Kamakura

Ono Shrine's tower gate in Ritto, Shiga is the oldest surviving romon at any shrine or temple in the prefecture, an early-Kamakura building in late Heian style.

The Kakesho Stone Pagoda in Moriyama, Shiga, a stone hoto of the late Kamakura period, has a round body under a square roof stone and was designated in 1925.

Kasuga Shrine Main Hall in Otsu, built in 1319, is not Kasuga-zukuri but a rare two-bay hip-and-gable hall with carved kaerumata. Designated in 1902. How to visit.

A granite five-storied pagoda of 1246 stands unattended beside Route 477 in Omihachiman, Shiga. Its dated inscription anchors the chronology of Omi stone carving.

A small stone pagoda in the precinct of Saimyoji in Moriyama, Shiga, credited by tradition to regent Hojo Tokiyori. Now leaning, it is viewed from a few paces back.

The late Kamakura three-storied pagoda of Saimyoji in Kora, Shiga, a National Treasure since 1952, its first storey painted inside in brilliant colour.

The Kamakura main hall of Saimyoji in Kora, Shiga, a National Treasure since 1952, enlarged from five to seven bays square and a representative Japanese-style hall.

Shina Shrine's main hall in Kusatsu, built in 1298, keeps a ridgepole inscription naming its carpenter. A wind-god hall with Kamakura brackets and white plaster.

An unsigned granite hokyointo at Jakushoji in Hino, Shiga, dated to the late Kamakura period by its upright corner ornaments, carved Buddhas and lotus base.

A late Kamakura stone hoto at Shoboji in Hino, Shiga, dated by its own inscription to 1315 and an Important Cultural Property since 1960. Where to find it and visit.

The Ishidoji Temple Five-Ring Pagodas in Higashiomi, Shiga: two granite gorinto dated 1304 and 1349, one naming a nembutsu fellowship. Designated in 1960.

The Ishidoji Temple Hoto Pagoda in Higashiomi, Shiga, is a late Kamakura stone tower inscribed 1302, with carved doors and lotus panels. Designated in 1960.

Seven-storied stone pagoda dated 1318 at Shakuninji in Higashiomi, Shiga, a temple said to mark where the Man'yoshu poet Yamabe no Akahito spent his last days.

The Ōki Shrine main hall inside Daihō Shrine in Rittō was built in 1283 and designated an Important Cultural Property in 1906, the oldest hall of its type.

The early Kamakura main hall of Chojuji in Konan, Shiga, a National Treasure since 1953, a pure Japanese-style hall preserving old features to its roof framing.

The late Kamakura west main hall of Namura Shrine in Ryuo, Shiga, a National Treasure since 1955, with a lattice-fronted front room and fine frog-leg struts.

The main hall of Hiyoshi Shrine in Yasu, Shiga, from the late Kamakura period, is a small one-bay nagare-style hall roofed in cypress bark, a rare medieval shrine.

A late Kamakura stone pagoda, 247 centimetres tall, in Hogonji's precinct on Chikubushima, with four Buddhas carved on its first tier. Important Cultural Property.

The late Kamakura main hall of Mikami Shrine in Yasu, Shiga, a National Treasure since 1952, a hip-and-gable shrine hall of a kind rarely found.

A Tang hemp kesa at Enryakuji, said to have been brought from China by Saicho, a National Treasure since 1966 and a rare surviving example in hemp.