Reiunin Shoin

A Late Muromachi Hall at Myoshinji

The Reiunin Shoin (靈雲院書院) is a reception hall at a sub-temple of Myoshinji of the late Muromachi period (1467–1572) in Hanazono Myoshinjicho, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on April 14, 1906 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a single-storey hall 7.8 by 7.0 metres under a shingled hip-and-gable roof, with a pent roof on the west and a corridor on the east; designation number 00340.

The 1906 date in the Agency record is that of its designation under the former law.

A Shingled Reception Hall

The Reiunin Shoin is the reception hall of Reiunin, one of the sub-temples within the precincts of Myoshinji in Hanazono, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto. The Agency dates it to the late Muromachi period and records a single-storey building 7.8 by 7.0 metres under a shingled hip-and-gable roof.

A pent roof runs along the west side and a corridor is attached on the east (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Is an Important Cultural Property

The Agency lists this late Muromachi sub-temple reception hall as an Important Cultural Property. Its record has no commentary; the structure and date set out what was designated.

What to Look For

Look for the shingled hip-and-gable roof and the pent roof on the west side (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

It is owned by Reiunin Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official visiting information was found.