Registered Tangible Cultural Properties of Niigata

The Kyakuden (Guest Hall) of Honjoji Temple, the head temple of the Hokke-shū Jinmon-ryū sect in Sanjo City, Niigata, is a grand single-story wooden structure built in 1895. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2021, it is celebrated for its expansive open interior and elegant hip-and-gable roof, exemplifying the finest Meiji-era temple architecture.

The Kuri (Kitchen Hall) of Honjo-ji Temple in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, is a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property rebuilt in 1895. This imposing 567-square-meter wooden structure serves as the domestic and administrative heart of the head temple of the Hokke-shu Jinmon-ryu Buddhist sect. Its central hearth room features the remarkable "married couple pillars," salvaged and re-hewn from the former main hall destroyed by fire. The temple is also renowned for its connection to master sculptor Ishikawa Uncho and its spectacular Setsubun Oni Odori demon dance.

The Daishoin at Honjo-ji Temple in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, is a National Registered Tangible Cultural Property built around 1899. This elegant reception hall features refined tatami rooms with snow-country design adaptations, connected to the Guest Hall by a distinctive drum bridge. The temple is also renowned for its association with sculptor Ishikawa Uncho and its spectacular Setsubun demon dance.

The Main Hall of Honjo-ji Temple in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture, is the architectural centerpiece of the head temple of the Hokke-shū Jinmon-ryū sect, with a history spanning over 700 years. Built in 1903, this magnificent 881-square-meter wooden hall features exquisite carvings by master craftsmen from Toyama and was registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property in 2021. Visitors can also enjoy works by sculptor Ishikawa Uncho and the famous Oni Odori demon dance festival.

The Dokkodo at Rengebuji on Sado Island is a small stone shrine beside a valley spring. A block carries a 1622 date, and carved demon faces finish its three-bay ridge.

The Niomon at Rengebuji on Sado Island is an east-facing eight-legged gate of 1822, with round columns and twelve stone plinths inscribed with donors' names.

The Hakkakudo at Rengebuji on Sado Island is a mid-Edo octagonal hall roofed in copper, its carved brackets and eaves composed to read as a dragon amid clouds.

The Hassodo at Rengebuji on Sado Island honors the eight Shingon patriarchs, with rare five-step brackets and a thatch-form copper roof over a painted interior frame.

The Mitsugondo at Rengebuji on Sado Island, the sixth station of the island's Shikoku pilgrimage, is a small hall said to date to 1844 with carved interior supports.

The Mumyobashi at Rengebuji on Sado Island is an arched stone bridge to the inner sanctuary, its thirty-six slabs each carved with a Sanskrit syllable beneath.

A Taisho-era tea room relocated around 1960 to become a 45-square-metre detached guest room, standing on a stone wall behind the main hall in Kashiwazaki, Niigata.

Built in 1855 as a village headman's residence and now the main hall of a kappo ryokan in Kashiwazaki, Niigata, this 350-square-metre house was registered in 2005.

Built in 1850 as the honjin of Yakiyama on the Aizu Kaido, this thatched house in Aga, Niigata became a Registered Tangible Cultural Property in 2024. Not open.

A small 1921 farm store on a stone wall above the old Aizu Kaido in Aga, Niigata, registered as a Tangible Cultural Property in 2024 for its role in the landscape.

An early Meiji barn in Matsuo, Nagaoka, registered in 2007. The thatched roof is notched helmet-style to light the loft, and eaves ride on a projecting dashigeta.

A Taisho kura in Matsuo, Nagaoka, registered in 2007. A separate sheet-iron roof keeps the plaster dry, boarded screens block snow, and rice filled the ground floor.

Registered in 2000, this mid-18th-century Niigata farmhouse housed the Furuyama village headmen. Its T-shaped plan lifts a bell-striker roof over 349 square metres.

A 20-square-metre storehouse on a Niigata headman's compound, with a coffered ceiling and a Buddhist altar built into its ground floor. Registered in 2000.

Saieiji Rokuwatei in Tokamachi, Niigata, is a 34-square-metre hall of 1857. Once the main hall of the dissolved Eitokuji temple, it was registered in 2000.

Built in 1916 after fire razed Yahiko Shrine, this tiled talisman office faces the water basin on the main approach. Its gable end was shaped for the east path.