Gyokuhoin Temple Founder's Hall

A Founder's Hall at Myoshinji

The Gyokuhoin Temple Founder's Hall (玉鳳院開山堂) is the hall honouring the founder at Gyokuhoin, a sub-temple of Myoshinji of the mid-Muromachi period (1393–1466) in Hanazono Myoshinjicho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on March 27, 1901 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a single-storey hall three bays by four with a hip-and-gable roof of round and flat tiles; designation number 00144.

The 1901 date in the Agency record is that of its designation under the former law.

A Founder's Hall in Myoshinji

The founder's hall of Gyokuhoin, a sub-temple within the grounds of Myoshinji at Hanazono in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, dates from the mid-Muromachi period (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A kaisando is a hall that honours the monk who founded the temple.

It is single-storey, three bays by four, with a hip-and-gable roof of round and flat tiles. It was designated in 1901, among the earliest designations of Zen temple buildings in Kyoto (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Is an Important Cultural Property

The Agency record has no commentary; the date, the mid-Muromachi period, and its form, a three-by-four-bay hip-and-gable hall with a tiled roof, set out what was designated.

What to Look For

At the founder's hall, look for the three-by-four-bay hall under its tiled hip-and-gable roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

The founder's hall is owned by Gyokuhoin (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Gyokuhoin is a sub-temple within the grounds of Myoshinji. No official information on visiting was found. The founder's hall and gate are introduced together on the Gyokuhoin Temple page.