A Main Hall of 1337 in Yamatokoriyama
The Matsunooji Temple Main Hall (松尾寺本堂) is the main hall of a temple of 1337 in Yamadacho, Yamatokoriyama City, Nara Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on July 31, 1902 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey hall five bays square under a hip-and-gable roof of hongawara tiles; designation number 00233.
A Five-Bay Hall of 1337
The Matsunooji Temple Main Hall stands at Matsunooji in Yamadacho, Yamatokoriyama City, Nara Prefecture, and was built in 1337, early in the Muromachi period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
It is a single-storey hall five bays square under a hip-and-gable roof of hongawara tiles (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The Agency database gives no further description.
Why It Is an Important Cultural Property
As a main hall of 1337 from the early Muromachi period, it was designated on July 31, 1902, and is now an Important Cultural Property (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
What to Look For
The tiled hip-and-gable roof and the five-bay square form of the hall are the things to see (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the Matsunooji main hall built?
- In 1337 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- How is the temple name read?
- Matsuno-o-ji, according to the Agency.
- What form is the hall?
- Five bays square, single storey, hip-and-gable, tiled.
- Where is it?
- In Yamadacho, Yamatokoriyama City, Nara Prefecture.
- When was the Matsunooji Temple Main Hall designated an Important Cultural Property?
- On July 31, 1902 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Matsunooji Temple Main Hall (松尾寺本堂) |
|---|---|
| Location | Yamadacho, Yamatokoriyama City, Nara Prefecture |
| Designation | Important Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Designated 1902/07/31 (Meiji 35) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | 5 by 5 bays, single storey, hip-and-gable, hongawara tiles |
| Owner | Matsunooji Temple |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Matsunooji Temple Main Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/2575
Last verified: 2026.10.18