Muromachi

The Main Hall of Hakusan Shrine in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property preserving late Muromachi-period shrine architecture. Originally built as the guardian shrine of Hōjūji Temple, it embodies centuries of devotion on the remote Noto Peninsula.

The Main Hall of Fujitsuhiko Shrine in Nakajima, Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, is a mid-Muromachi period sangensha nagare-zukuri structure designated as a nationally Important Cultural Property. Retaining archaic Kamakura-period design elements, it stands as one of the most significant medieval shrine buildings in the Hokuriku region.

Discover the Matsuo Shrine Honden in Shika, Ishikawa — a nationally designated Important Cultural Property from the late Muromachi period (c. 1559). One of very few surviving medieval shrine buildings in the Hokuriku region.

Standing approximately 6.8 meters tall in the grounds of the ancient Myosenji Temple in Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, this stone five-story pagoda is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property from the late Kamakura period. Carved from locally quarried Maenami sandstone, it faithfully reproduces the intricate details of wooden pagoda architecture in stone, with a Dainichi Nyorai statue enshrined within. Surrounded by some 150 medieval stone monuments, it is a testament to Noto's rich history and Buddhist heritage.

Standing on a forested hilltop behind Yakuōin Onsenji Temple in Yamashiro Onsen, Kaga City, Ishikawa Prefecture, this Kamakura-period five-ring stone pagoda is believed to be the memorial tower of Myōgaku Shōnin — the Heian-era monk who created the oldest known Japanese fifty-sound chart. Carved from tuff and inscribed with Sanskrit mantras and lotus-petal motifs, the tower was designated a nationally Important Cultural Property in 1957. Follow the charming Aiueo Path with its Kutani-ware tiles to discover the origins of the Japanese writing system.