of the Yakushi Nyorai (Medicine Buddha).	early Edo period, 1640	Ōtsu, Shiga 35°4′13.64″N 135°50′27.39″E / 35.0704556°N 135.8409417°E	A building with large hip-and-gable roof beyond a roofed enclosure.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Kongōrin-ji (金剛輪寺)	7×7, single-storied, irimoya style, 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	Wooden building with hip-and-gable roof, white walls and light colored wooden beams.

Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)	Jōraku-ji (常楽寺)	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof	middle Muromachi period, 1400	Konan, Shiga 34°59′25.09″N 136°2′57.22″E / 34.9903028°N 136.0492278°E	Wooden three-storied pagoda at the top of a long flight of stairs.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Jōraku-ji (常楽寺)	7×6, single-storied, irimoya style 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	Wooden building with slightly raised floor, a step canopy and a railed veranda.

Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)	Saimyō-ji	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)	Saimyō-ji	7×7, single-storied, irimoya style 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)	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, Shiga 34°57′39.48″N 135°54′21.43″E / 34.9609667°N 135.9059528°E	A wooden two-storied pagoda with a square base, round top and a pyramid shaped roof.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	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 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, Shiga 34°57′37.66″N 135°54′20.26″E / 34.9604611°N 135.9056278°E	A wooden building with enclosing veranda built on tall wooden pillars.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Zensui-ji (善水寺)	7×5, single-storied, irimoya style, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Muromachi period, 1366	Konan, Shiga 35°0′23.2″N 136°6′45.2″E / 35.006444°N 136.112556°E	Wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof and an enclosing veranda.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Chōju-ji (長寿寺)	5×5, single-storied, yosemune style with a 3 ken step canopy, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period	Konan, Shiga 34°59′7.17″N 136°3′35.62″E / 34.9853250°N 136.0598944°E	Wooden building with a hipped roof, slightly raised floor, an enclosing veranda and a wide central staircase on the front.

Karamon (唐門)	Hōgon-ji	four-legged gate with karahafu gables 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	A gate with a large undulating Chinese style gable over the entrance.

Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)	Kaijūsen-ji	3×3, five-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof, first roof is a pent roof enclosure 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	A five-storied pagoda with vermillion red beams and greenish roof. Just below the first-story roof there is an additional pent roof.

Golden Hall (金堂 kon-dō)	Tō-ji	5×3, single-storied, irimoya style with pent roof enclosure, hongawarabuki roof, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	Momoyama period, 1603	Kyoto 34°58′49.32″N 135°44′51.67″E / 34.9803667°N 135.7476861°E	Large wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof and enclosing pent roof.

Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)	Tō-ji	3×3, five-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof, 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	Kyoto 34°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)	Tō-ji	ushiro-dō: 7×4, irimoya style, 2 ken hisashi on the north-western end, 1 ken step canopy on the east side mae-dō: 4×5, north side irimoya style, connected to the ushiro-dō in the south chūmon: 2×1, west side kirizuma style, connected to the mae-dō in the east All three structures are single-storied.	early Muromachi period, 1380	Kyoto 34°58′53.91″N 135°44′48.45″E / 34.9816417°N 135.7467917°E	Wooden building with railed veranda, white walls and a hip-and-gable roof.

Lotus Flower Gate (蓮花門 rengemon)	Tō-ji	eight-legged gate, kirizuma style, hongawarabuki roof, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	early Kamakura period	Kyoto 34°58′50.44″N 135°44′46.73″E / 34.9806778°N 135.7463139°E	Wooden gate with gabled roof and white walls beyond a pond.

Niōmon (二王門 niōmon)	Kōmyō-ji (光明寺)	two-storied sangen-ikko (三間一戸) gate, irimoya style, tochibuki board roofing	early Kamakura period, 1248	Ayabe, Kyoto 35°23′14.63″N 135°26′31.41″E / 35.3873972°N 135.4420583°E	A two-storied gate with vermillion red beams.

Keigū-in Main Hall (桂宮院本堂 keigu-in hondō)	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)	Kōzan-ji	(3 (front) or 4 (back))x3, with a 1 ken hisashi on the front side, single-storied, irimoya style, entrance on gable ends, hinoki cypress shingles	early Kamakura period	Kyoto, Kyoto 35°3′36.48″N 135°40′42.72″E / 35.0601333°N 135.6785333°E	Room with wooden floor open on two sides. There is a small statue placed in the center of the room.

Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)	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	Wooden pagoda with white walls and vermillion red beams.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Jōruri-ji	11×4, 33.8 m × 16.5 m (111 ft × 54 ft), yosemune style with a 1 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof	late Heian period, 1157	Kizugawa, Kyoto34°42′56.81″N 135°52′21.49″E / 34.7157806°N 135.8726361°E	Low and wide building with hipped roof, white walls, beyond a lake.

