Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan

Discover the Hofukuji Kaizando Omotemon, a registered tangible cultural property in Soja, Okayama. This Edo-period four-legged gate guards the Founder's Hall of the Zen temple where legendary painter Sesshu trained as a child.

Discover Hofukuji Shoin in Soja, Okayama — a registered cultural property at the famous Zen temple where the legendary painter Sesshu trained as a boy. Explore its serene shoin-style architecture amid the wooded grounds.

Hofukuji's 1818 bell tower in Soja, Okayama, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property, rings over the Zen temple where the painter Sesshu trained as a boy.

Sensyakui, an early Edo granite well at Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama, is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property tied to the fallen-star legend of Mount Iyama.

Hofukuji's 1814 meditation hall in Soja, Okayama, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property, still hosts monthly zazen behind its porch and cusped windows.

The 1814 roofed kitchen well at Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property, served the tenzo cooks for whom cooking was Zen training.

Dokubokkyo, an 1828 stone bridge at Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama, is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property whose gentle arch bears a Zen name: single-log bridge.

The late Edo naka-ido well at Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property, keeps its pulley beside the monks' dining hall it once served.

Hofukuji's 1735 Buddha hall in Soja, Okayama, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property, pairs round windows with fan rafters and enshrines Kokuzo Bosatsu inside.

The late Edo hojo of Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property, spans 486 square meters and inherits the Sesshu rat legend's setting.

The 65-meter earthen wall of Hofukuji's hojo in Soja, Okayama, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property, runs level on stone footings across the sloping ground.

Hofukuji's 1793 treasure storehouse in Soja, Okayama, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property, wears namako plasterwork judged too meticulous to reproduce now.

Muku Bridge is a stone bridge built in 1920 within the grounds of Tanjoji Temple in Kumenan Town, Okayama Prefecture. Spanning the legendary Katame River, this 7.3-meter-long, 2.6-meter-wide structure is a nationally registered tangible cultural property and an integral part of the historic landscape of the temple, which marks the birthplace of Honen, founder of the Jodo (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism.

The smallest of six buildings at Yamanari Sake Brewery in Ibara, Okayama, this household store links to the parlor and is floored in tatami above. Registered 2024.

An early-Meiji dozo at Yamanari Sake Brewery in Ibara, Okayama, plastered to the eaves and pairing an open rice store with a household strongroom. Registered 2024.

On the Oda River's west bank in Ibara, Okayama, the 1882 shop and main house of Yamanari Sake Brewery shows a long plastered Meiji frontage. Registered in 2024.

The largest of six listed buildings at Yamanari Sake Brewery in Ibara, Okayama, this brewing hall is built around a sealed malt room. Registered in 2024.

The only one of six buildings at Yamanari Sake Brewery in Ibara, Okayama registered as a model of design, this 1915 parlor has a tokonoma alcove and garden veranda.

The larger of two brewing halls at Yamanari Sake Brewery in Ibara, Okayama, this early-Meiji storehouse still fills its tanks each winter. Registered in 2024.

The stone steps and walls of Ryūjōin Temple in Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, date to the late Edo period. Eight broad stone steps spanning 9 meters wide and a 37-meter stone wall create the distinctive elevated landscape of this hilltop temple, registered as a national Tangible Cultural Property. The walls reveal four distinct phases of masonry construction.

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