At Menuma Shodenzan: Komorido Hall
The Kangiin Komorido Hall (歓喜院籠堂) is a lodging hall for worshippers built in 1879 at Menuma Shodenzan Kangiin Temple in Menuma, Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture, registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property on 2 May 2017.
The Kangiin Komorido Hall stands northeast of the Shodendo. The Agency for Cultural Affairs records it as a 2-storey timber structure, tiled roof, building area 185 square meters.
It is a two-storey building with a Yosemune-zukuri hipped roof of pantiles and a copper-roofed entrance under a Noki-karahafu cusped gable on the southeast. It was extended in the late 1950s. A komorido is a hall where people stay in seclusion to pray.
Why It Was Registered
The Kangiin Komorido Hall carries registration number 11-0160 and was registered on the same day as the other eight structures in the precinct, under the criterion of contributing to the historic landscape of the country.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs counts it among the buildings that make up the precinct landscape. It housed the worshippers who came to stay and pray, a reminder of how far the temple drew its faithful.
What to Look For
Six Eight-Mat Rooms in Two Rows
Both floors hold six rooms of 8 tatami mats in two rows, wrapped by corridors on all four sides, with a large alcove on the west. It is an orderly plan built to take many guests.
A Study Window and Pierced Transoms Upstairs
The upper floor has a flat shoin study alcove and openwork transoms, a level of finish that goes beyond what simple lodging required.
Visiting
The exterior of the Kangiin Komorido Hall can be seen from the precinct, which is always open and free. No opening of the interior is announced, so view it from outside.
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Q&A
- Can you visit the Kangiin Komorido Hall?
- The exterior of the Kangiin Komorido Hall can be seen from the precinct, which is always open and free. No opening of the interior is announced, so view it from outside.
- When was the Kangiin Komorido Hall built and registered?
- A lodging hall for worshippers built in 1879, registered on 2 May 2017 as number 11-0160.
- How is the Kangiin Komorido Hall built?
- 2-storey timber structure, tiled roof, building area 185 square meters.
- What is a komorido hall?
- A hall where worshippers stay in seclusion to pray. The Kangiin Komorido Hall, northeast of the Shodendo, served those who came to pray.
- What is the plan of the Kangiin Komorido Hall?
- Both floors have six 8-mat rooms in two rows ringed by corridors, with a large alcove on the west; the upper floor adds a study alcove and pierced transoms.
Basic Information
| Name | Kangiin Komorido Hall (歓喜院籠堂) |
|---|---|
| Location | 1511 Menuma, Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2017/5/2 (Heisei 29) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | 2-storey timber structure, tiled roof, building area 185 square meters |
| Owner | Kangiin (religious corporation) |
| Public Access | Precinct always open and free (exterior viewing) |
References
- National Cultural Properties Database, Kangiin Komorido Hall (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00011449
- Cultural Heritage Online, Kangiin Komorido Hall (Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://bunka.nii.ac.jp/heritages/detail/245198
- Tourism Resources of Kumagaya (Saitama Prefecture)
- https://www.pref.saitama.lg.jp/soshiki/b0110/hokubutiikinogaiyou/gunmadc-kankousozai-kumagaya.html
Last verified: 2026.10.01