Golden Hall (金堂 kon-dō)	Ninna-ji	7×5, single-storied, irimoya style with a 1 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof, 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	Wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof, an enclosing veranda and metal ornaments.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Kiyomizu-dera	9×7, 33.5 m × 33.2 m (110 ft × 109 ft), single-storied, yosemune style, pent roof enclosure 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	Kyoto 34°59′41.4″N 135°47′5.83″E / 34.994833°N 135.7849528°E	Wooden building with large hipped roof constructed on long poles.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Daisen-in (Daitoku-ji)	14.8 m × 10.8 m (49 ft × 35 ft), single-storied, irimoya style, copper-tile roofing	late Muromachi period, 1513	Kyoto 35°2′40.37″N 135°44′44.72″E / 35.0445472°N 135.7457556°E	A wall with window and a raked stone garden.

Hōjō (方丈) with Entrance (玄関 genkan)	Daitoku-ji	Hōjō: 29.8 m × 17.0 m (97.8 ft × 55.8 ft), single-storied, 'irimoya style, sangawarabuki tile roof, connected to the (雲門庵) at the back; Entrance: 6×1, single-storied, karahafu gable, sangawarabuki tile roof; residence of the head priest.	early Edo period, 1635, (entrance from 1636)	Kyoto 35°2′38.4″N 135°44′47.2″E / 35.044000°N 135.746444°E	—

Karamon (唐門)	Daitoku-ji	four-legged gate, kirizuma style, nokikarahafu gable 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)	Daihōon-ji	5×6, single-storied, irimoya style 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	Wooden building with a step canopy.

Golden Hall (金堂 kondō)	Daigo-ji	7×5, single-storied, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof, 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	Kyoto 34°57′5.33″N 135°49′18.29″E / 34.9514806°N 135.8217472°E	Wooden building with hip-and-gable roof, white walls, vermillionred beams and an open veranda.

Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)	Daigo-ji	3×3, five-storied pagoda, height: 38 m (125 ft) including the 13 m (43 ft) finial, hongawarabuki roof, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	middle Heian period, 952	Kyoto 34°57′2.1″N 135°49′19.67″E / 34.950583°N 135.8221306°E	Five-storied wooden pagoda with white walls and vermillion red beams.

Yakushi Hall (薬師堂 yakushidō)	Daigo-ji (Upper Daigo (上醍醐 kamidaigo))	5×4, single-storied, irimoya style, 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	Wooden building on a stone platform with white walls.

Sanmon (三門)	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, hongawarabuki roof includes two 3×2 stairway buildings (山廊 sanrō) to either side of the gate: single-storied, kirizuma style with hongawarabuki roof; largest extant two-storied, double-roofed gate	early Edo period, 1621	Kyoto 35°0′17.28″N 135°46′54.5″E / 35.0048000°N 135.781806°E	A large two-storied wooden gate with a veranda on the upper story and a hip-and-gable style roof. A small wooden building with gabled roof is placed next to it.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō) or Miei Hall (御影堂 mieidō)	Chion-in	11×9, single-storied, irimoya style 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	Large wooden building with raised floor, enclosing veranda, white walls and a hip-and-gable roof.

Sanmon (三門)	Tōfuku-ji	large 5 ken, 22 m (72 ft) high two-storied gate with entrances in the three central bays, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof includes two stairway buildings (山廊 sanrō) to either side of the gate: single-storied, kirizuma style with hongawarabuki roof, oldest Zen main gate in Japan	middle Muromachi period, 1425	Kyoto 34°58′32.53″N 135°46′25.47″E / 34.9757028°N 135.7737417°E	A large two-storied wooden gate with white walls, a veranda on the upper story and a hip-and-gable style roof. Two small wooden open structures with gabled roofs are placed next to it on either side.

Hōjō (方丈)	Nanzen-ji	ōhōjō (大方丈): irimoya style ōhōjō (小方 丈): back side with a kirizuma style 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	A wooden building with roofed veranda next to a raked gravel garden.

Phoenix Hall (鳳凰堂 hōōdō): central hall (中堂 chū-dō), wing corridors (両翼廊 ryōyokurō), (尾廊)	Byōdō-in	central hall: 3×2, single-storied, irimoya style with a pent roof enclosure, hongawarabuki roof wing corridors: 8×1 (with bends), single storied with an upper floor, kirizuma style; corner towers are two-storied with three floors, hōgyō style, hongawarabuki roof 尾 廊: 7×1, single-storied, kirizuma style, hongawarabuki roof 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, Kyoto 34°53′21.49″N 135°48′27.6″E / 34.8893028°N 135.807667°E	Wide wooden building on an island consisting of a central structure connected on either side to open corridors with towers at the end.

Amida Hall (阿弥陀堂 amidadō)	Hōkai-ji (法界寺)	5×5, single-storied, irimoya style with a pent roof enclosure, hōgyō style, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period	Kyoto 34°56′2.91″N 135°48′53.61″E / 34.9341417°N 135.8148917°E	Wooden building with slightly raised floor, an open veranda and a pyramid shaped roof.

