Zuihoin Temple Front Gate

A Muromachi Front Gate

The Zuihoin Temple Front Gate (瑞峯院表門) is a front gate that shows the character of its age of the late Muromachi period in Murasakino Daitokujicho, Kita Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on June 21, 1962 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a gabled ridge gate with a cypress-bark roof; designation number 01542.

A Cypress-Bark Gate

Zuihoin is a sub-temple of Daitokuji in Murasakino, Kita Ward, Kyoto; its main hall and front gate were built between 1536 and 1555 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The front gate, of the late Muromachi period, is a gabled ridge gate roofed in cypress bark (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency notes that it shows the character of its age well. The Agency's commentary calls it a four-legged gate, while its structural record gives a ridge gate.

Why It Is an Important Cultural Property

The Agency values it as a gate that shows the character of its age.

What to Look For

At the front gate, look for the gabled cypress-bark roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

The front gate is owned by Zuihoin Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A 2023 guide from the Kyoto Tourist Information Center gives admission as 400 yen; check the temple for opening hours. The main hall and front gate are introduced together on the Zuihoin Temple page.