National Treasures of Gifu
岐 阜 県 の 国 宝Gifu’s national treasures — properties designated kokuhō for their exceptional value to the nation.
A sutra repository of 1408 at Ankokuji in Takayama, Gifu. Inside it stands an octagonal cabinet for the scriptures that turns about a post at its centre.
A founder's hall at Eihoji in Tajimi, Gifu, joining an outer and an inner chamber through a linking bay. The inner chamber is thought the older of the two.
A middle-sized Zen Buddha hall at Eihoji in Tajimi, Gifu, three bays square. It simplifies the Zen manner and leaves its front open to the outside air.
Five Heian scrolls at Kishinji in Ono, Gifu. Only three complete sets survive from before the Kamakura period, and two of these scrolls carry a date on them.
A Nara-period gilt bronze offering bowl incised with leaping lions at Gokokushiji, Gifu, a National Treasure since 1955.
A Kamakura tachi of the Aoe school at the Hikari Museum, Takayama, a National Treasure since 1955, given by Ashikaga Yoshiaki to the Shimazu of Satsuma.
The oldest copy, made in 1291, of Ennin's diary of his nine years in Tang China, a National Treasure since 1952, deposited at the Kyoto National Museum.
More from Gifu
Gifu’s registered properties across designations, with featured heritage and travel notes.
The complete kokuhō catalogue — browse by prefecture, period, and category.
Nationwide jūyō bunkazai — architecture, sculpture, painting, crafts, and documents.