National Treasures of Mie

Discover the National Treasure artifacts from the sutra mounds at Kyōgamine, Mount Asakuma in Ise, Japan. Line-engraved Amida mirrors, bronze sutra tubes, and Heian-period scrolls reveal the hidden Buddhist devotion of Shinto shrine priests.

Discover the magnificent Senshū-ji Nyorai-dō, a National Treasure Buddhist hall featuring Japan's largest Zen-style architecture, housing a Kaikei masterpiece, surrounded by historic temple town with complete moats and lotus gardens.

Discover Senju-ji Miei-do, Mie Prefecture's first National Treasure building. This magnificent 1666 Buddhist hall features 780 tatami mats, golden interiors, and stands as Japan's 5th largest wooden temple. Explore the historic Isshinden temple town with its preserved moat.

At the Grand Shrine of Ise, this scroll is volume 22 of the Yupian, a Chinese dictionary lost in China. Copied in 904, its back bears an Ise priesthood register.

Discover the Saihō Shinan Shō, a National Treasure manuscript handwritten by Shinran at age 84, preserving the teachings of his master Hōnen. Housed at Senjuji Temple in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, this 13th-century Buddhist treasure offers a rare window into the origins of Pure Land Buddhism in Japan.

Three booklets of Japanese hymns by Shinran, founder of Pure Land Buddhism, partly in his own hand. Kept at Senju-ji in Mie and named a National Treasure in 1953.

Discover the National Treasure haniwa excavated from Takarazuka Tumulus No. 1 in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture. Featuring Japan's largest boat-shaped haniwa with unique three-dimensional decorations, this 5th-century collection of 278 artifacts offers a rare window into ancient Kofun-period funeral rituals. Visit the Haniwa Museum to see these extraordinary clay figures.