Amida Hall (御影堂 amidadō)	Nishi Honganji	45.2 m × 42.1 m (148 ft × 138 ft), single-storied, irimoya style, 3 ken lean-to eaves (向拝 kohai),hongawarabuki roof, 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)	Nishi Honganji	62.1 m × 53.8 m (204 ft × 177 ft), single-storied, irimoya style, 3 ken lean-to eaves (向拝 kohai),hongawarabuki roof, 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	Goeido Hall of West Honganji Temple.JPG

Karamon (唐門)	Nishi Honganji	four-legged gate with karahafu gables on the front and back, sides are irimoya style, hinoki cypress bark shingles, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)	Momoyama period, ca. 1598	Kyoto 34°59′25.31″N 135°45′3.93″E / 34.9903639°N 135.7510917°E	Black wooden gate with colorful ornamentation and a Chinese style gable on the front.

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, entrance in gable ends, 1 ken entrance hall with karahafu gable, hongawarabuki roof, 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	Wooden building with white walls and hip-and-gable style roof.

Hōjō (方丈)	Ryōginan (竜吟庵) (Tōfuku-ji)	16.5 m × 12.9 m (54 ft × 42 ft), single-storied, irimoya style, 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	Wooden building with an open veranda next to a raked gravel garden.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Sanjūsangen-dō	35×5, single-storied, kirizuma style with a 7 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof	Kamakura period, 1266	Kyoto 34°59′16.12″N 135°46′18.15″E / 34.9878111°N 135.7717083°E	A very long wooden building with open veranda and slightly raised roof.

Golden Hall (金堂 kondō)	Kanshin-ji	7×7, single-storied, irimoya style with a 3 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof; 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	Wooden building with raised floor, white walls, vermillion red beams, an open veranda and a hip-and-gable roof.

Kannon Hall (観音堂 kannondō)	Kōon-ji (孝恩寺)	5×5, single-storied, yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof	late Kamakura period, 1300	Kaizuka, Osaka 34°23′49.85″N 135°23′40.21″E / 34.3971806°N 135.3945028°E	Wooden building with raised floor, white walls and a tile roof.

Tahōtō (多宝塔)	Jigen-in (慈眼院)	3×3, two-storied Buddhist tower (tahōtō), hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period, 1271	Izumisano, Osaka 34°22′27.3″N 135°20′36.0″E / 34.374250°N 135.343333°E	Two-storied wooden pagoda with a square lower and a round upper floor.

Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)	Ichijō-ji	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof	late Heian period, 1171	Kasai, Hyōgo 34°51′32.28″N 134°49′8.46″E / 34.8589667°N 134.8190167°E	Three-storied wooden pagoda on a hillside.

Jōdo Hall (浄土堂 jōdodō) or Amida Hall (阿弥陀堂 amidadō)	Jōdo-ji	3×3, 18 m (59 ft) squared, single-storied, hōgyō style, hongawarabuki roof	early Kamakura period, 1192	Ono, Hyōgo 34°51′51.27″N 134°57′39.89″E / 34.8642417°N 134.9610806°E	Wooden building with slightly raised floor, open veranda, red beams, white walls and a pyramid shaped roof.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Taisan-ji	7×6, single-storied, irimoya style, 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	Wooden building with white walls, vermillion red beams, slightly raised floor and a hip-and-gable roof.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Chōkō-ji	7×7, single-storied, yosemune style with a 3 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof	middle Muromachi period, 1413–1428	Katō, Hyōgo 34°55′56.86″N 135°2′37.86″E / 34.9324611°N 135.0438500°E	Wooden building with raised floor and a wide staircase.

Taishidō (太子堂)	Kakurin-ji	3×3, single-storied, hōgyō style, 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	Wooden building with a pyramid shaped roof and an open veranda on the front. A stair leads at one end of the veranda to the building's level.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Kakurin-ji	7×6, 17 m × 15.2 m (56 ft × 50 ft), single-storied, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof	middle Muromachi period, 1397	Kakogawa, Hyōgo 34°45′8.18″N 134°49′57.29″E / 34.7522722°N 134.8325806°E	Wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof and a central staircase leading to the raised floor level.

Small Five-storied Pagoda (五重小塔 gojū-no-shōtō)	Kairyūō-ji (海龍王寺)	3×3, 4.0 m (13.1 ft) high miniature pagoda, wooden hongawarabuki shaped roof	Nara period, Tenpyō era	Nara, Nara 34°45′8.18″N 134°49′57.29″E / 34.7522722°N 134.8325806°E	Wooden miniature pagoda with white walls and vermillion red beams.

Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)	Kōfuku-ji	3×3, five-storied pagoda, second highest pagoda in Japan at 50.1 m (164 ft), hongawarabuki roof; 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, Nara 34°40′56.92″N 135°49′56.03″E / 34.6824778°N 135.8322306°E	Wooden five-storied pagoda with white walls.

Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)	Kōfuku-ji	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof; 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, Nara 34°40′56.11″N 135°49′46.89″E / 34.6822528°N 135.8296917°E	Three-storied wooden pagoda.

Eastern Golden Hall (東金堂 tōkondō)	Kōfuku-ji	7×4, single-storied, yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof, 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, Nara 34°40′58.42″N 135°49′56.01″E / 34.6828944°N 135.8322250°E	Wooden building with white walls and a trapezoidal roof.

