Muromachi
Niigata · 室町Browse Niigata’s cultural heritage from the Muromachi period (1336 – 1573). Filter by type and keyword, with concise stories, maps, and travel tips.
Uonuma Shrine Amida Hall in Ojiya, Niigata: a thatched pyramidal-roofed hall of 1563 in a shrine, with short eaves suited to heavy snow and an Amida triad inside.
The Kannon Hall of Gotokuji in Aga, Niigata, a thatched three-bay hall dated to 1557, has a late Muromachi style showing the links between Aizu and Niigata.
The Rengebuji Temple Kotsudo on Sado, built about 1348, is a tiny thatched hall regarded as the oldest building in eastern Japan with authentic Zen-style detail.
The Rengebuji Temple Kondo on Sado, standing by 1459, is the Important Cultural Property main hall of Rengebuji, five bays square under a copper roof in thatch form.