National Treasures of Kagawa
香 川 県 の 国 宝Kagawa’s national treasures — properties designated kokuhō for their exceptional value to the nation.
A Heian manuscript in Kagawa Prefecture recording the gazetteer of Hizen, now Saga and Nagasaki. One of five surviving fudoki. National Treasure since 1955.
A Heian-period text owned by Zentsuji in Kagawa Prefecture. Its own fields stand almost empty, while the title itself states how it was all made here.
A Tang-period staff head owned by Zentsuji in Kagawa Prefecture. It came over from China long ago and is said to have changed the metalwork made here.
Discover Kandani Shrine's National Treasure main hall in Kagawa - Japan's oldest shrine building with a confirmed date of 1219. Experience pristine Kamakura-period architecture, the nagare-zukuri style, and 1200 years of continuous worship at the foot of Mt. Goshikidai.
Discover the Main Hall of Motoyamaji Temple, a National Treasure built in 1300 in Mitoyo, Kagawa. This Kamakura-period esoteric Buddhist hall is Temple No. 70 on the Shikoku 88 Pilgrimage and home to the route's only Horse-Headed Kannon.
Discover the National Treasure "Fujiwara no Sukemasa Hitsu Shi-Kaishi," the oldest surviving poetry paper in Japan. Written in 969 by one of the legendary Three Traces calligraphers, this masterpiece at Kagawa Prefectural Museum reveals the birth of Japanese-style calligraphy.
More from Kagawa
Kagawa’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.