National Treasures of Nagano
長 野 県 の 国 宝Nagano’s national treasures — properties designated kokuhō for their exceptional value to the nation.
The keep of Matsumoto Castle in Nagano, built between 1594 and 1599, rises five tiers on gently sloped walling. Five buildings of differing dates make it up.
Rebuilt in 1707 and made a National Treasure in 1953, Zenkoji Hondo runs fourteen bays deep against five wide. A pitch-dark passage circles beneath its altar.
Discover the Daihoji Three-Storied Pagoda, a National Treasure built in 1333 in Aoki Village, Nagano. Known as the "Looking Back Pagoda" for its breathtaking beauty, this pure Japanese-style masterpiece stands among the finest pagodas in eastern Japan.
Discover Nishina Shinmeigu in Omachi, Nagano — the only surviving medieval Shinmei-zukuri shrine in Japan. Designated a National Treasure, this sacred site preserves centuries of Shikinen Sengu tradition amid the stunning Japanese Alps.
Found nearly whole in 1986, this mica-flecked Jomon figure was Japan's first prehistoric National Treasure. The original stands at a museum in Chino, Nagano.
A large Late Jomon clay figure from the Nakappara site in Chino, Nagano, named for its inverted-triangle, mask-like face. A National Treasure since 2014.
Hon'ami Kōetsu's Raku bowl Fujisan, white above and dark below like snow-capped Mount Fuji, is a National Treasure rarely shown at Sunritz Hattori Museum, Lake Suwa.
Kao's Kanzan, a 14th-century National Treasure of early Japanese ink painting at the Sunritz Hattori Museum on Lake Suwa, shown only in select exhibitions.
More from Nagano
Nagano’s registered properties across designations, with featured heritage and travel notes.
The complete kokuhō catalogue — browse by prefecture, period, and category.
Nationwide jūyō bunkazai — architecture, sculpture, painting, crafts, and documents.