North Octagonal Hall (北円堂 hokuendō)	Kōfuku-ji	octagonal hall, single-storied, hongawarabuki roof; 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, Nara 34°41′0.42″N 135°49′47.76″E / 34.6834500°N 135.8299333°E	Small octagonal wooden building with white walls and red beams.

Niō Gate (二王門 niōmon)	Kinpusen-ji	two-storied sangen-ikko (三間一戸) gate, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof	middle Muromachi period, 1456	Yoshino, Nara 34°22′8.03″N 135°51′32.24″E / 34.3688972°N 135.8589556°E	A two-storied wooden gate with white walls and faded red colored beams. There are two guardian statues in the side bays of the lower floor.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō) or Zaō Hall (蔵王堂 zaōdō)	Kinpusen-ji	5×6, single-storied, irimoya style with a pent roof enclosure, hinoki cypress bark shingles	Momoyama period, 1591	Yoshino, Nara 34°22′6.09″N 135°51′32.17″E / 34.3683583°N 135.8589361°E	Large wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof and an enclosing pent roof. There is a railed open veranda above the pent roof.

Small Five-storied Pagoda (五重小塔 gojū-no-shōtō)	Gangō-ji Gokurakubō (元興寺極楽坊)	3×3, 5.5 m (18 ft) tall miniature pagoda, wooden hongawarabuki shaped roof, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, late 8th century	Nara, Nara 34°40′39.07″N 135°49′52.84″E / 34.6775194°N 135.8313444°E	Wooden miniature five-storied pagoda with white walls.

Zen Room (禅室 zenshitsu)	Gangō-ji Gokurakubō (元興寺極楽坊)	4×4, single-storied, kirizuma style, hongawarabuki roof with smooth, lipless, semi-cylindrical cover tiles (行基葺, gyōgibuki); 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, Nara 34°40′40.65″N 135°49′51.59″E / 34.6779583°N 135.8309972°E	Long wooden building with white walls.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō), 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, entrance in gable ends, hongawarabuki roof with smooth, lipless, semi-cylindrical cover tiles (行基葺, gyōgibuki), 1 ken wide open veranda on the front side, contains an akadana (閼伽棚)	early Kamakura period, 1244	Nara, Nara 34°40′40.57″N 135°49′52.7″E / 34.6779361°N 135.831306°E	Wooden building with pyramid shaped roof and white walls.

Golden Hall (金堂 kon-dō)	Murō-ji	5×5, single-storied, yosemune style, hinoki cypress shingles; principal hall	early Heian period	Uda, Nara 34°32′16.4″N 136°02′26.2″E / 34.537889°N 136.040611°E	Wooden building. In front of the entrance there is an open veranda consturcted on poles.

Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)	Murō-ji	3×3, five-storied pagoda, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Heian period	Uda, Nara 34°32′17.42″N 136°2′25.18″E / 34.5381722°N 136.0403278°E	Wooden five-storied pagoda with white walls and red beams.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō) or Kanjō Hall (灌頂堂 kanjōdō)	Murō-ji	5×5, single-storied, irimoya style, hinoki cypress bark shingles	late Kamakura period, 1308	Uda, Nara 34°32′16.44″N 136°2′26.09″E / 34.5379000°N 136.0405806°E	Wooden building with open railed veranda and slightly raised floor.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Akishinodera	5×4, single-storied, yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof	early Kamakura period	Nara, Nara 34°42′13.57″N 135°46′34.28″E / 34.7037694°N 135.7761889°E	Wooden building on a stone platform with white walls.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Jūrin-in (十輪院)	5×4, single-storied, yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof	early Kamakura period	Nara, Nara 34°40′35.08″N 135°49′59.48″E / 34.6764111°N 135.8331889°E	Small wooden building with white walls.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Shin-Yakushi-ji	7×5, single-storied, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof	Nara period, 747	Nara, Nara 34°40′33.35″N 135°50′46.19″E / 34.6759306°N 135.8461639°E	Low and wide wooden building with white walls.

Shōsōin	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, hongawarabuki roof	Nara period, ca. 756	Nara, Nara 34°41′31.11″N 135°50′18.84″E / 34.6919750°N 135.8385667°E	Dark wooden building with raised floor on poles.

Oratory (拝殿 haiden)	Isonokami Shrine	7×4, single-storied, irimoya style with a 1 ken step canopy, hinoki cypress bark shingles	early Kamakura period	Tenri, Nara 34°35′52.13″N 135°51′7.17″E / 34.5978139°N 135.8519917°E	Wooden building with raised floor, vermillion red beams and railed open veranda.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Chōkyū-ji (長弓寺)	5×6, single-storied, irimoya style 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	Wooden building with a raised floor, a hip-and-gable roof and an enclosing open railed veranda.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Hase-dera	Worship Hall (正堂 shōdō): 7×4, with a pent roof 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 on either side, attached to a stage on the front side, hongawarabuki roof each structure is single-storied, irimoya style	early Edo period, 1650	Sakurai, Nara 34°32′9.27″N 135°54′24.51″E / 34.5359083°N 135.9068083°E	Wooden building with a large hip-and-gable roof built on a hillside. In front of the building there is a wooden railed platform.

