Shinkoji Temple Sanmon Gate

An Edo-Period Gate on Matsuyamachi-suji

The Shinkoji Temple Sanmon Gate (心光寺山門) is a yakuimon gate of the mid-Edo period in Shitaderamachi, Tennoji Ward, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on July 8, 2008 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a timber gate with a tiled roof, 2.7 metres wide; registration number 27-0473.

A Yakuimon Gate on the Main Street

The Shinkoji Temple Sanmon Gate is a one-bay yakuimon gate facing west onto Matsuyamachi-suji, with a gabled roof of round-and-flat tiles (Agency for Cultural Affairs). Main posts set 2.7 metres apart carry paired beams and a lintel, and bearing blocks on the upper beams support a tie beam and the eave beam.

The gable has a tie beam with a vase-shaped strut, and carved beam ends project on four sides above it (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Was Registered

The Agency praises the fine detail of the beam ends and the patterns carved on the tie beam, and registered it for its contribution to the historic landscape.

What to Look For

Look for the carved beam ends and the patterns on the tie beam (Agency for Cultural Affairs), and the contrast with the Indian-style main hall of 1929 beyond.

Visiting

It is owned by Shinkoji Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The two registered structures are introduced together on the Shinkoji Temple page. No official visiting information was found.