Baioin Temple
Baioin Temple (梅翁院) in Matsushiromachi Matsushiro, Nagano City, is a Soto Zen temple toward the east of the Matsushiro castle town whose main hall of 1861 and late Edo gate were registered as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties on April 25, 2014 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is owned by Baioin Temple.
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The Two Buildings
The south-facing main hall has the six-room plan of an abbot's hall with a front earth floor, plain apart from tie beams at key points, and shows the character of early modern Soto Zen halls in the area. The gate directly in front of it is a one-bay yakuimon gate 2.7 metres wide, with wing walls, a wicket on the east and doors studded with metal fittings (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Each is described on its own page.
Visiting
It is owned by Baioin Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visits was found.
References
- Baioin Temple Main Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00009946
- Baioin Temple Sanmon Gate (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00009947
Last verified: 2026.10.27
Basic Information
| Name | Baioin Temple |
|---|---|
| Location | Matsushiromachi Matsushiro, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture |
| Owner | Baioin Temple |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Properties (2) |
| Coordinates | 36.56655, 138.20370 |
