Renkeiji Temple Earthen Walls

Walls that Frame the Temple Front

The Renkeiji Temple Earthen Walls (蓮慶寺土塀) is side walls and earthen walls flanking the great gate of 1951 in Uedai, Agui Town, Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on June 21, 2013 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records timber-framed walls with tiled copings, 17 metres long in all; registration number 23-0380.

Walls that Frame the Temple Front

The walls join the great gate on its north and south sides at right angles in the south-east corner of the precinct; they consist of side walls, two bays each on the north and south, and earthen walls running four bays each to the east, all on high stone bases under gabled pantile copings (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

All have vertical boarding below and plaster above, and with the great gate they give the front of the precinct its finished appearance (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Was Registered

The Agency registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.

What to Look For

Look for the high stone bases and the boarding below and plaster above (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

It is owned by Renkeiji Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on public access was found. The main hall, the great gate and the earthen walls are introduced together on the Renkeiji Temple page.