Bonnonji Temple Main Hall

Bonnonji Temple Main Hall

The Bonnonji Temple Main Hall (梵音寺本堂) is a structure of 1798 in the grounds of Renkyoji in Takabari, Meito Ward, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, and it was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on May 2, 2017, under registration number 23-0476. The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 38 square metres, renovated in the later Showa period. Bonnonji is a subtemple of Renkyoji.

Why It Was Registered

The Bonnonji Temple Main Hall was registered as contributing to the historic landscape of the country. According to the Agency, it faces east on the west side of Renkyoji's grounds, with a hip-and-gable roof at the front and a gabled roof at the back, all tiled. Inside are a 6-mat outer sanctuary and a 4-mat inner sanctuary, with verandas on the front and sides.

Care was taken over details such as the carved dragon transom and the carving on the porch beam. The Agency notes its contribution to the landscape of the grounds.

What to Look For

Look at the carved dragon transom and the carving on the porch beam: small as the hall is, its details are carefully designed (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Note also the roof, hip-and-gable at the front and gabled at the back.

Visiting

The temple layout and address are on the Renkyoji Temple page. No official information on visiting was found.