Golden Hall (金堂 kon-dō)	Tōshōdai-ji	7×4, 27.9 m × 14.6 m (92 ft × 48 ft), single-storied, yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof, principal hall, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, 8th century	Nara, Nara 34°40′32.23″N 135°47′5.43″E / 34.6756194°N 135.7848417°E	Wooden building with white walls built on a stone platform.

Scripture House (経蔵 kyōzō)	Tōshōdai-ji	Buddhist sutra storehouse, 3×3, storehouse style (校倉 azekura), yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, 8th century	Nara, Nara 34°40′32.22″N 135°47′7.9″E / 34.6756167°N 135.785528°E	Small and dark wooden building with raised floor on poles.

Koｒō (鼓楼)	Tōshōdai-ji	3×2, rō style, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof, 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, Nara 34°40′33.05″N 135°47′6.25″E / 34.6758472°N 135.7850694°E	Wooden building with white walls and a veranda with balustrade on the upper floor.

Lecture Hall (講堂 kōdō)	Tōshōdai-ji	9×4, single-storied, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof; originally part of the Heijō Palace; now part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, 763	Nara, Nara 34°40′33.36″N 135°47′5.43″E / 34.6759333°N 135.7848417°E	Wooden building with white walls and a hip-and-gable roof built on a stone platform.

Treasure House (宝蔵 hōzō)	Tōshōdai-ji	3×3, storehouse style (校倉 azekura), yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period	Nara, Nara 34°40′32.91″N 135°47′7.91″E / 34.6758083°N 135.7855306°E	Small and dark wooden building with raised floor on poles.

Founder's Hall (開山堂 kaizandō)	Tōdai-ji	3×3, single-storied, hōgyō style, hongawarabuki roof, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	early Kamakura period, 1200 (inner temple), 1250	Nara, Nara 34°41′20.65″N 135°50′36.56″E / 34.6890694°N 135.8434889°E	Wooden building with pyramid shaped roof.

Golden Hall (金堂 kondō) or Great Buddha Hall (大仏殿 daibutsuden)	Tōdai-ji	5×5, 57 m × 50 m (187 ft × 164 ft), single-storied, yosemune style with a pent roof enclosure, hongawarabuki roof, karahafu gable 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, Nara 34°41′20.37″N 135°50′23.36″E / 34.6889917°N 135.8398222°E	Huge wooden building with white walls and dark beams.

Belfry (鐘楼 shōrō)	Tōdai-ji	1×1, 7.6 m (25 ft) square, single-storied, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof; part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	early Kamakura period, Jōgen era	Nara, Nara 34°41′19.81″N 135°50′31.33″E / 34.6888361°N 135.8420361°E	Small wooden house with a hip-and gable roof. The structure is open from all sides and a large bell is hanging in the center.

Tegaimon (転害門)	Tōdai-ji	3 ken wide eight-legged gate with a 1 ken passage, kirizuma style, hongawarabuki roof, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, around Tenpyō-hōji era	Nara, Nara 34°41′29.84″N 135°50′6.29″E / 34.6916222°N 135.8350806°E	Low and wide wooden gate with white walls and a gabled roof.

Nandaimon (南大門)	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, hongawarabuki roof, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	early Kamakura period, 1199	Nara, Nara 34°41′8.83″N 135°50′23.51″E / 34.6857861°N 135.8398639°E	Large two-storied wooden gate with a hip-and-gable roof and passages in the three central bays.

Nigatsu-dō (二月堂)	Tōdai-ji	overhang style, 10×7, single-storied, yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof, part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	middle Edo period, 1669	Nara, Nara 34°41′21.39″N 135°50′39.33″E / 34.6892750°N 135.8442583°E	Large wooden building with a pyramid shaped roof. Built on a hill slope with part of the building and veranda supported by poles.

Hokke-dō (法華堂) or Sangatsu-dō (三月堂)	Tōdai-ji	front 5 ken, side 8 ken, front irimoya style, back yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof, 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, Nara 34°41′19.43″N 135°50′38.54″E / 34.6887306°N 135.8440389°E	Wooden building with white walls, a raised floor with railed veranda and a hip-and-gable roof.

Scripture House (本坊経庫 honbōkyōko)	Tōdai-ji	Buddhist sutra storehouse, 3×2, storehouse style (校倉 azekura), yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof; 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, hongawarabuki roof	early Kamakura period, around Bun'ei era	Nara, Nara 34°41′59.5″N 135°50′8″E / 34.699861°N 135.83556°E	Small, high wooden gate with a railed veranda on the upper floor and a hip-and-gable roof.

Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)	Hokki-ji	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof; part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Asuka period, 706	Ikaruga, Nara 34°37′22.41″N 135°44′46.71″E / 34.6228917°N 135.7463083°E	Wooden three-storied pagoda with white walls and railed verandas on the upper floors.

