Muromachi
Kumamoto · 室町Browse Kumamoto’s cultural heritage from the Muromachi period (1336 – 1573). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
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Kumamoto Muromachi Period
1336 – 1573
The Amida Hall of Shorenji Temple in Taragi, Kumamoto is a nationally designated Important Cultural Property founded in 1295 by the Sagara clan. As the largest thatched-roof Buddhist hall in Kumamoto Prefecture, it preserves the solemn architectural style of the Kamakura period and houses an equally important Amida triad. It is a constituent cultural property of the Hitoyoshi-Kuma Japan Heritage story.
Hasshoji Amida Hall in Yunomae, Kumamoto, is a three-bay Buddhist hall of the late 15th century. Inside stands a Zen-style zushi sheltering an Amida triad of 1490.