Hokekyoji Temple Four-Legged Gate

A Late Muromachi Gate

The Hokekyoji Temple Four-Legged Gate (法華経寺四足門) is a late Muromachi four-legged gate with a shingle roof at Nakayama Hokekyoji of the late Muromachi period (1467–1572) in Nakayama, Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on May 24, 1916 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a four-legged gate with a gabled shingle roof; designation number 01361.

The 1916 date in the Agency record is that of its designation under the former law.

A Four-Legged Gate

The four-legged gate of Hokekyoji in Nakayama, Ichikawa City, Chiba, dates from the late Muromachi period (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is a four-legged gate under a gabled roof of wooden shingles.

In a four-legged gate, two supporting posts stand before and behind each main post. In the Agency records, it and the Hokkedo are the two of the temple's four Important Cultural Properties that date back to the late Muromachi period.

Why It Is an Important Cultural Property

The Agency record has no commentary; the date, the late Muromachi period, and its form, a four-legged gate with a gabled shingle roof, set out what was designated.

What to Look For

At the gate, look for the gabled shingle roof and the four-legged frame with its supporting posts (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

The gate is owned by Hokekyoji (Agency for Cultural Affairs). According to an Ichikawa City area map, the road running north from Keisei Nakayama Station leads to the temple approach.