East Corridor (東廻廊 higashi kairō) and West Corridor (西廻廊 nishi kairō)	Hōryū-ji	42 ken (east corridor) and 40 ken (west corridor) long (with bends), single-storied, hongawarabuki roof; 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	A semi-open wooden corridor with white walls. A semi-open wooden corridor with white walls.

Golden Hall (金堂 kondō)	Hōryū-ji	5×4, double-storied, irimoya style with pent roof enclosure on first floor, hongawarabuki roof, 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, Nara 34°36′51.54″N 135°44′4.05″E / 34.6143167°N 135.7344583°E	Large wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof, two enclosing pent roofs and an open gallery with handrail on the upper floor.

Scripture House (経蔵 kyōzō)	Hōryū-ji	Buddhist sutra storehouse, 3×2, rō style, kirizuma style, hongawarabuki roof; part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Nara period	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′52.52″N 135°44′1.82″E / 34.6145889°N 135.7338389°E	Two-storied wooden building with white walls and an attached open veranda with handrail on the upper floor.

Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)	Hōryū-ji	3×3, five-storied pagoda with a pent roof enclosure on the first level, hongawarabuki roof, 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, Nara 34°36′51.38″N 135°44′2.81″E / 34.6142722°N 135.7341139°E	Wooden five-storied pagoda with white walls. Below the first roof, there is an additional attached pent roof.

Kōfūzō (綱封蔵)	Hōryū-ji	large storehouse, 9×3, single-storied, raised floor, yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof; part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	early Heian period	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′51.98″N 135°44′7.54″E / 34.6144389°N 135.7354278°E	Wooden building with white walls on poles.

Three Sutra Hall (三経院 sankyōin) and West Dormitory (西室 nishimuro)	Hōryū-ji	19×(5 (front) or 4 (back)), single-storied, kirizuma style, entrance in gable ends, hongawarabuki roof, 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, Nara 34°36′51.17″N 135°44′0.33″E / 34.6142139°N 135.7334250°E	Long wooden building with an open veranda with handrail.

Belfry (鐘楼 shōrō)	Hōryū-ji	3×2, rō style, kirizuma style, hongawarabuki roof, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	middle Heian period, 1005–1020	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′52.87″N 135°44′4.52″E / 34.6146861°N 135.7345889°E	Two-storied wooden building with white walls and an attached open veranda with handrail on the upper floor.

Refectory (食堂 jikidō)	Hōryū-ji	7×4, single-storied, kirizuma style, hongawarabuki roof, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Nara period	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′53.02″N 135°44′7.91″E / 34.6147278°N 135.7355306°E	Wooden building with white walls and gabled roof next to a similar building.

Shōryō-in (聖霊院)	Hōryū-ji	6×5, single-storied, kirizuma style, entrance in gable ends, hongawarabuki roof, 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, Nara 34°36′51.39″N 135°44′5.96″E / 34.6142750°N 135.7349889°E	Wooden building with open railed veranda, gabled roof and an attached step canopy.

West Octagonal Hall (西円堂 saiendō)	Hōryū-ji	octagonal hall, single-storied, hongawarabuki roof, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	early Kamakura period, 1250	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′52.78″N 135°43′58.93″E / 34.6146611°N 135.7330361°E	A small wooden octagonal building with white walls on a stone platform.

Large Lecture Hall (大講堂 daikōdō)	Hōryū-ji	9×4, 33.8 m × 16.5 m (111 ft × 54 ft), single-storied, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof, 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, Nara 34°36′53.22″N 135°44′3.03″E / 34.6147833°N 135.7341750°E	Wide and low wooden building with white walls and a hip-and gable roof.

Inner Gate (中門 chūmon)	Hōryū-ji	4×3 two-storied gate with entrance through the two central bays, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof; part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Asuka period, ca. 700	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′50.41″N 135°44′3.51″E / 34.6140028°N 135.7343083°E	Large two-storied gate with a hip-and-gable roof and a railed open veranda on the upper floor. There are two guardina statues on either side of the passage.

Belfry (鐘楼 shōrō)	Hōryū-ji (East Precinct (東院 tōin))	3×2, flared skirt like lower part (袴腰, hakamagoshi), irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof; part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	early Kamakura period	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′52.75″N 135°44′19.18″E / 34.6146528°N 135.7386611°E	Small wooden tower shaped structure with a flared lower part and a hip-and-gable roof.

Denpōdō (伝法堂)	Hōryū-ji (East Precinct (東院 tōin))	7×4, single-storied, kirizuma style, hongawarabuki roof; lecture hall, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Nara period	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′53.1″N 135°44′19.93″E / 34.614750°N 135.7388694°E	-

Hall of Dreams (夢殿 yumedono)	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; part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Nara period, 739	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′51.91″N 135°44′20.19″E / 34.6144194°N 135.7389417°E	Large octagonal wooden building with white walls.

East Dormitory (東室 higashimuro)	Hōryū-ji	12×4, single-storied, kirizuma style, hongawarabuki roof; living quarters for high-ranking priests, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Nara period	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′52.2″N 135°44′5.89″E / 34.614500°N 135.7349694°E	Long wooden building with white walls.

