Enmyoji Temple Main Hall

A Jodo Shinshu Hall of Square Pillars

The Enmyoji Temple Main Hall (圓明寺本堂) is a Jodo Shinshu main hall that keeps early forms of the early Edo period in Inuyama, Inuyama City, Aichi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on August 13, 2012 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a single-storey timber hall with a tiled roof and a building area of 222 square metres, altered in 1689; registration number 23-0351.

A Rear-Door Inner Sanctuary and a Wide Veranda

The main hall of Enmyoji stands at the north end of the precinct; it is 15.3 metres wide and 16.7 metres deep under a hip-and-gable roof of full tiles, with a one-bay porch (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Inside are an inner sanctuary with a rear door, side rooms and an outer sanctuary, with a fenced-off area toward the back of the outer sanctuary and a wide veranda in front (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Its square pillars throughout and its details keep early forms of the Jodo Shinshu main hall.

Why It Was Registered

The Agency notes it as a Jodo Shinshu hall that keeps early forms, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.

What to Look For

Look for the square pillars throughout and the fenced-off area in the outer sanctuary (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

It is owned by Enmyoji Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found. The main hall, priests' quarters, monks' quarters, bell tower and gate are introduced together on the Enmyoji Temple page.