Muromachi
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The main hall of the Tenmangu shrine in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, built in 1348, is a small one-bay nagare-style hall roofed in cypress bark, from the 14th century.
Gekkamon, a four-legged gate roofed in cypress bark and listed in 1902, stands closed on the northern approach at Tofukuji in Kyoto, free to view from outside.
Nio Gate of 1350 at Bujoji in Hanase, Kyoto: an eight-pillared gate with a hip-and-gable shingle roof, where the mountain path to the main hall begins.
Main hall and water pavilion of around 1345 to 1349 at Bujoji in Hanase, Kyoto: a hall built out over a cliff, called the oldest stage-style building in Japan.
The Yakushido of Hokaiji in Hino, Kyoto, is a hipped-roof hall of 1456 moved from Nara in 1904, where the Healing Buddha is worshipped for safe childbirth.
The Yasaka Pagoda of Hokanji in Higashiyama, Kyoto, is a five-storey pagoda of 1440 that rises above the sloping Yasaka-dori in one of the city's classic views.
The four-legged main gate of Hotoji in Fukakusa, Kyoto, a gabled Muromachi gate at a Nichiren temple holding the grave of Nichizo, was designated in 1906.
The tahoto pagoda of Hotoji in Fukakusa, Kyoto, a three-bay pagoda built in 1438 at a Nichiren temple holding the grave of Nichizo, was designated in 1906.
Dated to 1448, the main hall of Mito Shrine in Jōyō, Kyoto is the city's oldest surviving building, a single-bay nagare-zukuri hall roofed in cypress bark.
Raised in 1422 at Muko Shrine in Kyoto, this three-bay nagare-zukuri hall with a cypress-bark roof has been an Important Cultural Property since designation in 1902.
Described by the national register as the oldest surviving hojo hall, built early in the sixteenth century and listed in 1961. Four dry gardens ring it.
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 reception hall of Reiunin, a sub-temple of Myoshinji in Kyoto, dates from the late Muromachi period (1467–1572), a small shingled hall with a corridor.
The main hall of Rokuharamitsuji in Higashiyama, Kyoto, built in 1363, is a broad hipped-roof hall of seven by six bays, among the first buildings designated.
Yuan Chan master Yunfeng Miaogao's 1284 colophon on a calligraphy by his dharma ancestor Dahui Zonggao. An Important Cultural Property at Kyoto's Kitamura Museum.
The Ōte-kagami at Kyoto's Yōmei Bunko gathers 307 calligraphy fragments across two oversized albums, from a 20-line Ōjōmu sutra leaf to a hand by Emperor Saga.
Discover the National Treasure bokuseki calligraphy by Chinese Chan master Xutang Zhiyu, preserved at Daitoku-ji temple in Kyoto. Learn about its Zen heritage, tea ceremony significance, and how to view this masterpiece.
Discover the National Treasure bokuseki by Yuan-dynasty Zen master Gulin Qingmao, bestowed upon his Japanese disciple Getsurin Dōkō in 1327. Now deposited at Kyoto National Museum, this masterpiece of Zen calligraphy embodies centuries of cross-cultural spiritual exchange between China and Japan.
Discover the Important Cultural Property "Dōto" — two powerful characters by Chinese Chan monk Gekkan Bunmei, housed at Shōkoku-ji's Jōtenkaku Museum in Kyoto. Learn about bokuseki (Zen calligraphy), its meaning, and how to visit.
A National Treasure of Shōjōke-in, Kyoto: a Southern Song Amida triad in three signed scrolls by the Ningbo painter Fuetsu, now held at the Kyoto National Museum.