Eijuji Temple Sutra Repository
The Eijuji Temple Sutra Repository (永住寺経蔵) is a building of the late Edo period at Eijuji, a Soto Zen temple in Urano, Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture, and it was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on December 5, 2019, under registration number 23-0541. The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 9.9 square metres.
Why It Was Registered
The Eijuji Temple Sutra Repository was registered as contributing to the historic landscape of the country. According to the Agency, it is a small dozo storehouse, 10 shaku square, standing in the northeast of the grounds north of the shoin and facing south. It has a pyramidal roof, single widely spaced rafters and plastered walls.
Two wooden steps lead up to a doorway closed by sliding earthen doors. Inside it has a boarded floor, a batten ceiling and a dais at the back. The Agency sees it as a small building completing the monastery.
What to Look For
Notice the white-plastered walls and pyramidal roof: small as it is, it has the solid build of a fireproof storehouse for sutras.
It stands beside the garden north of the shoin, marking the northeast corner of the monastery (Shinshiro City).
Visiting
The layout of the whole monastery and contact details are on the Eijuji Temple page. No official information on visiting was found.
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Q&A
- When was the sutra repository built?
- In the late Edo period.
- When was it registered?
- On December 5, 2019, as registration number 23-0541.
- How big is it?
- A small storehouse 10 shaku square, with a building area of 9.9 square metres.
- What is distinctive about it?
- A pyramidal roof, plastered walls and sliding earthen doors.
- Can I see inside?
- No official information on visiting was found.
Basic Information
| Name | Eijuji Temple Sutra Repository (永住寺経蔵) |
|---|---|
| Location | 3 Urano, Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture (Eijuji) |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2019/12/5, registration no. 23-0541 |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, single storey, tiled roof, building area 9.9 square metres |
| Owner | Eijuji |
| Public Access | No visiting information |
References
- 永住寺経蔵 (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/bsys/maindetails/101/00013125
- Eijuji main hall and six other buildings (Shinshiro City)
- https://www.city.shinshiro.lg.jp/kanko/minzokugeino/eijuji-hondo.html
Last verified: 2026.10.05