Tōdaimon (東大門)	Hōryū-ji	3 ken wide eight-legged gate, kirizuma style, hongawarabuki roof; main east gate, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	Nara period	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′49.89″N 135°44′12.08″E / 34.6138583°N 135.7366889°E	Wooden gate with white walls, red beams and a gabled roof.

Nandaimon (南大門)	Hōryū-ji	3 ken wide eight-legged gate, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof; main south gate, part of the World Heritage Site Buddhist Monuments in the Hōryū-ji Area	middle Muromachi period, 1438	Ikaruga, Nara 34°36′45.89″N 135°44′4.26″E / 34.6127472°N 135.7345167°E	Wooden gate with white walls and a hip-and-gable roof.

Tōindō (東院堂)	Yakushi-ji	7×4, single-storied, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof; 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, Nara 34°40′4.64″N 135°47′6.66″E / 34.6679556°N 135.7851833°E	Wooden building with white walls and a slightly raised floor.

East Pagoda (東塔 tōtō)	Yakushi-ji	3×3 three-storied pagoda, each level with a pent roof enclosure; part of the World Heritage Site Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara	Nara period, 730	Nara, Nara 34°40′5.18″N 135°47′4.88″E / 34.6681056°N 135.7846889°E	Three storied wooden pagoda with white walls. Additional pent roofs on every floor give the appearance of twice as many floors, i.e.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Ryōsen-ji	5×6, single-storied, irimoya style, with a 1 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof	late Kamakura period, 1283	Nara, Nara 34°40′25.01″N 135°44′32.46″E / 34.6736139°N 135.7423500°E	Wooden building with hip-and-gable roof, slightly raised floor, white walls and an open railed veranda.

Octagonal Hall (八角堂 hakkakudō)	Eisan-ji (榮山寺)	octagonal hall, single-storied, hongawarabuki roof	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	Eisanji hakkakudou.JPG

West Pagoda (西塔 saitō)	Taima-dera	3×3 three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof	early Heian period, 9th century	Katsuragi, Nara 34°30′55.49″N 135°41′40.24″E / 34.5154139°N 135.6945111°E	Wooden three-storied pagoda with white walls and dark beams.

East Pagoda (東塔 tōtō)	Taima-dera	3×3 three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof	early Nara period, 8th century	Katsuragi, Nara 34°30′55.13″N 135°41′44.58″E / 34.5153139°N 135.6957167°E	Two pagodas on a mountain slope.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō) or Mandaradō (曼荼羅堂)	Taima-dera	7×6, single-storied, yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof, houses a large (39.7 cm x 39.1 cm) Mandala, contains an akadana (閼伽棚)	late Heian period, 1161	Katsuragi, Nara 34°30′57.83″N 135°41′40.91″E / 34.5160639°N 135.6946972°E	Wide and low wooden building with trapezoidal roof, raised floor, white walls and a railed veranda.

Tahōtō (多宝塔)	Kongō Sanmai-in	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	A two-storied pagoda shaped tower with a square base and a round upper story. The walls are faded white and the beams faded red.

Fudōdō (不動堂)	Kongōbu-ji	3×4, single-storied, irimoya style, 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	Wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof and step canopy. A shorter aisle is attached to the right side.

Tahōtō (多宝塔) or Daitō (大塔)	Negoro-ji	5×5, large two-storied Buddhist tower, hongawarabuki roof	late Muromachi period, Meiō era–Tenbun era	Iwade, Wakayama 34°17′16.36″N 135°19′2.76″E / 34.2878778°N 135.3174333°E	A large two-storied pagoda shaped tower with a square base and a round upper story. The walls are white and the beams faded red.

Shakadō (釈迦堂)	Zenpuku-in (善福院)	3×3, pent roof enclosure, yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof; 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	Wooden building with added pent roof enclosure.

Tahōtō (多宝塔)	Chōhō-ji	3×3, two-storied Buddhist tower	early Muromachi period, 1357	Kainan, Wakayama 34°6′32.21″N 135°9′56.85″E / 34.1089472°N 135.1657917°E	Small wooden two-storied pagoda shaped building with a square base and a round upper floor.

Daimon (大門)	Chōhō-ji	rōmon, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof	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)	Chōhō-ji	5×5, single-storied, irimoya style with a 1 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof	late Kamakura period, 1311	Kainan, Wakayama 34°6′32.77″N 135°9′56.34″E / 34.1091028°N 135.1656500°E	Wooden building with slightly raised floor, white walls and a hip-and-gable roof.

Three-storied Pagoda (三重塔 sanjūnotō)	Kōjō-ji (向上寺)	3×3, three-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof	middle Muromachi period, 1432	Onomichi, Hiroshima 34°18′24.81″N 133°5′12.04″E / 34.3068917°N 133.0866778°E	Three-storied pagoda with white walls and red beams. There are railed verandas on the two upper stories.

