National Treasures of Osaka

Osaka's Kyou Shooku library holds eleven Song-printed volumes of the Shiji jijie, the oldest Shiji commentary, a National Treasure once owned by Naito Konan.

Printed in Southern Song China in 1139, these 17 National Treasure volumes of the Maoshi zhengyi rest at Kyo-U Library in Osaka with Kanazawa Bunko seals.

Cursive scrolls brushed by Shuho Myocho, founder of Daitokuji, transcribe verses by Chan master Xutang Zhiyu. A National Treasure at Osaka's Masaki Art Museum.

Copied around 770 and once kept at Nara's Yakushiji, 387 National Treasure sutra scrolls survive at Osaka's Fujita Museum. Seals, mountings, visiting tips.

A Kamakura-period National Treasure tachi by Bizen master Nagamitsu, inscribed to the three Kumano deities and once owned by Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and the shoguns.

A National Treasure mikoshi at Konda Hachimangu in Osaka, said to be a gift from Minamoto no Yoritomo, uniting lacquer, shell inlay and rare Kamakura brocade.

The Tobiseiji Hanaike at the Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka, is a National Treasure regarded as the finest surviving example of Chinese Yuan-dynasty Longquan celadon with iron-spot decoration. Standing 27.3 cm tall in the elegant yuhuchun form, twenty-one iron spots dance across its jade-green glaze. Discover this masterpiece treasured in Japan for centuries through the Konoike merchants and the famed Ataka Collection.

At Osaka's Dōmyōji Tenmangū, the National Treasure Hakuga Dankin Kyō is a 14.5 cm bronze mirror of the qin master Bo Ya, one of six relics of Michizane.

Brushed by Fujiwara no Yukinari and once owned by Retired Emperor Go-Saga, this National Treasure scroll of Bai Juyi's poems awaits visitors in Tadaoka, Osaka.

This Heian-period National Treasure at Osaka's Fujita Museum depicts Lotus Sutra merit scenes in gold and silver maki-e, with phoenixes and instruments on its lid.

The Heishi Shorin-ken, a 7th-century straight sword of Osaka's Shitennoji temple, bears a gold-inlaid inscription still debated today and a Prince Shotoku legend.

A Heian copy of the Chinese Classic of Poetry at Osaka's Dainenbutsu-ji, this National Treasure shows an archaic Nara-style hand once tied to Sugawara no Michizane.

Enshrined in the main hall of Domyoji Temple in Fujiidera City, Osaka, the National Treasure Wooden Standing Eleven-Headed Kannon is a ninth-century masterpiece of the early Heian period. Carved from a single block of kaya wood and standing approximately 98 centimeters tall, it is celebrated as the pinnacle of Japanese danzo sculpture and traditionally attributed to Sugawara no Michizane. This guide covers the statue's artistic significance, viewing schedule (the 18th and 25th of each month), nearby World Heritage kofun tombs, and essential travel information.

At Kongoji Temple in Kawachinagano, Osaka, three towering wooden statues—Dainichi Nyorai, Fudo Myoo, and Gozanze Myoo—form a rare three-dimensional Sonsho Mandala. Crafted over some fifty years by Heian and Kamakura masters including Kaikei's disciple Gyokai, the trinity was elevated to National Treasure status in 2017.

Kanshinji's National Treasure Nyoirin Kannon, a six-armed ninth-century image with its original pigments intact, appears only on April 17 and 18 each year in Osaka.

Carved from a single torreya trunk in the late 9th century, the National Treasure Yakushi at Shishikutsuji, Osaka, survived the 1615 siege. Full visiting guide.

At Osaka's Shitennoji, five fan-shaped booklets layer Lotus Sutra calligraphy over lively scenes of Heian nobles and markets, the last of Heian fan painting.

This Kamakura-period portrait of Emperor Go-Toba, said to be painted before his 1221 exile and attributed to Fujiwara no Nobuzane, is held by Minase Jingu in Osaka.

Osaka's Fujita Museum holds a National Treasure scroll illustrating Murasaki Shikibu's 1008 court diary. See its moonlit boating scene and gold leaf pages.

Twelve scrolls over 190 meters long depict Xuanzang's 17-year journey to India. A Kamakura masterpiece once kept secret at Kofukuji, now at Osaka's Fujita Museum.

Osaka’s registered properties across designations, with featured heritage and travel notes.

The complete kokuhō catalogue — browse by prefecture, period, and category.

Nationwide jūyō bunkazai — architecture, sculpture, painting, crafts, and documents.