A Lecture Hall from an Imperial Banquet Hall
The Kanshinji Temple Onshi Lecture Hall (観心寺恩賜講堂) is a lecture hall of 1930 in Teramoto, Kawachinagano City, Osaka Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on July 31, 2017 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a timber building with a building area of 458.44 square metres, a lavatory at the back and a slate roof; designation number 02666.
Timber from the Enthronement Banquet Hall
The Kanshinji Temple Onshi Lecture Hall was built in the temple grounds in 1930 from materials granted by the Imperial Household Ministry from the great banquet hall it had put up in the Kyoto Imperial Garden for the enthronement of Emperor Showa in 1928 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It was designed by an Osaka architect.
Inside is one spacious hall, richly decorated with the granted materials: a double coved coffered ceiling painted with court patterns, chandeliers, ornamental metalwork, textiles and wallpaper (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Is an Important Cultural Property
The Agency says the hall carries over both the splendour of the banquet hall and the many devices used to build it quickly and efficiently, recomposed as a lecture hall, and that it is of high value for understanding the development of modern imperial architecture.
What to Look For
Look up at the double coved ceiling painted with court patterns, and at the chandeliers and metalwork (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Kanshinji Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The five buildings, visiting and access are covered on the Kanshinji Temple page. According to the temple, it is open from 9:00 to 17:00 (last entry 16:30), and admission is 300 yen for adults. No official information on access to the interior was found.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1930 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Why is it called onshi, "imperial gift"?
- It reuses materials granted from the 1928 enthronement banquet hall.
- What should I look for inside?
- The painted double coved ceiling and the chandeliers.
- Why is it an Important Cultural Property?
- It helps explain the development of modern imperial architecture.
- When was the Kanshinji Temple Onshi Lecture Hall designated an Important Cultural Property?
- On July 31, 2017 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kanshinji Temple Onshi Lecture Hall (観心寺恩賜講堂) |
|---|---|
| Location | Teramoto, Kawachinagano City, Osaka Prefecture |
| Designation | Important Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Designated 2017/07/31 (Heisei 29) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber, 458.44 m², rear lavatory, slate roof |
| Owner | Kanshinji Temple |
| Public Access | Open 9:00-17:00, adults 300 yen (Kanshinji) |
References
- Kanshinji Temple Onshi Lecture Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/00005012
- Visiting information (Kanshinji official site, Japanese)
- https://www.kanshinji.com/haikan.html
- About Kanshinji (Kanshinji official site, Japanese)
- https://www.kanshinji.com/rekisi.html
Last verified: 2026.10.21
