A Kamakura-Period Hall in Northern Kyushu
The Fumonin Temple Main Hall (普門院本堂) is the main hall of a temple of the late Kamakura period (1275 to 1332) in Hakishiwa, Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on April 14, 1913 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey hall three bays square under a pyramidal roof of hongawara tiles, with a three-bay porch; designation number 00624.
A Pyramidal-Roofed Hall of the Late Kamakura Period
The Fumonin Temple Main Hall at Fumonin in Hakishiwa, Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture, dates from the late Kamakura period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It is a single-storey hall three bays square under a pyramidal roof of hongawara tiles, with a three-bay porch across the front (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency database gives no further description.
Why It Is an Important Cultural Property
As a three-bay hall of the late Kamakura period, it was designated on April 14, 1913, and is now an Important Cultural Property (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
What to Look For
The tiled pyramidal roof and the three-bay porch spanning the front are the things to see (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the Fumonin main hall built?
- In the late Kamakura period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What form is the hall?
- Three bays square, pyramidal roof, three-bay porch, tiled.
- When was it designated?
- On April 14, 1913.
- How is Hakishiwa read?
- Ha-ki-shi-wa, according to the Japan Post postcode data.
- When was the Fumonin Temple Main Hall designated an Important Cultural Property?
- On April 14, 1913 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Fumonin Temple Main Hall (普門院本堂) |
|---|---|
| Location | Hakishiwa, Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Designation | Important Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Designated 1913/04/14 (Taisho 2) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | 3 by 3 bays, single storey, pyramidal, 3-bay porch, hongawara tiles |
| Owner | Fumonin Temple |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Fumonin Temple Main Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/3489
Last verified: 2026.10.18