Muromachi

The inner hall of Kosuge Shrine in Iiyama, Nagano, a Muromachi building on posts against a rock 840 metres up the mountain, is a rare Shugendo survival.

The Yakushido Hall of Jokoji in Obuse, Nagano, a thatched hip-and-gable hall dated to 1408, is a Muromachi-period hall of the Healing Buddha, designated in 1907.

Jōrenji Kannon-dō in Ōmachi, Nagano is a late-Muromachi Important Cultural Property. Its chamfered posts and boat-shaped brackets keep Kamakura-era carpentry alive.

A 1515 wood-shingled pagoda within a Shinto shrine in Saku, Nagano. This Important Cultural Property survived the Meiji purge of Buddhism as a 'storehouse'.

Of three halls at Shinkai Sansha Shrine, only the small, plain East Hall is designated, a late Muromachi nagare-zukuri valued for the carving that fixes its age.

Zenzanji Temple Three-Storied Pagoda in Ueda, Nagano, is a Muromachi pagoda whose upper stories lack verandas. An Important Cultural Property since 1922.

Inside Daihoji's Kannon Hall in Aoki Village, Nagano, a miniature shrine roofed to imitate tiles carries what the temple calls Japan's oldest surviving shachihoko.

The Daihoji Temple Three-Storey Pagoda in Aoki, Nagano, of 1333 and a National Treasure since 1953, is a pure Japanese-style pagoda called the look-back pagoda.

This tiny single-bay nagare-zukuri shrine hall in Iiyama, Nagano, an Important Cultural Property since 1952, keeps Muromachi details under a thick shingle roof.

Made as a gilded cabinet for the vanished temple of Nyakutakuji, this one-bay hall in Hata, Matsumoto, was listed in 1953 and now sits inside a protective shelter.

A late Muromachi Buddhist hall in Chikuma, Nagano, listed in 1907. Under its thick thatched roof stands a 306cm Eleven-Headed Kannon cut from one zelkova block.

Tsukama Shrine Main Hall in Matsumoto, Nagano, is a three-bay nagare-zukuri hall roofed in cypress bark, rebuilt by Ogasawara Masayasu in 1439 and listed in 1930.

The main hall of Nyakuichi Oji Shrine in Omachi, Nagano, a Kasuga-style hall of 1556, belongs to a shrine the Nishina family brought from Kumano Nachi.

Hakusan Shrine Okusha Main Hall, built in 1509 near the 1,535 m summit of Mount Kazakoshi in Iida, is a red bengara-painted hall reached by a 2.5-hour mountain hike.

Hakusan Shrine in Okuwa, Kiso Valley, keeps four one-bay sanctuaries built in 1334 inside a protective shelter; to view them, ask the village office in advance.

In Iiyama, Nagano, this 1425 shrine hall is just 60.7 cm wide. Inked dates, a rare carved shachi, and early bracket work make it a notable Cultural Property.

Built in 1491 as Hachiman Shrine's first main hall, the Kōra-sha in Saku, Nagano, is a three-bay nagare-zukuri hall, designated an Important Cultural Property.

The Main Hall of Fukutoku-ji stands alone in a remote Nagano village once held by a Southern Court prince, a plain wood-shingled hall among the prefecture's oldest.

The Kokuzodo of Hojuji in Ueda, Nagano, built in 1486, is a Muromachi hall with a shingled hip-and-gable roof; its shrine cabinet and ridge tablets are also listed.

The main hall of Matsuoji in Azumino, Nagano, dated to 1528, is a plain three-bay hall with strong local character, a relic of the Nishina clan culture.