Edo
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Jissō-ji's hōjō in Nishio is a large early-Edo Zen abbot's hall at the Kira family temple. Restored with a copper roof, it is now a Nishio City cultural property.
The main gate of Jakkoin in Inuyama, Aichi, built in 1836, is a thick-timbered yakuimon carved with a dragon and peonies at the entrance to the maple temple.
The Zuigudo of Jakkoin in Inuyama, Aichi, built in 1805 beside the main hall, is a house-like hall of hinged shutters whose form shows its use for retreats.
The Bentendo of Jakkoin in Inuyama, Aichi, built in 1820, is a tiny hexagonal hall above the main hall, its rafters and ceiling ribs radiating from the centre.
Built in 1830, the same year as the main hall, this single-bay yakui-mon faces north onto the old road. Bracketing and a carved gable strut give it character.
The most decorative of Shunkoin's seven buildings, this 1865 bell tower sits on a river-stone base, with bracketing, fan rafters, and a painted coffered ceiling.
This late-Edo entrance and shoin reflect a move: local accounts say the reception wing came in 1879 from the home of Takeda Shokuro, founder of Arimatsu shibori.
Rebuilt in 1830, Shunkoin's main hall takes the six-room hojo form under a hip-and-gable roof. It faces north, and its image is Tahonyorai, rare in Soto Zen.
Built in 1860 at Joshoji Temple in Toyota City, this kitchen-residence keeps an ink inscription naming its date and master carpenter. Registered in 2005.
Joseiji Temple Main Hall in Inuyama, Aichi, is an 1808 Shin Buddhist hall registered in 2007, with dragon carvings and a coffered ceiling, near Inuyama Station.
Jomanji Temple Main Gate in Inuyama, Aichi, was a rear gate of Inuyama Castle, moved to this temple lane in 1877 and registered in 2007. A single-bay yakuimon.
Jomanji Temple Bell Tower of 1796, in the castle town of Inuyama, Aichi, was registered in 2007. One bay square, open on all sides, on a flared hakamagoshi base.
The Shirai Family Residence Main House at Kō in Toyokawa is a late Edo sake brewer's townhouse with a low half-storey and two bands of lattice, registered in 2004.
The Shinshu Otani-ha Nagoya Betsuin East Gate and Earthen Wall is a late Edo koraimon in central Nagoya, the one structure to survive the 1945 air raid.
The Zuihoin Main Hall and Priests' Quarters, built in 1813 at Myokoji and moved into central Ichinomiya in 1915 after the Nobi earthquake, was registered in 2021.
A late Edo townhouse in Isshiki, Nishio, registered in 2022. A drawing dated 1849 matches its six-room farmhouse plan, and the altar room has a raised bay.
A late Edo reception wing at Zengyoji in Nagoya, registered in 2018. Its shikidai porch, lattice gable and cusped windows mark a temple that received guests of rank.
Zengyoji Temple Main Gate in Nagoya is a four-legged gate of 1755, dated by a surviving ridge tablet naming its carpenter. Stacked arched beams; registered in 2018.
Late Edo in date, Zengyoji Temple Drum Tower carries a pyramidal turret off-centre on a gabled roof and began life as a storehouse below. Registered in 2018.
Built in 1706 in Nagoya, Zengyoji Temple Main Hall omits the columns of its outer worship area beneath a latticed coffered ceiling. Registered in 2018.