National Treasures of Kyoto

The mid-Heian five-storied pagoda of Daigoji, Kyoto, completed in the 950s and a National Treasure since 1951, the oldest wooden building in Kyoto Prefecture.

The worship hall of the Seiryugu shrine in upper Daigoji, Kyoto, raised in 1434 and a National Treasure since 1954, built out over a steep slope.

The Yakushido of upper Daigoji, Kyoto, dedicated in 1124 and a National Treasure since 1959, one of the few surviving Heian buildings.

The 1513 abbot's hall of Daisenin at Daitokuji, Kyoto, a National Treasure since 1957, a typical six-room Zen hall and a rare medieval survival.

The Momoyama Karamon gate of Daitokuji, Kyoto, a National Treasure since 1952, said to come from the Jurakudai and lavishly carved.

The Sanmon gate of Chion-in, Kyoto, completed in 1621 for Tokugawa Hidetada and a National Treasure since 2002, the largest surviving two-storey gate.

The main hall of Chion-in, Kyoto, built by Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1639 and a National Treasure since 2002, a vast Jodo hall with a forest of columns inside.

The Amida hall of Nishi Honganji, Kyoto, rebuilt in 1760 and a National Treasure since 2014, the perfected form of the Shin main hall and a model for others.

The Momoyama Karamon of Nishi Honganji, Kyoto, a National Treasure since 1953, the finest surviving carved gate of its age, known as the Higurashi-mon.

The Noh stage of 1581 north of the shoin of Nishi Honganji, Kyoto, a National Treasure since 1953 and the oldest surviving Noh stage.

A 1657 National Treasure at Nishi Honganji, Kyoto: a private shoin with bark-edged posts, carved shelves, a six-mat tea room and a double corridor to the Shiroshoin.

The Goeido of Nishi Honganji, Kyoto, raised in 1636 and a National Treasure since 2014, one of the largest Edo buildings and the summit of Shin main halls.

The early Edo shoin of Nishi Honganji, Kyoto, a National Treasure since 1952, with a 162-mat audience hall and one of the largest shoin-style buildings.

The shoin and the two-mat Taian tea room of Myokian in Oyamazaki, Kyoto, thought to be the only tea room left by Sen no Rikyu; a National Treasure since 1951.

Myohoin's Momoyama kuri in Kyoto, said to be the kitchen for Hideyoshi's thousand-monk service: a 21.8 by 23.7 metre hall with massive exposed roof framing.

The hojo of Ryoginan at Tofukuji, Kyoto, of about 1387 and a National Treasure since 1963, the oldest surviving abbot's quarters in Japan.

The early Edo shoin of Ryokoin at Daitokuji, Kyoto, a National Treasure since 1961, containing the Mittan tea room said to reflect Kobori Enshu's taste.

The main hall of Rengeoin in Kyoto, rebuilt in 1266 to house a thousand Kannon images: a 35-bay hall of Kamakura-period wayo style, made a National Treasure in 1952.

Seven Kamakura scrolls at Kozanji, Kyoto, telling the stories of the Silla monks Uisang and Wonhyo, a National Treasure since 1952.

A National Treasure at Nishi Honganji, Kyoto: a handscroll on which Shinran, founder of Shin Buddhism, copied the Amida Sutra and noted commentaries in the margins.

Kyoto’s registered properties across designations, with featured heritage and travel notes.

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