Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Japan
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Five identical stone shrines of 1892 in a row on a long stone platform behind the Akibagu sanctuary at Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama. Registered in April 2009.
A minimal purification pavilion of 1894 at the Akibagu of Hofukuji, Soja: stone posts, timber arms and a gabled roof over a stone basin cut with an ogee-arched base.
The mid-Meiji worship hall and connecting hall of the Akibagu at Hofukuji, Soja: a 5-bay hall with stacked gables and a rear wing of ceremony and altar rooms.
A mid-Meiji shrine sanctuary at Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama: a single bay square, just 6.1 square meters, with bracket sets and cloud-dragon carvings. Registered 2009.
The mid-Edo Founder's Hall of Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama: a 3-bay pyramid-roofed hall on a walled terrace, its altar framed by Zen-style three-stepped brackets.
Stone walls and a tile-capped earthen wall of 1806 around the Founder's Hall at Hofukuji, Soja: the clay is left at its middle coat, not whitened. Registered 2009.
A four-legged gate of 1806 before the Founder's Hall of Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama: tiled gable roof, wing walls and a carved lozenge panel. Registered in 2009.
The 1764 sutra repository of Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama: a 2-bay clay-walled storehouse with a pyramid roof, karahafu porch and ogee windows. Registered 2009.
The mid-Edo priests' quarters of Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama: a 2-story, 432-square-meter building whose gable facade shows its posts, beams and tie beams.
The late-Edo entrance hall and dining hall of Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama: a karahafu gable and formal step for guests in front, a monks' refectory behind.
The late-Meiji two-story Main Gate of Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama, facing east before the Buddha Hall: a single-bay gate with bracket sets and a coffered ceiling.
Late-Edo walls flanking the Main Gate of Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama: 2.5 m andesite retaining walls in tortoise-shell masonry topped by white plastered earthen walls.
A mid-Meiji study hall joined to the abbot's quarters of Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama, whose 4.5-mat room has an alcove beam of natural wood. Registered in 2009.
An open bell tower of 1818 at Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama: 4 inward-leaning posts, bracket sets and a low, gently pitched tiled roof. Registered in April 2009.
An early-Edo well southwest of the Buddha Hall at Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama: thin granite slabs lap-jointed into a wide curb. Said to be the oldest on the grounds.
The 1814 Zen meditation hall of Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama, with ogee windows, raised sitting platforms and a diagonal tile floor. Registered in April 2009.
A roofed kitchen well of 1814 south of the tenzo's kitchen at Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama: a granite curb under a tiled shelter open on 2 sides. Registered 2009.
A granite girder bridge of 1828 east of the Main Gate steps at Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama: arched girders, stone slabs and ridged railings. Registered in 2009.
A late-Edo roofed well against the dining hall veranda of Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama, with a granite curb and a bucket hung from the beam. Registered in 2009.
The 1735 Buddha Hall at the heart of Hofukuji in Soja, Okayama: a Zen hall with fan rafters and round windows in place of the usual ogee type. Registered 2009.
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