Tahōtō (多宝塔)	Jōdo-ji	3×3, two-storied Buddhist tower, hongawarabuki roof	late Kamakura period, 1328	Onomichi, Hiroshima 34°24′42.54″N 133°12′39.53″E / 34.4118167°N 133.2109806°E	Wooden two-storied pagoda shaped building with a square base and a round upper floor, white walls and red beams.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Jōdo-ji	5×5, single-storied, irimoya style with a 1 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof	late Kamakura period, 1327	Onomichi, Hiroshima 34°24′43.39″N 133°12′39.05″E / 34.4120528°N 133.2108472°E	Wooden building with raised floor, white walls, red beams, a hip-and-gable roof and a canopy over the staircase.

Golden Hall (金堂 kon-dō)	Fudō-in (不動院)	3×4, pent roof enclosure, irimoya style, hinoki cypress bark shingles; principal hall	late Muromachi period, 1540	Hiroshima 34°25′37.25″N 132°28′16.02″E / 34.4270139°N 132.4711167°E	Large wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof and an enclosing pent roof.

Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)	Myōō-in	3×3, 4.4 m (14 ft), 29.1 m (95 ft) tall, five-storied pagoda, hongawarabuki roof	early Muromachi period, 1348	Fukuyama, Hiroshima 34°28′41.82″N 133°20′45.15″E / 34.4782833°N 133.3458750°E	Five-storied pagoda with white walls and red beams.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Myōō-in	5×5, 11.8 m × 11.8 m (39 ft × 39 ft) single-storied, irimoya style with a 1 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof	late Kamakura period, 1321	Fukuyama, Hiroshima 34°28′42.56″N 133°20′45.17″E / 34.4784889°N 133.3458806°E	Wooden building with white walls, red beams and a hip-and-gable roof.

Buddha Hall (仏殿 butsuden)	Kōzan-ji	3×3, irimoya style, pent roof enclosure, 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	Large wooden building with and added enclosing pent roof.

Five-storied Pagoda (五重塔 gojūnotō)	Rurikō-ji (瑠璃光寺)	3×3, five-storied pagoda, hinoki cypress bark shingles	middle Muromachi period, 1442	Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi 34°11′24.65″N 131°28′22.5″E / 34.1901806°N 131.472917°E	Five-storied wooden pagoda with white walls.

Main Hall (本堂 hondō)	Motoyama-ji	5×5, single-storied, yosemune style with a 3 ken step canopy, hongawarabuki roof	late Kamakura period, 1300	Mitoyo, Kagawa 34°8′22.91″N 133°41′38.74″E / 34.1396972°N 133.6940944°E	Small wooden building with a trapezoidal roof.

Niō Gate (二王門 niōmon)	Ishite-ji	3 ken wide rōmon, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof	late Kamakura period, 1318	Matsuyama, Ehime 33°50′51.11″N 132°47′47.58″E / 33.8475306°N 132.7965500°E	Small wooden gate with two guardian statues in the outer bays.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Taisan-ji	7×9, 16.4 m × 21 m (54 ft × 69 ft), single-storied, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof; largest esoteric Buddhist hall	late Kamakura period, 1305	Matsuyama, Ehime 33°53′6.05″N 132°42′53.86″E / 33.8850139°N 132.7149611°E	Wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof.

Main Hall (本堂 hon-dō)	Taihō-ji	3×4, single-storied, yosemune style, hongawarabuki roof	late Kamakura period	Matsuyama, Ehime 33°50′30.37″N 132°44′31.88″E / 33.8417694°N 132.7421889°E	Koshozan Taihoji 03.JPG

Yakushi Hall (薬師堂 yakushidō)	Buraku-ji (豊楽寺)	5×5, single-storied, irimoya style, hinoki cypress shingles	late Heian period, 1151	Ōtoyo, Kōchi 33°47′31.35″N 133°43′37.93″E / 33.7920417°N 133.7272028°E	Wooden building with a hip-and-gable roof.

Great Leader's Treasure Hall (大雄宝殿 daiyūhōden)	Sōfuku-ji	5×4, two-storied, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof	early Edo period, 1646	Nagasaki 32°44′33.14″N 129°53′0.56″E / 32.7425389°N 129.8834889°E	Wooden building painted red with a hip-and-gable roof.

Daiippōmon (第一峰門)	Sōfuku-ji	four-legged Chinese style gate, irimoya style, hongawarabuki roof	early Edo period, 1644	Nagasaki 32°44′33.55″N 129°52′59.88″E / 32.7426528°N 129.8833000°E	Small wooden gate painted in red, green and blue. Boards with Chinese characters are attached to the gate.

Ōdō (大堂)	Fuki-ji	3×4, single-storied, hōgyō style, hongawarabuki roof with smooth, lipless, semi-cylindrical cover tiles (行基葺, gyōgibuki)	late Heian period	Bungotakada, Ōita 33°32′16.45″N 131°31′42.79″E / 33.5379028°N 131.5285528°E	Simple wooden building with slightly raised floor and pyramid shaped roof.

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Engaku-ji is the National Trasure in Kanagawa.

final_sentence: Engaku-ji is the National Trasure in Kanagawa.