National Treasures of Hiroshima

Discover Itsukushima Shrine, a UNESCO World Heritage site featuring the iconic floating torii gate. Experience 1400 years of history, stunning tidal transformations, and sacred Japanese architecture on Miyajima Island.

Discover the breathtaking Jodo-ji Tahoto pagoda, one of Japan's three finest multi-story pagodas. This 700-year-old National Treasure in Onomichi showcases exquisite Kamakura period architecture with vermillion beauty.

Discover the National Treasure Jodo-ji Main Hall in Onomichi, a 14th-century architectural marvel blending Japanese, Chinese, and Indian Buddhist styles. Explore this historic temple with panoramic Seto Inland Sea views.

Discover Fudoin Kondo, Hiroshima's only National Treasure building - a magnificent 16th-century Zen Buddhist hall that miraculously survived the atomic bombing and showcases Japan's finest medieval architectural heritage.

Discover the Myōō-in Five-Story Pagoda in Fukuyama, Hiroshima — a National Treasure built in 1348 by ordinary citizens. Learn about its stunning murals, floating central pillar, and the Shingon Buddhist heritage that makes it one of Japan's most remarkable medieval structures.

Discover Myōōin Hondō, a National Treasure main hall built in 1321 in Fukuyama, Hiroshima. Japan's oldest surviving eclectic-style (Setchūyō) Buddhist architecture blending Japanese, Chinese, and Indian building traditions.

Discover the National Treasure Black Leather-Threaded Domaru Armor at Itsukushima Shrine, Hiroshima. This 14th-century samurai armor represents the evolution of Japanese military technology and the spiritual connection between warriors and sacred sites.

Discover the exquisite Kamakura-period gilt bronze ritual implements at Itsukushima Shrine, one of only two sets designated as National Treasures in Japan, representing the pinnacle of Japanese Buddhist metalwork artistry.

Discover the Kojoji Temple Three-Story Pagoda, a National Treasure built in 1432 on Ikuchijima Island along the Shimanami Kaido. Explore its exquisite blend of Japanese and Chinese architectural styles amidst stunning Seto Inland Sea views.

Discover the Asagi Aya-odoshi Yoroi, a rare National Treasure suit of samurai armor from the late Kamakura period, housed at the UNESCO World Heritage Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima.

A National Treasure at Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima: a late-Heian court costume set with ornamental swords, a quiver and vermilion sword boxes dated to 1183.

A National Treasure on silk dated 1153, the twenty-armed Fugen Enmei at Onomichi's Jiko-ji bears a rare dated inscription, a benchmark for late Heian painting.

A rare Heian-period great armor at Itsukushima Shrine, laced with cherry-stenciled yellow leather over wide plates and tied by tradition to Minamoto no Tametomo.

A late Heian great armor at Itsukushima Shrine, laced in indigo so dark it reads as black. Helmet and sleeves survive, said to be the gift of Taira no Shigemori.

A Heian National Treasure at Itsukushima Shrine, the Kan Fugen-kyo in gold on indigo paper, brushed jointly by Taira no Kiyomori and his half-brother Yorimori.

A National Treasure at Itsukushima Shrine: a seven-scroll Lotus Sutra brushed in gold on indigo paper around 1170 by Taira no Kiyomori and his half-brother Yorimori.

The Saie Hiōgi (Painted Cypress Fan) is a National Treasure of Japan housed at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima island, Hiroshima. Dating from the late Heian period (12th century), this ceremonial fan features 34 cypress slats lavishly decorated with gold and silver leaf and vivid polychrome paintings depicting uta-e (poem-picture) scenes — a rare surviving masterpiece of Heian court craftsmanship linked to the powerful Taira clan.

The National Treasure Tachi signed Kunimune, housed at the Fukuyama Museum of Art in Hiroshima Prefecture, is a masterwork forged by the legendary Kamakura-period swordsmith Bizen Saburo Kunimune. Celebrated for its spectacular layered clove-blossom hamon pattern, this blade is considered the finest among all Kunimune works. Discover this extraordinary sword within the renowned Komatsu Yasuhiro Collection.

Discover Kōsetsu Samonji, a National Treasure tachi forged by the master swordsmith Ō-Sa in the early Nanboku-chō period. Housed at Fukuyama Museum of Art in Hiroshima, this legendary blade passed through the hands of samurai, shoguns, and the Tokugawa clan.

Discover the National Treasure tachi sword signed by Tomonari, a masterwork of the Ko-Bizen school housed at Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima. Learn about its Heian-period origins, Taira clan connections, and how to see it.