National Treasure
国 宝 一 覧Browse Japan’s National Treasures by prefecture, period, and type. Clear stories highlight what to look for at temples, shrines, castles, and museums—plus maps and travel tips.
Tō-ji's Founder's Hall, said to be Kūkai's home, was rebuilt in 1380 with a cypress-bark roof. Its house-like design, hidden Fudō and free daily 6 a.m. rite.
Tō-ji's only National Treasure gate, an early Kamakura eight-legged gate on the west side, keeps archaic rafters, bargeboards and gable framing. Its story.
The early Kamakura octagonal hall of the Keikyuin at Koryuji, Kyoto, a National Treasure since 1953, a light and elegant round hall of about 1251.
The Karamon gate of Sanboin at Daigoji, Kyoto, built in 1599 and a National Treasure since 1954, a bold Momoyama gate with great carved crests.
The seven halls of Sanboin at Daigoji, Kyoto, Important Cultural Properties since 1897, including the National Treasure Omote Shoin, the finest Momoyama shoin.
The personal chapel of Ashikaga Yoshimasa at Ginkakuji, Kyoto, built in 1486 and a National Treasure since 1951, with the four-and-a-half-mat Dojinsai study.
The Heian three-storied pagoda of Joruriji in Kizugawa, Kyoto, moved from Kyoto in 1178 and a National Treasure since 1952.
The late Heian main hall of Joruriji in Kizugawa, Kyoto, a National Treasure since 1952 and the only surviving hall built to house nine Amidas.
The mid-Heian five-storied pagoda of Daigoji, Kyoto, completed in the 950s and a National Treasure since 1951, the oldest wooden building in Kyoto Prefecture.
The worship hall of the Seiryugu shrine in upper Daigoji, Kyoto, raised in 1434 and a National Treasure since 1954, built out over a steep slope.
The Yakushido of upper Daigoji, Kyoto, dedicated in 1124 and a National Treasure since 1959, one of the few surviving Heian buildings.
The 1513 abbot's hall of Daisenin at Daitokuji, Kyoto, a National Treasure since 1957, a typical six-room Zen hall and a rare medieval survival.
The Momoyama Karamon gate of Daitokuji, Kyoto, a National Treasure since 1952, said to come from the Jurakudai and lavishly carved.
The Sanmon gate of Chion-in, Kyoto, completed in 1621 for Tokugawa Hidetada and a National Treasure since 2002, the largest surviving two-storey gate.
The main hall of Chion-in, Kyoto, built by Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1639 and a National Treasure since 2002, a vast Jodo hall with a forest of columns inside.
The Amida hall of Nishi Honganji, Kyoto, rebuilt in 1760 and a National Treasure since 2014, the perfected form of the Shin main hall and a model for others.
The Momoyama Karamon of Nishi Honganji, Kyoto, a National Treasure since 1953, the finest surviving carved gate of its age, known as the Higurashi-mon.
The Noh stage of 1581 north of the shoin of Nishi Honganji, Kyoto, a National Treasure since 1953 and the oldest surviving Noh stage.
A 1657 National Treasure at Nishi Honganji, Kyoto: a private shoin with bark-edged posts, carved shelves, a six-mat tea room and a double corridor to the Shiroshoin.
The Goeido of Nishi Honganji, Kyoto, raised in 1636 and a National Treasure since 2014, one of the largest Edo buildings and the summit of Shin main halls.