page_title: List of National Treasures of Japan (residences)
section_title: Statistics
hierarchical_section_title: List of National Treasures of Japan (residences) / Statistics
caption_attribution_description: English: Map showing the location of National Treasures of Japan in the category residences.
context_page_description: The term "National Treasure" has been used in Japan to denote cultural properties since 1897.
  The items are selected by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology based on their "especially high historical or artistic value". This list presents 14 entries of residential structures from 15th-century feudal Muromachi period to the early modern 17th-century Edo period. The structures listed include teahouses, shoin, guest or reception halls and other rooms which are part of Japanese domestic architecture, while most of the structures are located in temples, one is a castle. In 2009, the early 20th century Akasaka Palace was designated as National Treasure in the category of "modern residences". Because it is the only National Treasure in this category, it is listed together with the 14 pre-Meiji period structures.
  The foundations for the design of today's traditional Japanese residential houses with tatami floors were established in the late Muromachi period and refined during the ensuing Momoyama period.
context_section_description: In total there are 15 structures at ten compounds in five cities. Ten of these structures are located in Kyoto. The compound with most National Treasures of the residential building category is Nishi Hongan-ji, with three structures.
caption: Map showing the location of residential National Treasures in Japan
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