Edo

Niigata · 江戸

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Takada Betsuin Wall
Niigata 江戸
Takada Betsuin Wall

Built in 1827 with the Great Gate, this 56 m wall in Joetsu turns forward at each end, with five rank lines on its white street face and plain boards inside.

Choonji Temple Kannon Hall
Niigata 江戸
Choonji Temple Kannon Hall

Choonji Temple Kannon Hall in Ojiya, Niigata, is an 1817 hall whose three-step brackets carry carved sacred birds and beasts. It was registered in 2018.

Choonji Temple Main Gate
Niigata 江戸
Choonji Temple Main Gate

Choonji Temple Main Gate in Ojiya, Niigata, is a 2.9-meter four-legged gate of the late 1700s with round columns and carved gables, registered in 2018.

Choganji Temple Main Hall
Niigata 江戸
Choganji Temple Main Hall

Choganji Temple Main Hall in Shibata, Niigata, built in 1750, follows the Shin plan but encloses its veranda and adds a rear passage, robing room and side room.

Chokokuji Temple Inner Gate
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Inner Gate

Listed in 2009, Chokokuji Temple Inner Gate is a single-bay gate 2.8 metres across whose head tie projects in front of the posts to carry the beam on a bracket set.

Chokokuji Temple Inner Sanctuary
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Inner Sanctuary

Listed in 2009, Chokokuji Temple Inner Sanctuary is a hall three bays square under a copper pyramidal roof, standing where the temple path finally ends.

Chokokuji Temple Kannon Hall
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Kannon Hall

Dated 1691 and listed in 2009, Chokokuji Temple Kannon Hall is a five-bay esoteric hall where column shapes and a Sanskrit ceiling mark the sacred core.

Chokokuji Temple Sutra Repository
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Sutra Repository

Built in 1799 and listed in 2009, Chokokuji Temple Sutra Repository is a 24 square metre store holding a hexagonal revolving bookcase with Fu Daishi inside it.

Chokokuji Temple Priests' Quarters
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Priests' Quarters

Listed in 2008, Chokokuji Temple Priests' Quarters is a two-storey thatched block of 366 square metres whose heavy frame stands beside the Main Hall it serves.

Chokokuji Temple Rice Storehouse
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Rice Storehouse

Listed in 2008, Chokokuji Temple Rice Storehouse is the longest of the four stores here, 8.2 metres of plastered and boarded wall facing its twin across the path.

Chokokuji Temple Bell Tower
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Bell Tower

Listed in 2008, Chokokuji Temple Bell Tower stacks two storeys on 7.4 square metres. A tablet of 1876 records its move, and a dragon is carved into the bracketing.

Chokokuji Temple Office
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Office

Listed in 2008, Chokokuji Temple Office is a 19-metre timber range of 1857 that began as a byre and a barn, with thatching reed stored in its roof space.

Chokokuji Temple Nakanokura Storehouse
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Nakanokura Storehouse

Listed in 2008, Chokokuji Temple Nakanokura Storehouse is a two-storey boarded store of 30 square metres whose date rests on a precinct drawing made in 1800.

Chokokuji Temple Nio Gate
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Nio Gate

Built in 1718 and listed in 2009, Chokokuji Temple Nio Gate is an eight-legged gate whose Zen-style bracketing was the work of carpenters from Sado itself.

Chokokuji Temple Treasure Storehouse
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Treasure Storehouse

Listed in 2009, Chokokuji Temple Treasure Storehouse is a square two-storey plastered store of the mid Edo period, raised on high stone walling beside the stairway.

Chokokuji Temple Main Hall
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Main Hall

Built in 1777 and listed in 2008, Chokokuji Temple Main Hall is a thatched hall 21 metres long whose asymmetrical six-room plan was enlarged for a congregation.

Chokokuji Temple Miso Storehouse
Niigata 江戸
Chokokuji Temple Miso Storehouse

Listed in 2008, Chokokuji Temple Miso Storehouse is a 13 square metre single-storey store with an earth floor, dated either to the late Edo period or earlier.

Chotokuji Temple Main Gate and Wall
Niigata 江戸
Chotokuji Temple Main Gate and Wall

Chotokuji Temple Main Gate and Wall in Shibata, Niigata, is an 1841 four-legged gate with wicket doors, a 16-meter wall and curved late-Edo supporting posts.

Chotokuji Temple Main Hall
Niigata 江戸
Chotokuji Temple Main Hall

Chotokuji Temple Main Hall in Shibata, Niigata, built in 1850, keeps plain sides but a carved front with dragon tail rafters and a coffered ceiling. Registered 2017.

Chofukuji Temple Main Gate
Niigata 江戸
Chofukuji Temple Main Gate

Chofukuji Temple Main Gate in Nagaoka, Niigata, dated to 1774 by its ridge tablet, is a sturdy four-legged gate with copper roof, double rafters and folding walls.