# List of National Treasures of Japan (crafts: others)

**Section:** Temple bells

| Name | Artists | Remarks | Date | Type | Present location | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | — | Handed down in the Kanzen-in (観禅院) subtemple; contains an inscription | Nara period, December 11, 727 | Bell; bronze; aperture: 89.2 cm (35.1 in), height: 149.0 cm (58.7 in) | Kōfuku-ji, Nara, Nara | — |
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | — | Cast for Kinseki-ji (金石寺) in Hōki Province （in Tottori Prefecture）; moved in 1653 to Izumo-taisha, then in 1889 to Tafuku-ji (多福寺), Matsubashi-ji (松林寺) in Shimane Prefecture until being dedicated in 1897 to Saikō-ji | Heian period, 839 | Bell; aperture: 77.5 cm (30.5 in), height: 136.4 cm (53.7 in) | Saikō-ji (西光寺), Fukuoka, Fukuoka | — |
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | — | Also called Tsurezuregusa (徒然草) or Ōjikichō (黄鐘調) (scale in gagaku, similar to Dorian mode on A) bell; fundamental frequency: 129 Hz; together with the bell at Kanzeon-ji, one of the oldest extant Japanese bells | Nara period, 698 | Bell; bronze; aperture: 87 cm (34 in), height: 124 cm (49 in) | Lecture Hall (法堂 hōdō) at Myōshin-ji, Kyoto | — |
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | — | Without inscription; cast in Tatara (多々良), Kasuya District, Fukuoka, Chikuzen Province using the same mold as the National Treasure bell at Myōshin-ji; one of the oldest extant Japanese bells | Nara period, ca. 698 | Bell; bronze; aperture: 86 cm (34 in), height: 106 cm (42 in) | Kanzeon-ji, Dazaifu, Fukuoka | Kanzeonji Up200606301830.JPG |
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | — | Without inscription； long and narrow shape； ｗith cracks and Japanese Honeysuckle arabesque pattern | Nara period | Bell; bronze; aperture: 85 cm (33 in), height: 150 cm (59 in) | belfry (shōrō) at Taima-dera, Katsuragi, Nara | A bronze bell in a wooden belfry. |
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | — | Without inscription; biggest bell in Japan | Nara period, 752 | Bell; aperture: 271 cm (107 in), height: 385 cm (152 in), weight: 49 t (48 long tons; 54 short tons) | belfry (shōrō) at Tōdai-ji, Nara, Nara | A large bronze bell with cross design hanging in an open roofed belfry. |
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | — | Dedicated by Dōkyō together with a sacred horse (神馬 shinme); contains inscription | Nara period, September 11, 770 | Bell; aperture: 73.9 cm (29.1 in), height: 109.9 cm (43.3 in), width: 88.5 cm (34.8 in), thickness at aperture: 5.8 cm (2.3 in) | Tsurugi Shrine (劔神社), Echizen, Fukui | — |
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | — | With inscription by Fujiwara no Toshiyuki | Heian period, August 23, 875 | Bell; bronze; aperture: 80.5 cm (31.7 in), height: 148 cm (58 in) | belfry (shōrō) at Jingo-ji, Kyoto | — |
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | — | With calligraphy attributed to Ono no Michikaze | Heian period, November 3, 917 | Bell; bronze; diameter: 90 cm (35 in), height: 150 cm (59 in) | Eisan-ji (栄山寺), Gojō, Nara | Eisanji Bonsyou.JPG |
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | — | Decorated with lion, dragon, Chinese phoenix and dancing heavenly nymphs; previously located in the belfry (shōrō); one of the Three Great Bells of Japan. | Heian period, c. 11th century | Bell; aperture: 123 cm (48 in), height: 199 cm (78 in), weight: 2 t (2.0 long tons; 2.2 short tons) | Byōdō-in Museum Hōshōkan (平等院ミュージアム鳳翔館), Byōdō-in, Uji, Kyoto | BYODOIN BELL.JPG |
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | Mononobe Shigemitsu (物部重光) | Inscription in embossed carving by founder Lanxi Daolong; donated by Hōjō Tokiyori | Kamakura period, February 21, 1255 | Bell; height: 210 cm (83 in) | belfry (shōrō) at Kenchō-ji, Kamakura, Kanagawa | - |
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | Mononobe Kunimitsu (物部国光) | Made by order of Hōjō Sadatoki; largest bell in Kantō; donated by Hōjō Tokiyori | Kamakura period, August 1301 | Bell; height: 260 cm (100 in) | Engaku-ji, Kamakura, Kanagawa | - |
| Temple bell (梵鐘 bonshō) | — | Initially at the west pagoda of Enryaku-ji's Hōdō-in (宝幢院); contains a three line, 24 characters inscription | Heian period, August 9, 858 | Bell; aperture: 55.3 cm (21.8 in), height: 116.0 cm (45.7 in) | Sagawa Art Museum, Moriyama, Shiga | — |
| Korean bell (朝鮮鐘 chōsenshō) | — | Head in dragon design, body decorated with clouds and celestial beings; oldest Korean bell in Japan | Silla, March 833 | Bell; aperture: 66.7 cm (26.3 in), height: 112 cm (44 in) | Treasure House at Jōgū Shrine (常宮神社 Jōgū jinja), Tsuruga, Fukui | - |