Kamakura

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 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 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 Komyobo Thirteen-Story Stone Pagoda, an Important Cultural Property built in 1294 on Ikuchijima Island along the Shimanami Kaido. This 8.5-meter granite tower reflects the artistry and Buddhist devotion of the Kamakura period.

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.

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 the National Treasure tachi signed by Norifusa, a masterwork of the Katayama Ichimonji school from the Kamakura period. Once owned by the Tokugawa shoguns, this magnificent sword is now displayed at Fukuyama Museum of Art in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Discover the National Treasure tachi signed Yoshifusa, a masterpiece of Kamakura-period swordsmithing by the Fukuoka Ichimonji school. View this magnificent blade at Fukuyama Museum of Art in Hiroshima Prefecture.

Discover the National Treasure tantō by Shintōgo Kunimitsu, the founder of the Sōshū swordsmithing tradition. Once cherished by warlord Gamō Ujisato and the Tokugawa shoguns, this Kamakura-era masterpiece is now housed at Fukuyama Museum of Art in Hiroshima Prefecture.