page_title: Ichijō-ji
section_title: Kondō
hierarchical_section_title: Ichijō-ji / Architecture / Kondō
caption_attribution_description: English: The Myokendō at Ichijō-ji, dating from 1393-1466.
context_page_description: Hokkesan Ichijō-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Tendai sect in Kasai, Hyōgo, Japan.
  It was established in 650 at Emperor Kōtoku's request, and it is famous for its Heian period three-storied pagoda, built in 1171 in the wayō style of japanese architecture and designated a National Treasure of Japan.
  Other important building in the temple complex include the kondō, built in 1628 by order of Honda Tadamasa, the lord of Himeji Castle, and three other smaller structures, Gohōdō, Myokendō and Bentendō, and a gorintō, all of them built between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods and designated Important Cultural Properties.
  Ichijō-ji is temple No. 26 in the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage, following Kiyomizu-dera and preceding Engyō-ji.
context_section_description: The main hall of Ichijō-ji is its kondō (金堂, golden hall). The original building was destroyed by fire in 1523 and then again in 1628. The present main hall was rebuilt by order of Honda Tadamasa in 1628. The pine and cypress timber used for its construction were brought from Kyushu and Shikoku.
  It is a 9x8 ken single-storied building in the irimoya and kake-zukuri style, with hongawarabuki roof, and a typical example of main hall buildings from the early Edo period. It is the largest main hall on the Kansai Kannon Pilgrimage.
  A typhoon damaged the building in 1999. During the subsequent survey of the structure other problems were discovered, including damage due to white ants and rotting in the structural beams. The kondō was carefully dismantled and restored between 1999 and 2007, preserving as much of the original materials as possible. The main hall was finally reopened in 2007.
  It was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1983.
caption: Myokendō
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