A Grand Guest Hall of 1937
Kasuisai Zuiryukaku (可睡斎瑞龍閣) is a temple guest hall of 1937 in Kuno, Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 19, 2014 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a two-storey timber building with tiled and copper roofs and a building area of 638 square metres; registration number 22-0198.
A Guest Hall behind a Cusped Gable
The Kasuisai Zuiryukaku is a two-storey timber hall entered from the gable end, under a hip-and-gable pantiled roof with lean-to roofs around it and a cusped-gable porch at the front (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The ground floor has six rooms with generous alcoves and shelves; upstairs, a great hall is ringed by a tatami corridor.
Each room is lavishly decorated with transoms and painted sliding doors on its own theme (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The temple says the ceiling paintings and door paintings took one painter forty years to complete.
Why It Was Registered
The Agency calls it a grand guest hall with graceful interiors and registered it as a model of design.
What to Look For
Look for the cusped-gable porch and the transoms and painted doors, each room on its own theme (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Kasuisai (Agency for Cultural Affairs). The two buildings are introduced together on the Kasuisai page. According to the temple, the interior can be visited from 8:00 to 16:30 for an offering of 700 yen.
Q&A
- When was it built?
- In 1937 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is it for?
- It is the temple's grand guest hall.
- What should I look for inside?
- Transoms and painted doors on a different theme in each room.
- Can I visit?
- Yes, from 8:00 to 16:30 for a fee (Kasuisai).
- When was Kasuisai Zuiryukaku registered?
- On December 19, 2014 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kasuisai Zuiryukaku (可睡斎瑞龍閣) |
|---|---|
| Location | 2915-1 Kuno, Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2014/12/19 (Heisei 26) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Two-storey timber, tiled and copper roofs, 638 m² |
| Owner | Kasuisai (religious corporation) |
| Public Access | Paid entry 8:00-16:30 (Kasuisai) |
References
- Kasuisai Zuiryukaku (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00010307
- Visiting information (Kasuisai official site, Japanese)
- https://www.kasuisai.or.jp/wp/p06
Last verified: 2026.10.21
