Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan

Registered in 2021 as a national Tangible Cultural Property, Jinkoin's late-Edo yakuimon gate stands at one of Kyoto's three Kobo Daishi temples in quiet Nishigamo.

Tucked behind the main hall of Jinkoin in northern Kyoto, the 1917 Chukodo blends pyramidal, hip-and-gable, and cusped-gable roofs with rare round-section rafters—a creative modern temple architecture recognized as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property.

Built in 1829 and registered in 2021, the main hall of Shinkō-in anchors one of Kyoto's three Kōbō Daishi pilgrimage temples in the quiet Nishi-Kamo district north of the city.

Set in the quiet Nishigamo neighborhood of Kyoto's Kita Ward, Jinkō-in Rengetsu-an is the small wooden hermitage where the celebrated late-Edo / early-Meiji poet, nun, and ceramic artist Ōtagaki Rengetsu (1791–1875) spent the final ten years of her life, from age 76 until her death at 85. Built in the late Edo period, this 51-square-meter cottage incorporates refined sukiya-style touches such as a soot-darkened bamboo lattice ceiling and a round window. Registered as a Tangible Cultural Property of Japan in 2021, it offers a deeply moving glimpse into the world of one of Japan's most beloved female poets, famed for her hand-formed Rengetsu-yaki ceramics inscribed with her own waka poems.

The Chokufū Shingyō-den at Daikaku-ji Temple in Kyoto's Sagano district is an octagonal hall enshrining Heart Sutras hand-copied by six emperors, beginning with Emperor Saga. Designed in 1925 by architect Fujii Kōji in the style of Hōryū-ji's Hall of Dreams using reinforced concrete, this Registered Tangible Cultural Property guards imperially sealed sutras that are opened only once every sixty years.

Discover Taigaku Bunko, a 1928 reinforced-concrete archive building designed by renowned architect Goichi Takeda. Located within the former retreat of Meiji Restoration hero Iwakura Tomomi in northern Kyoto, this Registered Tangible Cultural Property houses precious historical artifacts from Japan's transformative era.

Discover the Omotemon front gate of Daishoji Temple, a nationally registered tangible cultural property in Kyoto. This Edo-period yakuimon gate reflects the dignity of Japan's highest-ranking imperial Buddhist convent, located on the historic grounds of the Ashikaga Flower Palace.

Discover the Genkan (Entrance Hall) of Daishoji Temple in Kyoto, a nationally registered tangible cultural property rebuilt in 1923. This elegant structure with its copper-plated karahafu roof embodies the architectural grandeur of Japan's highest-ranking imperial convent.

Discover the Zangetsu-tei tea room at Daishoji Temple, a registered tangible cultural property built in 1938 within one of Kyoto's most prestigious imperial convent temples near the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Discover the Takabei (high wall) of Daishoji Temple, a nationally registered tangible cultural property in Kyoto. This graceful plastered wall from around 1942 divides the sacred precinct of Japan's highest-ranking imperial Buddhist convent, located on the historic site of the Muromachi Shogunate's Flower Palace.

Discover the Daishōji Tōmen Tsuiji, a nationally registered tangible cultural property in Kyoto. This traditional rammed-earth wall guards an imperial convent with over 600 years of history near the Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Discover the south-facing earthen wall (Nanmen Tsuikiji) of Daishōji Temple in Kyoto, a nationally registered tangible cultural property from the late Edo period. Learn about this imperial nunnery founded by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu on the site of the Muromachi Shogunate's Flower Palace.

Discover the Main Hall of Daishoji, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in Kyoto relocated from the Aoyama Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Explore the history of this imperial Buddhist convent founded in 1382, its elegant hōjō-style architecture, and the legacy of imperial princesses who called it home.

The Miya Goten at Daishoji Temple, a nationally registered tangible cultural property, is a palatial hall built in the imperial style to welcome a princess of Emperor Kōkaku into this highest-ranking Buddhist convent near the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Featuring elegant Edo-period architecture with irimoya and sukiya-style wings, fusuma paintings, a designated scenic karesansui garden, and an exceptional collection of imperial dolls, it preserves over five centuries of ama-monzeki culture where imperial women practiced Buddhism while maintaining courtly arts.

Discover the covered corridor (watari-rōka) of Daishoji Temple, a nationally registered tangible cultural property in Kyoto. This imperial nunnery near Kyoto Imperial Palace preserves centuries of royal Buddhist heritage.

Discover the Grand Torii of Takeisao (Kenkun) Shrine, a Registered Tangible Cultural Property built in 1934 from Taiwanese Alishan hinoki cypress. Standing at the foot of Mount Funaoka in Kyoto, this majestic gate marks the entrance to the shrine honoring the legendary warlord Oda Nobunaga.

Kenkun Shrine on Mount Funaoka honours Oda Nobunaga. Its 1880 Guest House, moved uphill in 1910, has a curved carriage porch and a balustraded veranda facing Higashiyama.

At Kenkun Shrine, the Ceremony Vessel Storehouse holds implements for its rites. Built in 1880 and moved in 1929, the plastered two-story dozo has its doorway upstairs.

Discover the Kenkun Shrine Shamusho (Social Affairs Office), a nationally registered tangible cultural property built in 1929, nestled on Mount Funaoka in Kyoto. Explore the shrine dedicated to Japan's legendary unifier, Oda Nobunaga.

At Kenkun Shrine, the Offering Hall is where food for the deity is prepared. Built in 1884 and moved in 1910, it has a cypress-bark roof, a kitchen and a tatami room.