Daishoji Corridor

About the Daishoji Corridor

The Daishoji Corridor (大聖寺渡り廊下) is the single-storey timber corridor of 1942 at Daishoji, an imperial Zen convent in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on January 26, 2011.

The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a single-storey timber building with a tiled roof and a building area of 47 square metres; registration number 26-0354, owned by the religious corporation Daishoji. Nine of the convent's buildings and walls were registered on the same day (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Was Registered

The Daishoji Corridor was registered as a structure that contributes to the historic landscape of the country. The Agency for Cultural Affairs notes modern elements such as a firewall partway along the double corridor.

What to Look For

The Daishoji Corridor links the main hall and the entrance hall: 12 metres long and 3.8 metres wide, with a pantile roof falling both ways (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

It is a double corridor, boarded on the east for service traffic and matted on the west, partitioned near each end by sliding doors and cedar panels. Both sides have batten ceilings, and a firewall stands partway along (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting the Daishoji Corridor

According to the Japan Tourism Agency commentary, Daishoji remains an active convent and is closed to the public except for occasional special exhibitions. The front gate and earthen walls can be seen from Karasuma-dori and the lane to the south. The address is 109-1 Goshohachiman-cho, Karasuma-dori Kamidachiuri-sagaru, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto.