A Small Hall Facing the Approach
The Fumonji Temple Juodo Hall (普門寺十王堂) is a simple small hall showing its gable to the approach of 1852 in Unoyacho, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on August 6, 2025 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a single-storey timber hall with a tiled roof and a building area of 17 square metres, altered around 1988 and in 1991; registration number 23-0613.
A Gable-Entry Hall with a Half Hip-and-Gable Roof
The Juodo Hall of Fumonji is a small hall facing east onto the approach south-east of the main hall; it is three bays square, gable-entry, with a half hip-and-gable roof of plain tiles, single widely spaced rafters and a tie beam and vase-shaped strut in the gable (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Inside are inner and outer sanctuaries, the north end of the outer one closed off by lattice doors, with board floors and batten ceilings throughout (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered the building for its contribution to the historic landscape.
What to Look For
Look for the gable ornament of tie beam and vase-shaped strut facing the approach (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Fumonji Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). According to the Aichi Prefecture tourism site, the main hall and Daishi Hall are opened from 9:00 to 15:45 during the maple festival from late November to early December, for 700 yen (free for those aged 17 and under). It is about 45 minutes by car from Toyokawa IC on the Tomei Expressway or 15 minutes by taxi from JR Futagawa Station, with free parking for 200 cars. The six registered buildings are introduced together on the Fumonji Temple page.
Q&A
- When was the hall built?
- In 1852 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where does it stand?
- South-east of the main hall, facing the approach.
- What is the roof like?
- A half hip-and-gable roof entered from the gable end.
- Why was it registered?
- For the way its gable shapes the view along the approach.
- When was the Fumonji Temple Juodo Hall registered?
- On August 6, 2025 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Fumonji Temple Juodo Hall (普門寺十王堂) |
|---|---|
| Location | 7 Unoyacho, Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2025/08/06 (Reiwa 7) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Single-storey timber, tiled roof, 17 m² |
| Owner | Fumonji Temple (religious corporation) |
| Public Access | Main hall and Daishi Hall opened during the autumn maple festival (Aichi Prefecture) |
References
- Fumonji Temple Juodo Hall (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00015461
- Fumonji maple festival (Aichi Now, official Aichi Prefecture tourism site, Japanese)
- https://aichinow.pref.aichi.jp/spots/detail/1787/
Last verified: 2026.10.24
