Important Cultural Property of Shiga

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.

Shomyoji's main hall in Hino, Shiga, said to be a Kyoto palace building moved here in 1645, keeps palace shutters under a bark roof; Important Cultural Property.

Main hall of Shirahige Shrine on Lake Biwa in Takashima, Shiga, built in 1603 by Toyotomi Hideyori, at a shrine famed for the vermilion torii rising from the lake.

Thatched shrine gate of 1485 at Shingu Shrine in Koka, Shiga, a two-storey design never finished, with carvings of the late Muromachi period; part of Ninja Hometown.

Main hall of Shingu Shrine on the old Tokaido at Noji, Kusatsu, Shiga, a one-bay nagare-style sanctuary of 1523 with a rare cusped gable and finely carved struts.

Sekishin-ji's main hall in Kusatsu, rebuilt around 1359, blends Japanese and Zen styles. It stands at Yabase, the Lake Biwa port behind the proverb isogaba maware.

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 Three-Storied Pagoda in Higashiomi, Shiga: an early Nara-period granite tower about 7.5 m tall, linked to Baekje, designated in 1907.

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.

Three-storied pagoda of 1454 at Sokenji on Mount Azuchi, Omihachiman, Shiga, moved by Oda Nobunaga to his Azuchi Castle temple; within the castle site.

Prestressed concrete railway bridge of 1954 in Shigaraki, Koka, Shiga, the first of its kind in Japan, spanning the river without piers and still carrying trains.

Main hall of Daigyoji Shrine beside Enkoji in Yasu, Shiga, a small, elegant one-bay nagare-style sanctuary rebuilt in the mid-Muromachi period; well preserved.

Guest and study halls of the early Edo period at Daitsuji in Nagahama, Shiga, with paintings attributed to Kano and Okyo, facing gardens that borrow Mount Ibuki.

Great reception hall of the early Edo period at Daitsuji in Nagahama, Shiga, nearly 22 metres square under a hipped roof and said to come from Fushimi Castle.

Main hall of 1657 at Daitsuji, the Nagahama Gobo branch temple of Higashi Honganji in Shiga, a vast hip-and-gable hall said to come from Fushimi Castle.

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.

Linked by corridors to the main hall of Chomeiji in Omihachiman, Shiga, a Tensho-era Sanbutsudo and a shrine worship hall of 1565 were designated in 2021.

Dated 1606 by its rooftop inscription, this small cypress-bark hall for fire rituals stands between the main hall and pagoda of Chomeiji in Omihachiman, Shiga.

Finished in 1597, the shingle-roofed pagoda at Chomeiji in Omihachiman, Shiga, rises 24.35 m above a first storey only 4.85 m wide, a slender early modern form.